VCE Leadership Awards

VCE Leadership Awards

About the Awards

The VCE Leadership Awards recognise VCE and VCE Vocational Major students’ important and innovative community work, and highlight examples of exemplary leadership. Nominees may participate in activities associated with the arts, sport, debating and public speaking. They may campaign for social justice, environmental protection or fundraising. 

Nominations for the VCE Leadership Awards 2026 open 1 June

Nominations for the 2026 VCE Leadership Awards will open Monday 1 June and close Sunday 26 July 2026.

Schools may nominate up to 2 students for the Awards. Students are eligible for nomination for a VCE Leadership Award if they are undertaking at least 2 Unit 3-4 sequences as part of their VCE or VCE Vocational Major program.

VCE Leadership Awards 2025

The 2025 VCE Leadership Awards ceremony was held on Friday 12 September 2025.

Our congratulations to Thomas Maguire-Nguyen of Salesian College Chadstone, who was named VCE Leader of the Year 2025.

Read about the 2025 VCE Leaders.

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2025 VCE Leadership Awards (Back L-R) Blake Alford-Ryan, Thomas Maguire Nguyen, VCE Leader of the Year; Amiya Cameron, Tyra Loielo, Sophia Amin, (Front L-R) Katie Lim, Tasmiya Haque and Fletcher Holmes-Brown.