Luke Simpkins (Cowan, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate my constituent Nicole Kerr, who is a resident of Wanneroo and was a student in 2011 at Woodvale Secondary College. Nicole distinguished herself in 2010-11 by winning the state's top vocational education and training prize: the Beazley medal. The award is the most prestigious prize for year 12 students in Western Australia. To win the award Nicole scored an ATAR of 90.45, which put her in the top 10 per cent of the state. She completed certificates II and III in business and certificates I and II in hospitality and also studied accounting and finance, English, ancient history and mathematics—all at stage 3 level. Nicole now hopes to continue her passion for numbers by studying commerce at the University of Western Australia.

I have taken this opportunity to congratulate Nicole because I believe that Nicole is the sort of person that students in the electorate of Cowan and more widely in Western Australia should try to emulate. When I spoke to her at her home in Wanneroo she told me that the secret to her success was good organisation, of course, but also keeping up to date with her homework to allow plenty of time to study for tests as they came along. Congratulations to Nicole, and I hope other students in Cowan will follow in due course.

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