2015 Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest for NSW and NT Secondary School Students - Results
The Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney would like to thank all the 584 students who entered the 2015 Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest. We received many strong entries this year, which made it difficult for our judges to reach their decision. However, after much careful deliberation, we are proud to announce the winners of the Second Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest for New South Wales and Northern Territory Secondary School Students 2015!
This year's topics were as follows:
Junior Division: You have been asked to organise a Japanese cultural festival for your local community. What aspects of Japanese culture would you introduce and how would you present them?
Senior Division: Both Australia and Japan face the challenge of an ageing population. Discuss some of the specific strategies each country is debating and employing to address this issue.
An awards ceremony is scheduled to be held in December 2015.
Thank you once again to all those who entered this year. We plan to hold the contest again in 2016 and we look forward to another strong contingent of entries.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2015 contest!
Junior Division (Years 7 & 8)
| RANK | NAME | SCHOOL | YEAR |
| First | Ms Renee Tsang | Sydney Girls High School | 7 |
| Outstanding | Ms Angela Li | Sydney Girls High School | 8 |
| Outstanding | Ms Divena Rajasundaram | North Sydney Girls High School | 7 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Kim Clifton | Kambala | 8 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Annabel Darmali | Nagle College | 8 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Renee Giang | Sydney Girls High School | 8 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Shahi Ahana Goswami | Sydney Girls High School | 7 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Ella Guiney | Cardiff High School | 7 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Grace Lam | Sydney Girls High School | 7 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Joanna Lin | North Sydney Girls High School | 8 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Ada Luong | Sydney Girls High School | 8 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Shreya Vytheeswaran | Sydney Girls High School | 8 |
Listed in alphabetical order within each prize category
Senior Division (Years 9 - 12)
| RANK | NAME | SCHOOL | YEAR |
| First | Ms Maureen Olmo | Northern Beaches Secondary College, Mackellar Girls Campus |
11 |
| Outstanding | Ms Lihini de Silva | Baulkham Hills High School | 12 |
| Outstanding | Ms Hannah Monk | Blue Mountains Grammar School | 10 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Chloe Humphrys | St Columba's Catholic College | 9 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Cheryl Leung | Baulkham Hills High School | 11 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Caroline Li | Sydney Girls High School | 10 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Claudia Linares Motterle | St Andrews College, Marayong | 11 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Vivian Lun | North Sydney Girls High School | 11 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Karin Nishimuta-Jang | North Sydney Girls High School | 10 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Veronica Padilla | Randwick Girls High School | 10 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Jessica Shi | North Sydney Girls High School | 11 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Alexandra Tonkin | Ascham | 10 |
Listed in alphabetical order within each prize category
School of the Year 2015
The School of the Year will be awarded to the school with the highest percentage of top quality essays, as deemed by the judges.
This year's winner is:
Sydney Girls High School
Sponsors
The Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney wishes to the thank the following sponsors for their generous support of the 2015 Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest for NSW and NT Secondary School Students.
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