School Sport Victoria and DET would like to congratulate the following students, teachers, community volunteers and schools who have won a prestigious 2016 Victorian School Sports Awards. These awards are presented annually to government school students who have achieved outstanding performances at a state, national or international level. These awards are known as a Sporting Blue Award. Awards are also presented to teachers and volunteers who have demonstrated outstanding commitment and achievement to school sport within their school and the wider school sport community. The Outstanding School Community Partnerships Award is presented to the school that has formed successful partnerships with community clubs and organisations resulting in enhanced opportunities for students at their school.
The students, teachers and volunteers received their awards at a prestigious ceremony at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 2017. Award winners also received a letter of confirmation of their award forwarded to their home address. The Principal of the recipient's school will also received a letter of confirmation of the award.
These names join the honour roll of previous winners, many of whom have gone on to represent their country on the international stage at Olympic and Commonwealth Games and World Junior and Senior Championships.
Nominees will receive a Certificate of Achievement forwarded to their home address shortly. A copy of the letter to nominees will be forwarded to school principal.
We thank all government schools for supporting the Victorian School Sport Awards 2016. Nominations for 2017 Victorian School Sport Awards will open in August 2017.
Visit the
School Sport Victoria website for more details on the Victorian School Sports Awards.
Primary Awards
Sport | Name | School |
Athletics | Kevin Healy | Carnegie Primary School |
Athletics | Brooklyn Prescott | Courtenay Gardens Primary School |
Australian Football | Aiden Lipski | Rangeview Primary School |
Basketball | Jack Hrehoresen | Maffra Primary School |
Basketball | Dallas Loughridge | Loch Primary School |
Cricket | Joshua Ward | Clifton Hill Primary School |
Cricket | Eliza O'Neill | Solway Primary School |
Cross Country | Wolfgang Cotra-Nemesi | North Fitzroy Primary School |
Diving | Olivia Roche | Kent Park Primary School |
Golf | Morten Hafkamp | Kennington Primary School |
Hockey | Rylie Wilcox | Penders Grove Primary School |
Hockey | Miller Smith | Camberwell Primary School |
Netball | Myah Healey | Toorloo Arm Primary School |
Rugby League | Suliasi Prescott | Manor Lakes P-12 College |
Soccer | Olivier Peios | Balwyn North Primary School |
Soccer | Jessica Young | Hartwell Primary School |
Swimming | Paris Burlock | Parkdale Primary School |
Tennis | Elena Micic | Taylors Hill Primary School |
Outstanding Sporting Achievement | Chermaine Quah | Doncaster Gardens Primary School |
Student with a Disability |
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Athletics | Ori Drabkin | Oakleigh South Primary School |
Swimming | Jack Howell | Brentwood Park Primary School |
Outstanding Teacher Contribution | Noreen McMenaman | Croydon Hills Primary School |
Outstanding Teacher Contribution | Sean De Morton | Balwyn North Primary School |
Outstanding Community Contribution Award | Deborah Wall | Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School |
Outstanding School Community Partnerships | Ron Cantlon | Oakleigh South Primary School |
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Secondary Awards
Sport | Name | School |
Athletics | Celeste Mucci | Maribyrnong Secondary College |
Athletics | Cameron Searle | Maribyrnong Secondary College |
Australian Football | Jordan Ridley | Box Hill High School |
Australian Football | Monique Conti | Maribyrnong Secondary College |
Badminton | Jacob Schueler | Maribyrnong Secondary College |
Baseball | Emerson Ricard | Grovedale College |
Basketball | Paul Tsapatolis | Maribyrnong Secondary College |
Basketball | Monique Andriuolo | Maribyrnong Secondary College |
Cricket | Shubbam Bhargave | McKinnon Secondary College |
Cross Country | Liam Cashin | Werribee Secondary College |
Cross Country | Emma Files | Strathmore Secondary College |
Diving | Ethan Newnham | Box Hill High School |
Diving | Billie Bennett | Vermont Secondary College |
Golf | Linley Ooi | Melbourne Girls College |
Golf | Keiran Vogels | Rowville Secondary College |
Hockey | Felix Melder | Maribyrnong Secondary College |
Hockey | Ellen Polacsek | Maribyrnong Secondary College |
Netball | Tylah Spark | Melbourne Girl's College |
Rugby League | Kruz Niutili-Schmidt | Mount Ridley College |
Soccer | Annabel Martin | Maribyrnong Secondary College |
Soccer | Seb Pasquali | Maribyrnong Secondary College |
Softball | Jemma Brook | Kambrya College |
Squash | Amy Cargill | Melton Secondary College |
Swimming | Daniel Cave | Williamstown High School |
Swimming | Katalina Siburian | Mill Park Secondary College |
Tennis | Bianca Compuesto | Maribyrnong Secondary College |
Tennis | Ken Cavrak | Maribyrnong Secondary College |
Volleyball | Oliver Clayton | Melbourne High School |
Volleyball | Mikayla Adam | Maribyrnong Secondary College |
Student with a Disability
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Swimming | Patrick Getson | Melton Specialist School |
Swimming | Jamie-Lee Getson | Melton Specialist School |
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Archery | Benjamin Howell | McKinnon Secondary college |
Outstanding Teacher Contribution | Robert Handreck | Balwyn High School |
Outstanding Community Contribution Award | Greg Birch | Maribyrnong Secondary College |
Outstanding School Community Partnerships | Garry Palmer | Ballarat High School |
