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We’d love to recognise the brightest minds who have demonstrated exceptional mastery, dedication, and professional excellence across The Tax Institute Higher Education.
Like diamonds forged under pressure, our 2025 Dux recipients for CTA1 Foundations, CTA 2A Advanced, CTA 2B Advanced, CTA3 Advisory, CommLaw1, CommLaw2, CommLaw3, Advanced Superannuation, Tax for trusts and Corporate tax have shone with distinction, setting the standard for academic and professional achievement in tax education.
Among this year's Dux recipients, we celebrate the remarkable journeys that brought them to excellence. Carrie, who once dreamed of becoming an astronaut as a child, reached for the stars in her own extraordinary way. Carrie achieved her first Dux in 2023 for ATL004 CTA2B Advanced, then for Tax for Trusts, for CTA3 Advisory and now for her fourth Dux for CommLaw3. A truly unprecedented achievement.
But all our recipients have a reason to celebrate. Lloyd Miller, a two-time Dux, took an unconventional path from philosophy studies, care support work, and music production to become a rising tax lawyer. This journey seemed unlikely yet perfectly illustrates how diverse experiences enrich our profession.
Emily Greer discovered her purpose during the Covid pandemic while working at an ATO call centre, transitioning from interactive and visual design to tax, finding empowerment in the logic and structure that accounting provides where creativity meets compliance.
All in all, each recipient brings unique perspectives and humble beginnings to our profession, reminding us that excellence emerges from diverse paths, unwavering commitment, and an insatiable curiosity to learn. Our Dux recipients are:
CTA3 Advisory 2024
CTA3 Advisory |
2024 Study Period 3 Dux recipients
ATL003 CTA2A Advanced | |
ATL001 CTA1 Foundations | |
ATL004 CTA2B Advanced | |
Dylan Larsen | ATL002 CommLaw1 Australian Legal Systems |
Miss Yen Du | ATL005 CommLaw2 Entities & Business Structures |
Kathryn Simonetti | ATL005 CommLaw2 Entities & Business Structures |
Wade Cao | ATL006 CommLaw3 Property Law |
Mrs Michelle Hunt | ATL007 Advanced Superannuation |
ATL009 Corporate Tax |
2025 Study Period 1 Dux recipients
Jacob Pantlin | ATL001 CTA1 Foundations |
Anita Mira Wijaya | ATL001 CTA1 Foundations |
Patsiri Boonprasop | ATL003 CTA2A Advanced |
Weiyan Chen | ATL003 CTA2A Advanced |
Sally Whenman | ATL004 CTA2B Advanced |
Paul Phillip Iaconis | ATL002 CommLaw1 Australian Legal Systems |
ATL006 CommLaw3 Property Law | |
James Michael Joseph Dawson | ATL008 Tax for Trusts |
2025 Study Period 2 Dux recipients
Hanna Yelack | ATL001 CTA1 Foundations |
Fabian Biondo | ATL003 CTA2A Advanced |
Rebecca Gibbons | ATL003 CTA2A Advanced |
Tegan Watkin-Brown | ATL003 CTA2A Advanced |
Yi Fan | ATL004 CTA2B Advanced |
Ross Dixon | ATL002 CommLaw1 Australian Legal Systems |
Wanyue Fang | ATL002 CommLaw1 Australian Legal Systems |
Song Phuong Dingh | ATL005 CommLaw2 Entities & Business Structures |
ATL006 CommLaw3 Property Law | |
Harrison Patrick Keenan Jones | ATL008 Tax for Trusts |
Christopher Shaw | ATL009 Corporate Tax |