2020 Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest for NSW and NT Secondary School Students - Results
2020 Results
The Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney would like to thank all students from across New South Wales and the Northern Territory who entered the 2020 Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest, particularly considering the many challenges caused by COVID-19.
We were delighted to receive so many strong entries this year, which made it difficult for our judges to reach their decision. However, after careful deliberation, we are proud to announce the winners of the 2020 Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest for New South Wales and Northern Territory Secondary School Students!
This year's topics were as follows:
Junior Division: Situation: you have the chance to visit Japan. Perhaps you are into sport, design, the tea ceremony, all things anime, or ramen. There are many more things you could choose and that is up to you! What would you like to see and experience in Japan? Introduce and explain your choice.
Senior Division: Consider an aspect of Japanese culture that has been embraced in Australia. Introduce it and explain why you think it is popular in Australia.
An awards ceremony is scheduled to be held in early December 2020 [format TBC].
Thank you once again to all those who entered this year.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 contest!
Junior Division (Years 7 & 8)
| RANK | NAME | SCHOOL | YEAR |
| First | Ms Sreeja Goureddy | Sydney Girls High School | 7 |
| Outstanding | Ms Emma Barker | Merewether High School | 8 |
| Outstanding | Mr Justin Kim | Northholm Grammar | 7 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Isabella Arya | Model Farms High School | 8 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Anika Barry | Merewether High School | 8 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Elly Cadet | Merewether High School | 8 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Phoebe Chan | Strathfield Girls High School | 7 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Kate Hollander | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | 8 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Kara Lau | North Sydney Girls High School | 8 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Hannah Li | North Sydney Girls High School | 7 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Rebecca Liang | North Sydney Girls High School | 8 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Kenuli Mudannayake | North Sydney Girls High School | 8 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Audrey Tedja | North Sydney Girls High School | 8 |
Listed in alphabetical order within each prize category
Senior Division (Years 9 - 12)
| RANK | NAME | SCHOOL | YEAR |
| First | Ms Annette Kim | Barker College | 10 |
| Outstanding | Ms Isabelle Leong | Sefton High School | 10 |
| Outstanding | Ms Chaewon Park | North Sydney Girls High School | 10 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Sonia Chapman | Sydney Girls High School | 9 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Taylor Dao | Santa Sabina College | 9 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Amaya Kumarage | North Sydney Girls High School | 9 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Hayley Kwan | North Sydney Girls High School | 9 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Bella Li | North Sydney Girls High School | 9 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Gabrielle Lim | North Sydney Girls High School | 9 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Scarlett Quain | Blue Mountain Grammar School | 10 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Chloe Ung | North Sydney Girls High School | 9 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Grace Yang | North Sydney Girls High School | 9 |
| Highly Commended | Ms Anna Zhang | Sydney Girls High School | 10 |
Listed in alphabetical order within each prize category
School of the Year 2020
The School of the Year is awarded to the school with the highest percentage of top quality essays, as deemed by the judges.
This year's winner is:
Merewether High School
Prizes
The first place winner in the Senior Division will receive a return economy class air ticket* to Japan, courtesy of Japan Airlines.
The first place winner in the Junior Division will receive $300 worth of books of the winner's own choice**.
“Outstanding Essays” in both divisions will receive $50 worth of goods, courtesy of Tokyo Mart.
There will be prizes awarded in both divisions for “Highly Commended Essays”.
Each prize winner will also be awarded a certificate.
The School of the Year award will be given to the school with the highest percentage of top-quality essays, as deemed by the judges. The school will receive $400 worth of books**.
Please note that no correspondence will be entered into in relation to the prize conditions. Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable.
*The definition of ‘return economy class air ticket’ is an international flight between Sydney and Tokyo (Narita) only, including fuel surcharges. Ticket must be issued by 31st March 2021 [TBC] and travel must be completed before 30th June 2021 or within 3 months from date of issue [TBC]. Booking conditions apply, subject to availability. The cost of airport taxes and domestic airfares is the responsibility of the prize winner. Prizes and prize conditions are not negotiable, transferable, exchangeable or redeemable for other prizes. Previous first prize winners are ineligible to win the first prize in the same division, in the following year.
**Arranged with the cooperation of Books Kinokuniya.
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