2025 CISWA AWARDS – Winners announced!

The 2025 CISWA Awards were proudly presented at the StudyPerth Western Australia AGM and End of Year Event, recognising excellence and outstanding contributions across the international education sector. The following awards were presented:

🏆 WA International School Student of the Year
Sponsored by Department of Education, Western Australia
Winner: Yan-Rong (Avril) Chen – Greenwood College

🏫 WA International Education Initiative of the Year – Schools
Sponsored by Department of Education, Western Australia
Winner: MORLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Intensive Language Centre – Dedicated English Language Program for International Students

🎓 WA International Tertiary Student of the Year
Sponsored by Perth Airport
Winner: Novi Indriastuti – Murdoch University

🔧 WA International VET Student of the Year
Sponsored by Department of Training and Workforce Development (DTWD)
Winner: Louise Hill – Central Regional TAFE

🤝 WA International Education Program of the Year
Sponsored by ACICES: Australia China International Cultural Exchange Society
Winner: National Institute of Technology – NIT Connect Program

A huge thank you to our sponsors for making these awards possible:
🙏 Department of Education, Western Australia
🙏 Department of Training and Workforce Development
🙏Perth Airport
🙏 ACICES – Australia China International Cultural Exchange Society

Congratulations again to all nominees and winners — you continue to inspire and elevate international education across Western Australia! ✨🌏

All award winners were announced at StudyPerth AGM and End of Year Event

Why Nominate?

Nominating for an award gives you, your students, your colleagues and your institution the opportunity to be recognised as leaders in international education in Western Australia. It is a chance to showcase outstanding achievements and have the impact of your work acknowledged in advancing and strengthening the sector.

The CISWA Awards are highly competitive, and we strongly encourage CISWA members to consider nominating in 2026. Each year, the judging panels review an impressive field of submissions, and the strongest nominations are those that clearly demonstrate impact through well-supported evidence.

To give your nomination the best possible chance, we recommend identifying outstanding students, initiatives and programs early, and progressively gathering data, outcomes, statistics, and testimonials as the year unfolds. This preparation not only strengthens your submission but also makes the nomination process far more manageable when it opens.

Even if you have not nominated before, we encourage you to put your work forward — many excellent programs and individuals are already doing the work that makes a strong nomination; it is simply a matter of capturing and presenting that impact clearly.

2026 Key Dates

Applications open: September
Applications close: November
Judging completed/Winners advised: late November
Awards event: December (evening) at the StudyPerth AGM and End of Year Event