Horticulture student wins TAFE Student of the Year for Denmark and Mount Barker Campus at Awards Ceremony

Horticulture student Helen Merrifield has taken home the Student of the Year Award for South Regional TAFE’s Denmark and Mount Barker campuses.

The South Regional awards ceremony was held at the Albany Entertainment Centre on Thursday March 21.

23 students from across the Great Southern received a certificate of excellence for outstanding results in 2023.

South Regional TAFE managing director Kathy Keay congratulated the nominees and winners.

“2023’s SR TAFE Award winners epitomise excellence in student achievement, customer service and teaching excellence within vocational education and training,” she said.

“Their accomplishments not only reflect the outstanding talent cultivated within our institution but also underscore the dedication of our lecturers to deliver top-tier training.”

To Ms Merrifield, who completed certificates 2 and 3 in horticulture at the Denmark campus, winning the award at the ceremony came as a shock.

“It was a complete surprise, I wasn’t expecting it,” she said.

“I just went along because I thought it would be a nice evening.”