The Department of Education has announced that nearly 60 high-achieving Year 12 graduates have been supported through grants and scholarships to advance their university studies.
The Department said they include 36 students studying to become teachers, as well as winners of an award that recognises former Labor Premier, T.J. Ryan (pictured).
Minister for Education, Grace Grace congratulated the winners of the 2021 T J Ryan Memorial Medal and Scholarships and the 2021 Aspiring Teacher Grants.
“Thomas Joseph Ryan was a teacher and a lawyer before he led many important social and economic reforms as Premier of Queensland during World War I,” Ms Grace said.
“Along with our Aspiring Teaching Grants, these awards give a helping hand to Queensland’s best and brightest as they pursue their university studies.”
She said it was particularly important that young people who demonstrate the dedication, skills and knowledge needed in Queensland classrooms received this kind of encouragement, with the TJ Ryan Memorial Medal and Scholarships providing up to $10,000 to its winners.
Those winners include Brisbane State High School graduate, Angela Chen who is studying a Bachelor of Medical Science/Doctor of Medicine at the University of NSW, and Rockhampton Grammar School graduate, Sansuka De Silva who is studying a Bachelor of Medical Science/Doctor of Medicine at Monash University in Melbourne.
Both of them say their scholarships will help fund their travel home from interstate.
The full list of TJ Ryan Scholarships is available at this PS News link and the list of Aspiring Teacher Grants at this link.
