2015 WA International Tertiary Student of the Year

In 2015, Thomas was awarded the ‘Outstanding Achievement in the Commerce Portfolio’ and the ‘Accounting Student of the Year’ and is Central Institute of Technology’s ‘2015 International Student of the Year’.

In 2014, Thomas was elected as an International Student Ambassador to help international students settle in to their studies and lives in Perth, and act as a conduit between international students and Central staff.

Thomas’ natural leadership was recognised by Navitas who appointed him to a part time position as an Activities Coordinator in November 2014. Thomas has been volunteering at the WA Aids Council for the past two years and earlier this year joined the Cross Campus Queer Network which is a student organisation that aims to make educational campuses welcoming and safe for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual students.