Kwong Lee Dow scholars
Four Year 10 students and one Year 11 student from Wesley College’s Glen Waverley and St Kilda Road campuses have been selected for The University of Melbourne’s prestigious Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program. Daniel Parr, Jordi Shahab and Pisey Hong from Glen Waverley and Alice Blunden and Thorry Gunnerson from St Kilda Road will get a taste of university life early, with the opportunity to meet current students, develop leadership skills and access the exceptional resources of the university.
Pisey, Jordi, Daniel, Alice and Thorry were nominated for the program by Wesley and assessed by the university on criteria including high level of academic performance (top 5% of Year 10), leadership potential, level of participation in school and cultural activities, sport and community work.
The students are all excited about their achievement. Jordi says, “It was great to receive this award as I felt it recognised the efforts that I have put into my education and involvement at school. Being a part of the program will provide me with excellent opportunities to learn more about The University of Melbourne.”
Daniel says, “Getting the chance to be a part of the Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program is a recognition of many of the skills our teachers and parents have encouraged us to develop over the years, particularly in the areas of leadership and engagement in our studies.”
Tuesday 8 December will see our students and their parents attend the Welcome Event for the program at the University of Melbourne, with workshops, social activities and lectures planned, as well as the opportunity to network.
Professor Kwong Lee Dow OAM is a former university vice-chancellor, distinguished scholar and plays an active role in supporting the program. Each student accepted into the program is now guaranteed a place at The University of Melbourne in the areas of Arts, Biomedicine, Commerce, Environments or Science, if they achieve an ATAR of 95 or above in Year 12.
Since commencing in 2007, the program has given over 6,400 students an insight into undergraduate life at The University of Melbourne while they are still in high school.
