Richfield has once again recognised and celebrated excellence through its Top Achiever Awards, honouring contact students with the highest academic performance during the first semester. The initiative, introduced in 2023, is designed to acknowledge exceptional results and encourage students across all programmes to strive for their best throughout the year.
One student from each year of study, in both the IT and Business faculties at every Richfield campus, is named a Top Achiever based on the highest average mark across their semester modules.
To recognise the students who excelled in their studies in semester one, a celebratory event was hosted at the Newtown Junction campus where achievers were honoured in front of their peers, lecturers and deans, with family members also sharing in the moment. The result was an uplifting atmosphere that recognises the hard work of achievers while motivating others to rise to the challenge in semester two.
“The Top Achiever Awards reminds us that excellence is not an event, but a journey. Our Newtown Junction campus students have set the standard for what hard work, commitment, and passion for learning can achieve,” says Ajanth Choudhree, Richfield Newtown Junction Campus Operations Manager.
The awards go beyond a simple certificate. Top Achievers are encouraged to see their recognition not only as a personal milestone but also as an opportunity to uplift and support their fellow students. This peer-to-peer encouragement strengthens the academic community and fosters a culture of collaboration alongside competition.
Kegan Shunmugam, Managing Director: Contact Learning at Richfield adds: “The Top Achiever Awards is a way of motivating students to stay focused and engaged across their entire academic journey, from first year to final year. Recognising achievement mid-year provides a milestone for students to celebrate, while also setting benchmarks for their classmates to aspire to in the final exams.”
Due to overwhelming interest from both online and contact students in becoming Top Achievers, Richfield is currently developing a similar recognition programme for distance students.
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