1983
The 1983 AMC
The sixth AMC was known for the first time as the AMC for the Westpac Awards, with the Bank of New South Wales having changed its name. A total of 275,457 students, including 27,423 from 10 other countries, participated.
A total of 19 medals were presented at a function at the Sheraton Wentorth Hotel in Sydney by Dame Leonie Kramer DBE on Friday 14 October.
The medallists were:
AMC Medallists from the Junior, Intermediate & Senior Divisions
NAME
SCHOOL
YR
JONES Mark
LOADER Ralph
PORTER Mitchell*
STANKOVICH James
Weston Creek High School
Marlborough Boys College
Toowoomba Grammar School
Grimwade House, Melbourne Church of England Grammar School
ACT
NZ
QLD
VIC
8
8
8
8
BOOTH Shane
GRANT Alasdair
HARDMAN Matthew
HASSELL Andrew
HOWITT Diggory
JAKOBSEN Ingrid
RUSSELL Nigel
STARK Frederic
WALKER Robert
Wanganui Park High School
Melbourne Church of England Grammar School
Knox Grammar School
Christ Church Grammar School
Canberra Grammar School
Holder High School
Belmont High School
Collège de Paopao
Parkes High School
VIC
VIC
NSW
WA
ACT
ACT
VIC
FP
NSW
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
DEAN Murray
KEPERT Andrew
MAYOT Florence*
MOORE Richard
PEAKE Michael
VERTIGAN Dirk
Barrenjoey High School
Churchlands Senior High School
Lycée Paul Gauguin
Prince Alfred College
Prince Alfred College
Elizabeth Matriculation College
NSW
WA
FP
SA
SA
TAS
12
12
11
12
11
12
* denotes perfect score
There has always been a strong correlation between AMC medallists and those who make or will make selection in Australia's IMO team. There are several in this list, including Andrew Hassell, who was to become Australia's first IMO Gold Medallist in 1985.