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The Top 50 Year 12 Trailblazers for NSW & ACT 2021 🎉

Trailblazer Top 50

What are the Trailblazer Awards?

The Trailblazer Awards celebrates Year 12 students beyond their ATAR, recognising those who have overcome personal challenges and used their final year of school to positively impact their community.

Out of more than 76,000 students who have graduated from Year 12 in 2021 across NSW and ACT, the Trailblazer Awards acknowledge the significant contributions of 50 students within their schools, local communities and the impacts of their achievements. Our Top 50 Trailblazers will go on to have an incredible impact as future leaders in Australia!

The Top 50 Year 12 Trailblazers for 2021 were selected by our judges:

  • Sam Klintworth – National Director of Amnesty International Australia
  • Matt Kean – The Hon. Matt Kean, MP, NSW Treasurer and Minister for Energy & Environment
  • Jeanette Cheah – CEO & Founder of HEX, G20 Young Entrepreneurs, 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians
  • Clifford Rosenberg – Non-Executive Director of TechnologyOne, Former Managing Director S.E. Asia, Australia & NZ for LinkedIn, Former Non-Executive Director for Afterpay, Former Managing Director for Yahoo! Australia & NZ

Watch the 2021 Trailblazer Awards Night!

Who made the Top 50 Trailblazers?

We’re proud to present the Top 50 Year 12 Trailblazers (NSW/ACT) for 2021! A huge congratulations to these 50 incredibly deserving students out of the impressive field of applicants — the judges all shared the difficulty in selecting a Top 50!

You can learn about the unique journeys each of these students has had throughout their final year of schooling, and how they navigated Year 12 differently, by heading to their profiles.

First NameLast NameSchoolSuburbCategoryBio
AbinayanRajkumarBaulkham Hills High SchoolRegents ParkSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
AdamTaylorDe La Salle College, Revesby HeightsPicnic PointArts & MusicProfile
AdrianaSaabOur Lady of Mercy College ParramattaNorth ParramattaSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
AmeliaTrkuljaKiama High SchoolGerringongSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
AmorettaRourkeCheltenham Girls High SchoolEppingArts & MusicProfile
AmyNguyenBankstown Girls' High SchoolBankstownBusiness & EntrepreneurshipProfile
AnthonyRadicRouse Hill High SchoolKellyvilleSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
AvaPrinciRyde Secondary CollegePutneySocial Impact & ChangeProfile
AyaLazkaniMalek Fahd Islamic SchoolYagoonaSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
AzraKatriChristadelphian Heritage College SydneyLeppingtonSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
BenMallinPenrith Anglican CollegeFaulconbridgeBusiness & EntrepreneurshipProfile
BridieO'KellyRichard Johnson Anglican School HebershamSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
CarolineHollandTara Anglican School For GirlsWest Pennant HillsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipProfile
CassandraFayersSt Philip's Christian College Newcastle New LambtonSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
CedricKutscheraPenrith Selective High SchoolRopes CrossingSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
CharbelRachedMarist College KogarahCarltonBusiness & EntrepreneurshipProfile
ClaudiaSmithOrange High SchoolOrangeArts & MusicProfile
DanielleRifahiBirrong Girls High SchoolBirrongSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
DeepikaDhulipatiBaulkham Hills High SchoolStanhope GardensBusiness & EntrepreneurshipProfile
DemiSpiteriSt John Paul II Catholic College NirimbaSchofieldsArts & Music, Social Impact & Change, EnvironmentProfile
DorisWuJames Ruse Agricultural High SchoolEppingSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
DylanCapleGlenwood High SchoolAcacia GardensScience & TechnologyProfile
ElleryJoyceMLC School SydneyBurwoodArts & MusicProfile
EshaDattaGirraween High SchoolSeven HillsSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
GabriellaHarbDanebank Anglican School for GirlsPeakhurst HeightsEnvironmentProfile
HiroshiMukhopadhyayPennant Hills High SchoolPennant HillsArts & MusicProfile
JackFraserSt Philip's Christian College Newcastle New LambtonBusiness & EntrepreneurshipProfile
JamesGreenTrinity Grammar SchoolGlebeSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
JannatBakriHennessy Catholic CollegeYoungSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
JosephBrakeSouthern Highlands Christian SchoolSouthern HighlandsSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
JosephStanleyO'Connor Catholic CollegeGuyraBusiness & EntrepreneurshipProfile
JoshuaBorlandSt Stanislaus' CollegeBathurstSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
KrystalLauNorth Sydney Girls High SchoolLane Cove NorthSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
LaraProctorEngadine High SchoolEngadineSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
MauatuaFa’ara-ReynoldsArmidale Secondary CollegeArmidaleArts & MusicProfile
MaximBlockleyCorowa High SchoolCorowaSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
MelaniGunawardanaBaulkham Hills High School Baulkham HillsSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
MieshaBinta NoorBeverly Hill Girls High SchoolPunchbowl Social Impact & ChangeProfile
MithilaGoruMacarthur Girls High SchoolSouth WentworthvilleSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
NaomiHabibDelany CollegeSeftonSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
NellSlatteryEngadine High School EngadineScience & TechnologyProfile
OmkarDeshpandeBaulkham Hills High SchoolWestmeadBusiness & EntrepreneurshipProfile
RajiskaKamalanathanMacarthur Girls High schoolWentworthvilleScience & TechnologyProfile
RakshitaSurisettiStrathfield Girls High SchoolHomebush WestScience & TechnologyProfile
SamanthaEdvellSt George Girls High SchoolEarlwoodScience & TechnologyProfile
SaoirseChuKingscliff High SchoolKingscliffEnvironmentProfile
SiddhantChandraOakhill CollegeRouse HillSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
SparshPolepalleNormanhurst Boys High SchoolThornleighBusiness & EntrepreneurshipProfile
StephanieShuttleworthPacific Hills Christian SchoolDuralSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
TessNorthcottNBSC Manly Selective CampusManly ValeEnvironmentProfile

Our Top 10 Trailblazers

First NameLast NameSchoolSuburbCategoryBio
AnthonyRadicRouse Hill High SchoolKellyvilleSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
AvaPrinciRyde Secondary CollegePutneySocial Impact & ChangeProfile
BenMallinPenrith Anglican CollegeFaulconbridgeBusiness & EntrepreneurshipProfile
ElleryJoyceMLC School SydneyBurwoodArts & MusicProfile
LaraProctorEngadine High SchoolEngadineSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
MaximBlockleyCorowa High SchoolCorowaSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
MelaniGunawardanaBaulkham Hills High School Baulkham HillsSocial Impact & ChangeProfile
NellSlatteryEngadine High School EngadineScience & TechnologyProfile
SaoirseChuKingscliff High SchoolKingscliffEnvironmentProfile
StephanieShuttleworthPacific Hills Christian SchoolDuralSocial Impact & ChangeProfile

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