Beacon National Conference Award Winners 2015

Schools from across Australia were recognised for excellence in careers curriculum at the Beacon National Conference awards ceremony held on Thursday, April 29 in Sydney.

More than 50 schools were represented at the National Conference, proudly supported by Staples and Holcim Australia, was held in Sydney over two days , with the National Excellence Awards a highlight of the agenda.

A total of 11 awards were presented to schools, students and teaching staff who have displayed consistently high levels of excellence across a broad range of components within the Beacon program.

Beacon CEO Scott Harris paid tribute to all schools within the program for their dedication to helping students on a positive pathway to further education, training or employment once they leave school.

Keynote speakers at the conference, themed ‘Education to Employment: The Next Generation’ included Coca-Cola Amatil Group Managing Director, Alison Watkins; Dr Suzy Green D.Psyc.(Clin.) Founder of The Positivity Institute, Michael McQueen, Social researcher and bestselling author; Ted Noon, Principal of Ashcroft High School in Sydney.

Beacon National Conference Award Winners for Careers Curriculum Excellence 2015

Best Business Partnership Group
Sponsored by: Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation
Winner: Maroochydore State High School

Beacon Innovation
Sponsored by: Macquarie Group Foundation
Winner: Salisbury East High School (STEM Wings project)

Beacon New School of The Year
Sponsored by: InterContinental Hotels Group
Winner: Parklands High School

Best Beacon Business Blackboard
Sponsored by: Origin Energy
Winner: Parklands High School

Excellence in ‘Education to Employment’
Sponsored by: Cummins South Pacific
Winner: Mabel Park State High School

Best Integration of Beacon into School Curriculum
Sponsored by: Smartline
Winner: Southern River College

Beacon School of The Year
Sponsored by: Komatsu
Winner: Salisbury East High School

Real Futures Generation Young Person Of The Year
Sponsored by: Bupa
Winner: Daniel Saville, Plumpton High School and Komatsu, and Joseph Brown, Maroochydore State High Schooland Holcim Australia (Joint winners)

Best Leadership
Sponsored by: Stockland
Winner: Southern River College

Beacon Alumni School of the Year
Sponsored by: Clayton Utz
Winner: Mabel Park State High School

Hall of Fame
Sponsored by Holcim Australia
Winner: Steve Plowright, Campbell Town District High School

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