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Outstanding Student of the Year Awards 2024
Outstanding Student of the Year Awards 2020

Outstanding Student of the Year Awards 2020

2020 Awards

Melbourne Polytechnic has a long history of celebrating our student’s completion of their studies. In 2020 it seems especially important to share our congratulations and admiration for your accomplishments. Our Chief Executive, Frances Coppolillo shares her congratulations, and announces our annual Outstanding Student of the Year Award winners.
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Acknowledgement of the Sponsor

Thank you to City Watch Security, who has generously donated a total of $10,000 towards these student awards.

Award recipients will receive between $500 to $1,000 for each award, with the Overall VET and HE Outstanding awards receiving an additional $1,000.

CityWatch Security has a rich history as an experienced, reliable and trustworthy security services provider, and provides a wide range of security services to many clients (including Melbourne Polytechnic) locally and Australia wide.

Overall Outstanding Student of the Year

Overall Outstanding Vocational Education & Training (VET) Student of the Year

Lianne Metcalf

CUA41215 Certificate IV in Screen and Media

Overall Outstanding Higher Education Student of the Year

Marine Laine

Bachelor of Accounting

Overall Outstanding Foundation Student of the Year

Bisharo Mohamed Abubakar

22486VIC Certificate III in EAL (Access)

Outstanding Vocational Education & Training (VET) Student of the Year

Arts

Lianne Metcalf

CUA41215 Certificate IV in Screen and Media

Business, Advanced Manufacturing & Logistics

Jose Protacio

22334VIC Certificate IV in Cyber Security and ICT40118 Certificate IV in Information Technology

"I was also working at the same time as I was studying so as soon as I finished working, if I was still awake, I’d try and do some reading, studying in my lunch times, I’d talk with friends and go over what we’d learned. It’s nice to get recognised for that."

Food, Fibre and Animal Industries

Taryn Kaluza

CPC50210 Diploma of Conservation and Land Management
Portrait of student Taryn Kaluza

Outstanding Taryn's new career in conservation

An interest in plants and caring for the environment grew and sparked Outstanding Student award winner Taryn Kaluza’s exciting new career in fire management.

Read Taryn's story

Human Services and Education

Chloe Carter-Smith

CHC52015 Diploma of Community Services

Outstanding Higher Education Student of the Year

Arts, Education and Agritech

Katrina Owen

Bachelor of Music

"I worked very hard through the degree, so it's nice to have that recognition. I would always try and do assignments to my best ability just for myself but it is nice to be recognised for that as well, because I did so many hours of studying and composing and practising."

Business and Construction

Marine Laine

Bachelor of Accounting

Outstanding Foundation Student of the Year

Bridging & Preparation

Kei Murakami

PSP51018 Diploma of Auslan

English as an Additional Language

Zainab Al-Saabary

22492VIC Certificate IV in EAL (Further Study)

"I didn't expect that so it surprised me, I feel surprise but at the same time I feel some kind of pride with myself."

Work Education

Carol-Anne Freeling

22481VIC Certificate II in Work Education

"I'm over the moon, so happy."

Outstanding Indigenous Student of the Year

Jodi Philpot

CHC52015 Certificate IV in Community Services
Portrait of Jodi Philpott

Jodi's outstanding community service commitment leads to a career

Outstanding Student winner Jodi undertook a job placement at VACCA. Her commitment to the organisation and to her studies ended up in a job offer.

Apprentice/Trainee of the Year

Karl Russell

MSF31113 Certificate III in Cabinetmaking

"I think it's a reflection of the work I put in, I always try to do a good job, do the best I could so it’s very nice to be recognised for that effort."

Other years' Outstanding Student awards