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Student awards and prizes

Each year, we congratulate our high achieving students with prizes and awards in order to help them reach their potential through extended learning.

Executive Dean’s List

Students graduating with outstanding academic results (top 2%).

Prizes Donors

These awards are only made possible through the generosity of our industry partners, private donors, members of the public, past staff, alumni and various foundations. Please note: WAM stands for 'Weighted Average Mark'.

Criminology

The Goode Prize in Community Corrections

Awarded to the student with the highest overall mark in CRI3105 Community Corrections (Theory and Practice) in the year of the award.

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The Serco Acacia Award for enhancing the understanding of the experiences of Aboriginal people in prisons

Awarded to the student whose critical essay achieves the highest mark and addresses the following criteria:

  1. It is a critical assessment of Aboriginal imprisonment in WA;
  2. It brings awareness to a particular issue associated with Aboriginal imprisonment; or
  3. It contributes to the understanding of a particular issue.

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The Oxford University Press Prize for Academic Achievement in Criminology and Justice

Awarded to the eligible student with the highest Weighted Average Mark (WAM) for the G81 course.

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Outcare Prize for Academic Improvement

Awarded to the eligible student graduating from the G81 Bachelor of Criminology and Justice course who demonstrates the greatest improvement to their course average from their first semester unit average to their final semester unit average.

Design

Adobe Prize for Design

Awarded to the eligible student with highest course Weighted Average Mark (WAM) in either W64 or Y82 Bachelor of Design.

Psychology

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Delta Psychology Prize

Clinical Supervisors will discuss with Clinic Director and decide on one nominee.

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Australian Psychological Society Prize

Awarded to the student who achieves the highest Weight Average Mark (WAM) within the Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) Honours K84 or Bachelor of Science (Psychology) Honours K86.

Social Science

Youth Work WA is a proud Sponsor of the School of Arts and Humanities

Youth Work WA Youth Work Prize

Awarded to the eligible graduate with the highest weighted average mark in the youth work set of units.

Youth Work Affairs Council WA

The Youth Affairs Council of WA (YACWA) Prize

Awarded to a student who has completed the unit YWK2113 Youth Work Professional Placement in the year of the award.

  • This is a pass/ fail unit, therefore the prize will be awarded for the most comprehensive and best evidenced portfolio.
  • The Unit Coordinator will draw up a shortlist of the best three portfolios.
  • The committee will rank those shortlisted using the assessment criteria for the unit.
  • The committee will judge the student portfolios and award the prize.

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PACFA Award for Outstanding Graduate

Awarded to the outstanding graduate who displays excellence in both academic and practical performance with the highest Weighted Average Course Mark (WAM).

Eileen Carthew Community Placement Award

Awarded to the eligible student who has achieved the highest level of practice whilst on placement from both the Agency supervisor report and the ECU supervisor report.

South West

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South West Development Commission Social Work Graduate Prize

Awarded to the student with the highest Weighted Average Mark (WAM) across both courses.

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Department for Child Protection Prize

Awarded to student with highest average final results from the following four units:

  • SWK2010 Theory and Practice for Child Protection;
  • SWK2104 Human Behavior in the Social Environment;
  • SWK2111 Aboriginal Histories of the Present; and
  • SWK2116 Gender, Families and Professional Practice.

WA Screen Academy

Evie-Rogers Elgar Memorial Award

The Evie-Rogers Elgar Memorial Award is presented in memory of Evie Rogers-Elgar, an extraordinary child who had a great love of film. Evie was diagnosed with cancer when she was just eight years old. Despite this devastating news, she was determined to enjoy her life, showing resilience, optimism, and joy in everything around her. After bravely enduring more than any person should ever have to, including over 28 surgeries, Evie passed away aged 11. The Award is presented to an eligible graduating student enrolled in a postgraduate course at the WA Screen Academy with the highest Weighted Average Mark (WAM).

A fund has also been established to enable anyone to contribute donations to support as many WA Screen Academy students as possible. Donate to the Evie Rogers-Elgar Memorial Fund

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