QCE Achievement Awards celebrate top of class
- Queensland's outstanding Year 12 graduates were celebrated today at an awards ceremony held in Brisbane.
- The Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) Achievement Awards were presented to the top academic performing students in 2024.
- The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) hosted the annual ceremony at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The outstanding achievements of 39 secondary school graduates were today recognised at the Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) Awards in Brisbane.
The 11th annual awards featured the top academic performing students from 2024.
Categories celebrated the overall outstanding academic achiever and the highest achievements in STEM, the Humanities and the Liberal Arts.
A total of 55,469 Year 12 graduates from 2024 received a QCE and 1167 received a Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement (QCIA).
Aileen Hu, who attended St Hilda's School, Southport received the Outstanding Academic Achiever award, after achieving A grades in 7 senior subjects and completing nine university subjects while at school.
Minister for Education John-Paul Langbroek joined Queensland's high achievers to present the awards at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
"Congratulations to our incredible award winners on achieving an outstanding result," Minister Langbroek said.
"The QCE Awards recognise our students' hard work, talent, and dedication, while also paying tribute to the talented school leaders, teachers and support staff who helped guide the way.
"It's great to celebrate Queensland's next generation of leaders and professionals, and I was delighted to chat with graduates today about their exciting future plans."
In 2024, more than 38,000 graduates achieved a Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification and almost 1500 completed a university subject during their school years.
The QCE supports many further study and career pathways.
