Premier's VCE Awards

About the awards

The annual Premier’s VCE Awards recognise students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE).

At the award presentation ceremony held on 17 July 2024, a total of 332 awards, including 23 Top All-Round VCE High Achiever Awards, recognised the exceptional dedication and hard work of 310 students during the 2023 VCE.

More than 1000 guests attended the prestigious ceremony, where Victoria’s top-performing 2023 VCE students were recognised for their outstanding academic results.

The reflections of some of this year’s award recipients about their VCE journey and their future aspirations were captured in two short videos played at the ceremony. View the videos.

Award criteria and selection of recipients

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) manages the eligibility and selection of award recipients for the Premier’s VCE Awards, which confers more than 300 awards annually in the following award categories:

Top All-Round VCE High Achievers
Outstanding VCE Vocational Major Student Awards
Top Three International Students
Study Awards.

Please visit the VCAA website for more information about award criteria and selection.

Premier's VCE Awards honour roll

View the Honour Roll of the 2023 Premier’s VCE Awards recipients.

Premier’s VCE Awards categories

Awards are presented for Top All-Round VCE High Achievers, Outstanding VCE Vocational Major Students, Top Three International Students, and Study Awards.

Presentation ceremony for 2024 award recipients

A presentation ceremony will be held on a date in June-July 2025 to recognise top-performing students who excelled in their VCE studies in 2024.

2024 Premier’s VCE Awards recipients, as well as their parents and school principals, will be notified of their achievement by mid-May 2025 and invited to the award presentation ceremony.

An Honour Roll of 2024 recipients will be published on this site immediately following the ceremony.