Year 12 student Jacinda Tsakalos ranked among top performers in South Australia

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Year 12 student, Jacinda Tsakalos, has been named among the top-performing South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) students for 2022 following the release of final exam results to 14,000 SA students on Monday.

Jacinda, who is a student at Pembroke School in Adelaide, received a Governor of South Australia Commendation for her results and as part of the SA Governor’s Excellence Awards 2022.

The SA Governor’s Excellence Awards are given to students who achieve five subject merits, including one for a research project. A second-tier of academic awards are awarded to students who have gained 70 or more credits plus an A level in their research project.

Both tiers of awards are presented by Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia.

Jacinda Tsakalos from Pembroke School

In a Facebook post, Pembroke School congratulated Jacinda and other Year 12 students for their SACE results. The school also announced that Jacinda recently received the prestigious Ross Family Leadership Medal.

Jacinda received the medal for her grace and service during challenging times, and her unwavering commitment to the School, her peers, her studies, and to the causes she has championed.

“Jacinda is a very impressive young person, and we are very proud of her,” the School said in a statement to The Greek Herald.

SA Education Minister Blair Boyer also commended the class of 2022 for their achievements with a record number of SA students completing SACE. 

According to ABC News, the class of 2022 is the first cohort to spend their entire SACE period through the COVID-19 pandemic during Years 10, 11 and 12. 

SACE Board Chief Executive, Michaela Bensley, said the results reflected the commitment of the students during the challenges of COVID-19.

“For them to be able to show that resilience and have the success they’ve had today is just really astounding,” Ms Bensley said. “They’re really an inspiration for all of us.”

*Please Note: The above student is one The Greek Herald could identify by their Greek name. If you believe you should be on this list, please send an email to info@foreignlanguage.com.au.

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