Student Stories:
After fleeing Aleppo less than 4 years ago, Baraa is excelling at Holroyd High School
Good evening everyone, I’m Baraa Omar from Holroyd High School. I come from Syria, Aleppo. I have been here in Australia for four years with my family consisting of my parents and my 3 siblings. [...]
Kind-hearted Shakeilah is a class leader
22 May 2017: Shakeila Bartman might only be in her first years of school, but her leadership skills are all ready shining through. The Toomelah Public School student was named the winner of the inaugural Camburn Withers [...]
Issaraha Braun, Una May Scholarship, Merrylands High School
It’s been amazing to have so many life-changing experiences. There are a wonderful group of people who care about my well-being as an Aboriginal student at Merrylands High School. I am constantly astounded by this [...]
Zahra Kamali, Friends of Zainab Scholarship, Holroyd High School
I arrived in Australia in April 2013 with my mother and brother. It was initially difficult settling into life in Australia but I was fortunate to enrol in Holroyd High School where I have received [...]
Ginan Issa, Susan & Isaac Wakil Foundation Scholarship, Cambridge Park High School / UNSW
My name is Ginan Issa and I began a double degree of law and psychology at the University of New South Wales in 2016. At the end of 2015, immediately after the completion of my [...]
David Kim, PEF Awards for NSW HSC Excellence, Sydney Boys High School
I think I can speak for most students when I say that the Public Education Foundation scholarship represents 2 primary things. First and perhaps most obviously, the scholarship represents opportunity- a chance to take full [...]
