Recognition of Excellence
UCSSC Lake Ginninderra College awards students who embody our school ethos. UCSSC Lake Ginninderra defines excellence as the desire, capacity and motivation of a student to achieve their personal best.
Excellence is seen every day at UCSSC Lake Ginninderra in students pursuing their passions, leading the school community and striving to excel in their intellectual, creative or artistic capacity, or in specific academic fields.
We wish to celebrate students who are curious about the world, have the desire to learn and are leaders within our community.
Our Awards
Monthly Excellence Award:
The award recognises individual students excelling and demonstrating significant growth and dedication in a subject.
Monthly Community Impact Award:
The community impact award recognises exemplary behaviours demonstrated by students in their actions in the college community or in various R unit courses.
All nominated students will receive mention in the college newsletter.
End of Semester Awards
Academic Honours – This is awarded to students who have excelled in all subjects over the course of a semester. These students receive an A grade or equivalent in 3 or more courses.
Excellence Award – This is awarded to students who have excelled in a particular unit of study over the course of a semester.
Personal Excellence Award – This will be awarded to students who have been nominated by their teachers due to them demonstrating significant personal growth in the semester and dedication to their studies.
Graduation Awards
Upon completion of the Senior Secondary Certificate, student excellence is recognised by a variety of awards that are presented formally at an end of year graduation event.
These awards vary in nature; some are dedicated to past staff members, sponsored by college community partners or directly link to ATAR and academic results.
The recipients of these awards are acknowledged in front of their peers, families, school staff and representatives from stakeholders. Their names as displayed on plaques around the college campus to inspire the aspirations of future students.