The Higher School Certificate (HSC) ‘First in Course’ awards for Year 12 students in New South Wales have been revealed and on the merit list are at least five young Australians of Greek heritage.
- Community and Family Studies: Arsenia Gatziastras, Sylvania High School
- Modern Greek Beginners: Ellie Marmara, NSW School of Languages (Petersham)
- Modern Greek Continuers: Mary Glekas, St Euphemia College (Bankstown)
- Modern Greek Extension: Vasileios Manis, All Saints Grammar School (Belmore)
- Spanish Extension: Ajay Kantouros, International Grammar School (Ultimo)
On Tuesday, December 17, these students, along with 127 others, attended a special award ceremony at the University of NSW. The state’s Deputy Premier and Education Minister Prue Car presented an award to each young genius at the event.
In a post on Facebook, All Saints Grammar School congratulated its School Captain Vasileios for his ‘First in Course’ achievement. Vasileios was joined at the award ceremony by his uncle His Grace Bishop Christodoulos of Magnesia.
“We couldn’t be more proud of Vasileios’ incredible achievement and that of his teacher Mr Hadjiyannis. We’re excited for the bright future ahead. Well done, Vasileios!” the post read.
St Euphemia College also congratulated its student Mary for achieving first place in Modern Greek Continuers.
“Your hard work and dedication have led to this outstanding accomplishment, and we are incredibly proud of your success. Strive for excellence,” the College wrote on Facebook.
Some 80,160 will receive their HSC results at 6am on Wednesday, December 18, with ATARs released from 9am. All students can share their results with The Greek Herald on the day via info@foreignlanguage.com.au
*Please note the above list includes the names of those who are recognised as Greek. If you know another Greek HSC high-achiever this year, please email us at info@foreignlanguage.com.au.
