The annual Victorian Global Learning Awards celebrate international student excellence and recognise schools and homestay families for outstanding global learning and engagement. The awards are open to all current Victorian international school students, government and non-government schools and their homestay families.
The categories are:
Student Awards
School and Homestay Awards
The awards are open to Victorian government and non-government schools, international students currently studying in these schools, and their homestay families.
Years 11 and 12 standard, full-fee dependent and study abroad international students can be nominated for the awards. Secondary school standard, full-fee dependent and study abroad international students from all year levels can be nominated for the Student Leadership Award.
International students and their homestay families must be nominated by their school principal or the principal’s delegate. A school can self-nominate for the Excellence in Global Learning Award.
Schools may submit one application per student. The principal and their delegate should decide the individual categories in which to nominate each of their international students.
This award is only open to Year 12 international students.
Only Year 12 international students are eligible for the International Student of the Year - Ambassador Award. Students are automatically nominated through successful selection for any of the other Year 12 award categories. No separate nomination is required, however, students must sit an online interview.
Up to 2 finalists will be selected for each award and the winner will be selected from these 2 finalists. All finalists are invited to the awards ceremony.
Visit the 'how to enter' tab of this webpage to access selection criteria for each of the award categories.
A student statement must be written by the student and should address the relevant award selection criteria. The student statement must not exceed the word limit set for each category. Judges will not consider information in excess of the word limit.
Supporting documentation is further evidence that you meet the selection criteria. The selection criteria for each award category will specify the supporting documentation required to support the application.
Judges will be looking for evidence about how well the nomination meets the selection criteria for the relevant award. They will look for evidence in the written claim, principal’s written claim and other supporting documentation supplied in accordance with the award category requirements.
Judges will only be interviewing student finalists shortlisted for the International Student of the Year - Ambassador Award. Shortlisted Year 12 student finalists will be invited to attend an interview in February/March. Attendance at the interview is required to progress towards selection for the International Student of the Year - Ambassador Award.
Finalists and non-finalists are advised over a period of months as the judging completes. All finalists and their nominating school staff will be contacted prior to the awards ceremony. All finalists are invited to attend the awards ceremony.
The awards are open to all Victorian government and non-government schools, currently enrolled international students in these schools and their homestay families.
Each award category will be scored out of 100, with weighted criteria reflecting their importance. The weighting system ensures fair evaluation, using a five-point scale for precision. Half-point scores like 3.5 may be used for accuracy. This rigorous approach ensures thorough candidate assessment.
The judging panel will not consider nominations or additional material submitted after the close of the nomination period.
