Wingham High School student Isaiah Hardy has been nominated for the Aboriginal Education Council Aboriginal Education Award, one of seven categories in the NSW/ACT Young Achiever Awards.
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The NSW/ACT Young Achiever Awards recognises and celebrates the positive achievements of young individuals in NSW and ACT communities.
Isaiah has just started in year 12 and is hoping to complete his HSC and go on to study mathematics at university.
He said one of his main achievements over the last 12 months has been winning the Aboriginal Education Award in the local area for Academic Excellence.
He has always held a passion for all things to do with mathematics and achieved the highest mark in the subject for Year 11 at Wingham High.
For the past few years he has represented Wingham High School in chess and is said to be the schools’ top ranked chess player.
In 2017 he participated in the Country Secondary Schools Chess Teams Competition.
Judging takes place on Tuesday February, 13. Finalists will be presented and winners announced at an awards gala presentation dinner at the SMC Conference and Function Centre on Friday, April 20.
Category winners will each receive $2,500 from Masonicare and a trophy. One of the seven category winners will be announced by the NSW Government as the NSW/ACT Young Achiever of the Year.
