Compass Merit Awards

A graded system of Merit Awards recognises students’ efforts and achievements. Growth Domain Merit Awards are awarded by teachers and can be for:

• Academic Achievement
• Academic Effort
• Putting Faith into Action
• Living the College Values
• Sporting Achievement
• Sporting Effort
• Music Achievement
• Music Participation
• Co-Curricular Achievement
• Co-Curricular Effort

The Merit Award System is progressive:

• Purple Merit award (10 Merits) presented at Year Meeting
• Gold Merit Award (3 Purple Merit Awards) presented at an Assembly
• St Leo’s Medallion (3 Gold Merit Awards) presented at an Assembly.

Awards Presented each Semester

• Principal’s Gold Awards are presented to students who have achieved Effort Grades of Excellent in All Courses on their reports.
• Principal’s Silver Awards are presented to students who have achieved Effort Grades of Good or Excellent in All Courses on their reports.
• Excellence in Catholic Life and Mission Awards acknowledge students who have put their faith into action in a significant way.
• Excellence in Sport acknowledge students judged to be best and fairest, most improved or worthy of a coach’s award.
• Elite Athlete Awards are presented to students who have represented the College at a State or National Level (eg. Broken Bay team, NSWCCC team or Australian Team).
• Excellence in Music awards are presented to students who have demonstrated a high level
• of musical achievement or have been judged as having made an Outstanding Contribution to an ensemble or group.
• Excellence in Co-Curricular awards are presented to students judged to be best and fairest, most improved or worthy of a coach’s award in a significant co‑curricular activity.

Year 7–10 Academic Achievement Awards

• Academic Gold Achievement awarded to students who are ranked first place in a course.
• Academic Silver Achievement awarded to students who are ranked in the top 5% in a course.

Note: Students who achieve either a Gold Academic Achievement award or three Academic Achievement Awards (Gold or Silver) are presented at the Semester 1 and Yearly Academic Awards Ceremonies with an Academic Excellence Medallion.

Year 11–12 Academic Achievement Awards

• Academic Excellence – High Distinction awarded to students ranked in top 10% in four or more courses.
• Academic Excellence – Distinction awarded to students ranked in the top 10% in 3 courses.
• Academic Excellence – Credit awarded to students ranked in the top 10% in 2 courses or 1st place in any courses.

Special Awards – Presented Annually at the Year in Review

• Sportsman of the Year (Year 7–11)
• Sportswoman of the Year (Year 7–11)
• Best All Rounder (Year 7–11)
• Most Outstanding Contribution to Catholic Life and Mission of the College (Year 7–11)
• Most Outstanding Contribution to Instrumental Program (Year 7–11)
• Most Outstanding Contribution to Vocal Ensembles (Year 7–11)
• Michael O’Brien Award for Contribution in the Field of Computing (Year 9, 10 or 11 student)
• Vanessa Anderson Award for Excellence in Sport (Year 10 Award)
• The Gellert Josef Bakos Memorial Encouragement Award (Year 11 Award)

Major Year 12 Awards

• Fair Play Award
• Award for Year 12 Sportswoman of the Year
• The Award for Year 12 Sportsman of the Year
• Basilica Art Prize
• The St Cecilia Music Award
• The St Mary MacKillop Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Performing Arts
• St Thomas Aquinas Award for Mathematics
• St Peter Chanel Award for Outstanding Effort in Studies
• The Venerable Catherine McAuley Award for Leadership
• St Ignatius of Loyola Award for Leadership
• The St Francis Xavier All Rounder Award
• Australian Defence Force Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award
• St Teresa of Calcutta Award for Contribution to the Religious Life of the College
• The St Leo’s Medal
• Dux of the College
• HSC High Achiever Awards