The QCE Achievement Awards exemplify the high standards, credibility and flexibility of Queensland’s senior schooling qualification, the QCE, by celebrating the learning achievements of the students who best demonstrate breadth and/or depth across a range of learning options.
There are eight award categories:
- Distinguished Academic Achievers
- Outstanding Academic Achiever
- Highest Achievement by an Aboriginal Student or Torres Strait Islander Student
- Highest Achievement in the Humanities
- Highest Achievement in the Liberal Arts
- Highest Achievement in STEM
- Certificate of Academic Commendation
- Subject Achievement Commendation
The awards accommodate the different study patterns typical of today’s senior students. They account for the fact that students engage in diverse learning options, undertake different quantities of learning, and complete their studies at different rates. They acknowledge that senior schooling is not a one-size-fits-all model for students.
For most categories, it is not possible for schools or students to predict the outcomes of QCE Achievement Awards. Nor is it possible to tailor a student’s learning program to maximise their chance of receiving an award. The key is that whatever study pattern a student chooses, they must achieve to an exceptionally high level — not just within their school but on a statewide basis, and against a range of measures.
The awards are based on different criteria from school and other established awards and are calculated using a range of achievements banked in students’ learning accounts and some additional result information not available to schools.
For this reason, not all of the students who receive an achievement award will be the dux of their school and not all will have achieved an ATAR of 99.95.
Find out about the QCE Achievement Awards categories and criteria.
Award winners — 2024 graduates
The QCE Achievement Awards ceremony for the 2024 cohort will be held on Saturday 15 February 2025.
The ceremony is limited to winners of the following award categories:
- Distinguished Academic Achievers
- Outstanding Academic Achiever
- Highest Achievement by an Aboriginal Student or Torres Strait Islander Student
- Highest Achievement in the Humanities
- Highest Achievement in the Liberal Arts
- Highest Achievement in STEM
Students who are recipients of a Certificate of Academic Commendation or Subject Achievement Commendation will receive their certificate via the Student Portal.
Previous winners
- Last updated:
- 14 October 2024
