Andrew Wallace (Fisher, Liberal National Party) Share this | Hansard source

CE () (): As students right across the country wrap up 12 years of education, I want to take a moment to pay tribute to their tenacity and their resilience. The class of 2022 is the first and only class to have undertaken all three years of their senior education, from 2020 to 2022, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the lockdowns, teacher shortages, sicknesses and stresses that they've confronted, these students have stuck it out.

I want to pay tribute to three students in particular who were finalists in my annual Fisher awards, which I will speak about later in the week. Chloe Maxwell is the 2022 Fisher Student of the Year. Chloe, of Currimundi Special School, is an aspiring athlete and an inspiring example to her peers. Arno Mens, of Glasshouse Christian College, is an entrepreneurial young leader and incoming school captain for 2023. Amanda Boyes is an award-winning PhD student at the University of the Sunshine Coast whose research into adolescent development will enable us to better treat issues like anxiety in our young people. These three students are among many thousands who exemplify the citizenship and determination of the class of 2022. Congratulations; your best years are just ahead.

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