Beazley Medal

The awards are named after Kim Beazley Sr., the Federal Education Minister during the Whitlam government

The Beazley Medals are two annual awards awarded by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (and previously the Curriculum Council of Australia). From 2001 onwards, two medals have been awarded each year — one to the top TEE student (ACE from 2010 onward) and one to the top vocational education and training (VET) student.[1]

The medal was first awarded in 1984 and is named after former Federal Education Minister Kim Beazley Sr.[1] In 2000, a new student award, the Excellence in Vocational Studies Award, was introduced for the student who demonstrated the best results in a secondary school vocational program.[2] The award was renamed the Beazley Medal: VET in the following year to reflect its equal status.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Beazley Medals to top TEE Student and top Vocational Student". 4 January 2002. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Annual Report 2000–2001" (PDF). Curriculum Council of Western Australia. 29 August 2001. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Annual Report 2001–2002" (PDF). Curriculum Council of Western Australia. 27 August 2002. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.