The third annual QCE Achievement Awards were for students who graduated from Year 12 with a QCE at a Queensland school in 2016. The awards ceremony was held on Saturday 18 February 2017 at the State Library of Queensland.
Outstanding Academic Achiever
- Amelia Grace, Trinity Lutheran College
Distinguished Academic Achievers
- Alex Myhill, The Cathedral School
- Amelia Grace, Trinity Lutheran College
- Bella Zhong, All Saints Anglican School
- Bhadra Rajendren Pandalai, Mary Mackillop College
- Callum Young, Caboolture State High School
- Eloise Browne, Brisbane State High School
- Finnian Connolly, All Saints Anglican School
- Georgia Hurst, All Hallows' School, Brisbane
- Hainian Yu, Brisbane Boys' College
- Harrison Kettewell, Wavell State High School
- Isabella Edwards, Emmanuel College
- Isobel Taylor, St Aidan's Anglican Girls School
- Jacob Connors, West Moreton Anglican College
- Jacob White, Brisbane Boys' College
- Jessemin Firman, John Paul College
- Kate Murray, Coomera Anglican College
- Katelyn van Bruggen, Hillcrest Christian College
- Lachlan Clarke, Hillbrook Anglican School
- Lachlan Masek, Brisbane Grammar School
- Lokman Lo, Somerset College
- Madeline Nurcombe, Cannon Hill Anglican College
- Marina Hou, Somerset College
- Natasha Traves, Genesis Christian College
- Nicholas Sheppard, Brisbane Grammar School
- Nikita Noon, Park Ridge State High School
- Olivia Adcock, Pimlico State High School
- Ou Yu, Brisbane State High School
- Patrick Litchfield, St Laurence's College
- Tristan Hurree, St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
- William Fogg, Atherton State High School
Highest Achievement by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Student
- Kyle Ryan, Glenala State High School
Highest Achievement by an International Student
- Minji Song, Trinity Lutheran College
Highest Result on the Queensland Core Skills (QCS) Test
- Sophie Watson, Somerville House
Highest Achievement in the International Baccalaureate®
- Isabella Juria, Queensland Academy for Science, Mathematics and Technology