

The Student Award System has been implemented to recognise student participation, to celebrate student achievement and to encourage ongoing commitment.
The following list of NSL Awards may be presented to students at different times of the year.
Merit Award
Students earn a Merit for a variety of positive actions including:
Teachers enter a Merit on our school database Millenium (DEMS) and a notification is automatically sent to parents/carers.
Principal's Award
Ten Merits earns the student a Principal's Award that is printed and sent to the student via the home school at the end of Terms 2, 3 and 4.
1st - 2nd - 3rd Place in Course Award
These awards are produced at the end of the school year (September for Year 12 and December for Years 9-11) and posted to home schools to be presented during the students' home school assemblies, presentation or award ceremonies.
1st, 2nd and 3rd in Course awards are awarded in recognition of academic excellence to students who achieve the top mark in the class (based on total marks for the year).
The following awards are presented to final year students at Presentation Day or posted to schools for home school Presentation Days who fulfil the awards' requirements.
Ampol All-Rounder Award
As suggested by Caltex this award recognises qualities that include:
ADF Long Tan Youth Leadership & Teamwork Award
This award is presented to students who meet the criteria based on the values upheld by the Australian Defence Force and developed in conjunction with Australian schools and the wider community.
This award recognises students who demonstrate leadership and teamwork within both the school and the broader community and who display strong values such as doing one's best, respect for others and "mateship", values that are considered integral to both the ADF and Australian society.
Selection criteria includes but is not limited to:
The award is open to students enrolled in Years 10 and 12. For more information visit the ADF Long Tan Youth Leadership & Teamwork Awards website.
Ruben F. Scarf Awards
This award is presented at Presentation Day or posted to schools for home school Presentation Days to students who fulfil the following requirements as suggested by the Reuben F. Scarf Memorial Foundation:
• commitment
• leadership
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