Premier effort from Beaconhills pair

Beaconhills College Pakenham Campus principal Sarah Rudiger with Olivia Acciarito.

By Jessica Anstice

Beaconhills College is celebrating three Premier’s VCE Awards collected by two of its high achieving students from the Class of 2018 – Victoria Tiplady (Berwick campus) and College Dux Olivia Acciarito (Pakenham campus).

Olivia earned an impressive two Premier’s Awards for her perfect scores in Legal Studies and Visual Communication Design, while Victoria’s award recognised her 50/50 in Outdoor and Environmental Studies. Oliva also scored a perfect 50 in English.

The awards ceremony was held on Monday at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, with more than 1000 guests attending.

Victoria said she was “thrilled” to receive the award and paid tribute to the dedication of her teacher, Belinda Dalziel.

“Mrs Dalziel provided such an amazing support system, giving me exam after exam and correction after correction – it was both her commitment and kindness which inspired me to achieve the top results,” she said.

Victoria said Beaconhills College’s outstanding resources enabled her to discover and build on her passion for the outdoors, both through classroom and practical experiences.

“I’d love to continue pursing and extending my knowledge in the outdoor environment career path by potentially completing an outdoor traineeship in the future years,” she said.