Dubbo College South Campus student Teleah Anderson is among ten Western NSW students to receive an education scholarship on Monday night.
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The Proudly Public! Celebrating Excellence in Public Schools awards were held at Sydney Town Hall. There were 230 public school students and educators from across NSW who were awarded scholarships from the Public Education Foundation to enhance their learning and professional pathways.
In Western NSW awards were given to:
- Madaline Murphy – Blayney High
- Makayla Witte and Ashton Tilley – Coomealla High
- Karen Capangpangan – Coonabarabran High
- Brian Fernando – Coonamble High
- Taylah Wade – Denison College Bathurst High Campus
- Teleah Anderson – Dubbo College South Campus
- Joshua Pye – Dubbo School of Distance Education
- Jasmine Miller – Tottenham Central
- Jack Broome – Wellington High
Jack Broome was awarded the Walter and Eliza Hall Trust Opportunity Scholarship which provides support to assist students with a physical disability make the transition from high school to tertiary education.
Teleah Anderson and Jasmine Miller were among those given the Harding Miller Education Foundation Scholarship, valued at $20,000 across four years. It provides support to lift educational outcomes and career aspirations of high potential women.
Joshua Pye received the Uma May Smith Senior Scholarship which supports a senior Aboriginal student to successfully complete schooling to progress to future tertiary education.
Secretary of the Department of Education Mark Scott said the scholarships not only provided financial assistance to the recipients, but also acknowledge their dedication and commitment to the public education system.
“These scholarships are about recognising and rewarding student excellence to encourage high-achieving students to continue to maximise their potential,” Mr Scott said.
“At the same time, the scholarships aim to remove those barriers to achievement created by social and economic disadvantage.
“It’s encouraging to see that through the generous and ongoing support of its sponsors, the Public Education Foundation is able to support even more richly deserving students each year. After all, it is the efforts of our students as well as those of our exceptional educators that combine to create the extraordinary public education system we have in NSW.”