Minister for Education and Federal Member for Blaxland, Jason Clare MP has once again recognised the outstanding efforts of 60 local students at his sixteenth annual Blaxland Community Service Awards Ceremony held at Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School.
The special presentation ceremony to acknowledge and celebrate the enormous contribution students make to their school and our wider community was attended by over 270 guests including families, school principals and teachers.
“These awards recognise students from 57 schools across our local area for the outstanding work they do in our community. They have all done something special that makes them a local hero,” Mr Clare said.
“Amina Aljamo, Year 10 Student from Merrylands High School, flawlessly delivered an address at the Annual Conference of the NSW Secondary Deputy Principals Association in September 2024, despite English being her third language, and having less than 1 year experience in Australian schools.”
“Raneem Al Khaled, Year 11 Student from Birrong Girls High School volunteered her time to fundraise for the ‘Orange the World Campaign’ to increase awareness of domestic violence and assemble birthing kids to aid women in disadvantaged circumstances.”
“And our youngest student on the night was Aaliyah Djouah, Year 2 Student from Sefton Infants School, who at just 6 years old, created the ‘Zero Lo Pro’ initiative to address the issue of lost property in the school, even creating promotional materials.”
“Our community has a proud tradition of community service – I congratulate and thank all the students for their efforts to uphold this tradition,” Mr Clare said.
Throughout the evening, guests were entertained by student performances from Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School.
Issued: 12 December 2024
Media Contact: Lizzie Green 02 9790 2466
Community Service Award Recipients
| Ayah Elkheir | Al Amanah College |
| Khadeejah Rizwan Basha | Al Faisal College |
| Aadam Mirza | Amity College |
| Zahrah Tabssum | Auburn Girls High School |
| Anoosha Sajid | Auburn North Public School |
| Zimal Wasif | Auburn Public School |
| Hachem Zreika | Auburn West Public School |
| Aesha El Rahi | Bankstown Girls High School |
| Jamie Ngo | Bankstown North Public School |
| Steven Duong | Bankstown Public School |
| Berol Langmia Babila | Bankstown Senior College |
| Asiyah Marabani | Bankstown West Public School |
| Nashwa Ismail | Bass High School |
| Jawad Kara-Ali | Bass Hill Public School |
| Vera Trinh | Berala Public School |
| Siale Moala | Birrong Boys High School |
| Raneem Al Khaled | Birrong Girls High School |
| Asmet Alamaddine | Birrong Public School |
| Salma Abou-Azar | Cerdon College |
| Yusef Al Shekarjy | Chester Hill High School |
| Isabel El Hakim | Chester Hill North Public School |
| Rayann Bahdadi | Chester Hill Public School |
| Sarah Massoud | Christ the King Catholic Primary School |
| Walaa Mairto | Condell Park High School |
| Naya Alareedi | Condell Park Public School |
| Tamara Salloum | Delany College |
| Laith Sanoussi | Georges Hall Public School |
| Bennett Lene | Granville Boys High School |
| Tynisha Wiseman | Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School |
| Laila Wahab | Hilltop Road Public School |
| Gavin Matro | Holy Family Primary School |
| Maria Luiza Goncalves Ribeiro | HopePoint Christian School |
| Amira Khan | International Maarif Schools of Australia – Gallipoli Campus |
| Christabelle Lattouf | LaSalle Catholic College |
| Audrey Lim | LaSalle Catholic College |
| Taylor Hood | LaSalle Catholic College |
| Dasha Dyhalyuk | Merrylands East Public School |
| Amina Aljamo | Merrylands High School |
| Isaac Aad | Milperra Public School |
| Grace Hassarati | Mount St Joseph Catholic College |
| Sophia El-Amoud | Old Guildford Public School |
| Annabelle Farrar | Regents Park Christian School |
| Lidya Dib | Regents Park Public School |
| Patrick Zheng | Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School |
| Salwa Khaled | Salamah College |
| Rehan Mohammed | Salamah College |
| Aaliyah Djouah | Sefton Infants School |
| Nicole Vuong | Sefton High School |
| Chrisoula Zouriakis | St Euphemia College |
| Daniel Lin | St Felix Catholic Primary School |
| Logan Chung | St John’s Catholic Primary School |
| Amalija Thorburn | St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School |
| Brianna Abdul Ahad | St Mary’s Catholic Primary School |
| Audriella Haddad | St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School |
| Derinsu Yurdagul | Sydney Adventist School Auburn |
| Fergus Smith | Trinity Catholic College |
| Metua Tiaki-Kamire | Villawood East Public School |
| Layla Akdemir | Wattawa Heights Public School |
| Asilatun Tajul | Yagoona Public School |
| Noah Omran | Yennora Public School |
Students from Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School who performed:
| Ela-Rose Tustas |
| Deanna Dyhalyuk |
| Jimmie Eimtanaporn |
| Jamhyka Cumbe |
| Scarlet Magsila |
| Shawn Reyes |
| Hoang Quan Truong |
- THE HON JASON CLARE MP
MEMBER FOR BLAXLAND
