Celebrating Academic Excellence

September 3, 2025

A New Tradition

This year also marked the beginning of a new tradition: the Academic Award Winners’ Portrait. Inspired by classic academic photographs yet given a creative Mannix twist, the award recipients gathered in the College Library for a striking portrait to commemorate their achievements. The setting highlighted the connection between scholarship, tradition, and community, while offering a fresh take on celebrating academic excellence.

Supporting Student Success

The College is deeply committed to fostering academic achievement. Each Tuesday evening during semester, residents can access in-person academic workshops and subject-specific support through our Academic Guides and Mentors program. These initiatives strengthen the bridge between College life and the learning resources of Monash University, ensuring residents are supported to reach their academic goals.

Mannix congratulates all award recipients—and indeed, all residents—on their academic efforts and progress. Achievements like these reflect the high standards, determination, and vibrant intellectual spirit that define our College community.

The Knox Scholarships

The Knox Scholarships are named in memory of Cardinal James Robert Knox, Archbishop of Melbourne from 1967–1974, who blessed and laid the College’s foundation stone on 23 May 1968. Each year, the scholarships are awarded to the highest-performing resident in each faculty, with recipients also receiving a $750 prize, generously supported by the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne.

Awarded to the highest-performing student in their faculty.

Jack Riley Pearce Copland
Sayumi Tashya Jayasuriya
Ibtesam Ifaz
Alexander Rohan Aidt
Jing Yuen Ng
Joss Lopez
Thomas Sewell
Oliver Samuel Hair
Brodie John Graham

Academic Excellence Awards

Residents who achieved a High Distinction average in their Semester 1 studies received Academic Excellence Awards—a recognition that highlights both their personal discipline and the competitive academic culture within Mannix. Remarkably, the average grade achieved by Mannix residents is a Distinction, well above the overall Monash University average, underscoring the exceptional academic environment fostered within the College.

Awarded to students whose Semester 1 average mark was 80 or higher.