Congratulations to the winners of the Mercy Youth Awards!

19 Oct 2023

Congratulations to the winners of the Mercy Youth Awards for 2023:

1st Place: Caitlin, Year 12, Cathedral College Rockhampton

Caitlin wins $1,000 cash and the school receives $1,000 to spend on social justice resources or to donate to a charity addressing social justice in Australia.

2nd Place: Sofia, Year 9, Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta

Sofia wins $500 cash and the school receives $500 to spend on social justice resources or to donate to a charity addressing social justice in Australia.

3rd Place: Shenaya, Year 8, Catherine McAuley Westmead

Shenaya wins $250 cash and the school receives $250 to spend on social justice resources or to donate to a charity addressing social justice in Australia.

Highly Commended: $100 Vouchers

  • 9 students from Year 10, Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College
  • Year 7 student, Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta
  • Year 11 student, Wesley College
  • Year 9 student, Catherine McAuley Westmead

School submitting the most entries:

The school that submitted the most entries was Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College.

A total of 226 entries were received from 15 schools across Australia.

Judges

  • Ms Kylie Dunlop, Kylie Dunlop Photography
  • Sr Bernadette Mansour Board Member, Mercy Foundation
  • Ms Sue Mowbray CEO, Mercy Foundation
  • Ms Leesa Feilen, Projects Coordinator, Mercy Foundation

Thank you to all students who entered the Mercy Youth Awards Competition. The standard of the entries was excellent and all judges were impressed with the efforts made.