Alexandra Merkrebs with her Premiers award for a perfect score in VCE business studies in 2008.

DALIA SABLE

THE highest achieving Victorian Curriculum of Education (VCE) students of 2008 were recognised with Premiers awards in a ceremony at the New Melbourne Convention Centre this week.

Among the top achievers were more than 10 Jewish students from Melbourne’s Jewish and non-Jewish schools. They received their awards from Victorian Premier John Brumby at the ceremony on Tuesday, July 21.

The Jewish schools were once again successful with Mount Scopus Memorial College leading the charge with five students — Gabrielle Debinski (English), Nadav Harel (religion and society), Daniel Nash (religion and society), Jake Newstadt (religion and society) and David Spicer (accounting).
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