Announcement of Winners for 2007
The Hon Julia Gillard MP, Minister for Education announced the winners of the Australian Student Prize for 2007 on 6 August 2008. The outstanding academic achievements of the 500 young Australians have earned them Australian government recognition through this prize. The Australian Government congratulates the winners. For a list of winners and schools by state and territory please see 2007 winners.
About the Prize
Australian Student Prize (formally the Lord Florey Student Prize) is a Commonwealth Government initiative designed to give national recognition to academic excellence and achievement in secondary education, particularly in senior secondary years. The Prize comprises a certificate and a payment of $2,000. The inaugural Prize winners were announced in April 1991 for the 1990 school year.
Participants
Five hundred Prizes are available nationally each year. Allocation of Prizes between the states and territories is based on each state/territory's relative share of the Year 12 population. Prizes are also awarded to students who won medals as part of Australia's team in the International Mathematics, Informatics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology Olympiads. In the case of dual eligibility only one Prize is awarded.
Students are nominated for the prize by state and territory Ministers for Education to the Commonwealth Government Minister for Education. The criteria for the selection of prize winners is decided by each state or territory assessment board and submitted to the Commonwealth Government prior to the selection process commencing. Prize winners must be Australian Citizens or permanent residents of Australia.
The names of Prize winners (where their permission has been obtained) are announced by the Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations once all awards are finalised. The Prize is held in very high regard by the winners, their families, their schools.
Funding and Legislation
The Commonwealth Government allocation for this program is $1 million annually under the Commonwealth Annual Appropriations Act No 1.
Email: studentprize@deewr.gov.au