CanTYD’s annual Awards of Excellence gala recognizes Tamil-Canadian students who have achieved excellence in academics, athletics, the arts, and community service.
Awards are distributed for Academic Achievement, Athletic Achievement, Overall Achievement, Outstanding Community Contribution, Most Improved, and Performing Arts. All Grade 12 award recipients receive a $1000 scholarship towards their undergraduate studies.
Read about our past award winners:
2011 Awards of Excellence Winners
2010 Awards of Excellence Winners
Awards are distributed for Academic Achievement, Athletic Achievement, Overall Achievement, Outstanding Community Contribution, Most Improved, and Performing Arts. All Grade 12 award recipients receive a $1000 scholarship towards their undergraduate studies.
Read about our past award winners:
2011 Awards of Excellence Winners
2010 Awards of Excellence Winners
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CanTYD Volunteers, Staff & Board at Awards of Excellence gala
$1000 Scholarships for graduating students! Application forms available for Awards of Excellence 2012.
2012 AofE Application Form
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Why Apply for Awards of Excellence?
- Be recognized for your achievements
- Win scholarships
- Awards improve admission chances
- Awards build resumes
AofE History
2011
Award Winners
Name
- Aparna Yogaselvam
- Kirthika Umasuthan
- Athithan Karunakaran
- Thenuka Thanabalasingam
- Piravena Selvakumar
- Anuisa Ranjan
- Rammya Ilankannan
- Viethushaa Mohandas
- Danitha Kanagavaratha
- Abirami Shanmugaratnam
- Krishanth Manokaran
- Gerosshanth Satkunam
- Steevan Sritharan
Award Title
Congrats to all of our award winners!
- Performing Arts
- Outstanding Community Contribution
- Grade 9 Academic Achievement
- Grade 10 Academic Achievement
- Grade 11 Academic Achievement & Overall Achievement
- Grade 12 Academic Achievement
- Grade 9 Overall Achievement
- Grade 10 Overall Achievement
- Grade 12 Overall Achievement
- Athletic Achievement
- Athletic Achievement
- Most Improved Student
- Most Improved Student
2010
Award Winners
Name
- Nivedha Ramalingam
- Milani Sivapragasam
- Sujan Subendran
- Thenujah Magendran
- Sarah Antony
- Thrmiga Sathiyamoorthy
- Abirami Shanmugaratnam
- Hares Sivanrupan
- Tharshan Vigneswaran
- Bavithira Tharmananthan
Award Title
Congrats to all of our award winners!
- Performing Arts
- Outstanding Community Contribution
- Grade 10 Academic Achievement
- Grade 11 Academic Achievement & Visual Arts
- Grade 12 Academic Achievement
- Grade 10 Overall Achievement
- Grade 11 Overall Achievement & Athletic Achievement
- Grade 12 Overall Achievement
- Most Improved Student
- Uniquely Distinguished Effort
2009
Award Winners
Name
- Arrthami Siva
- Anushiya Yogeswaran
- Gathyayini Manoharan
- Darsan Sadacharam
- Niro Francispragasam
- Sureka Mahesuwaran
- Saphi Subendran
- Senthuran Indrasithu
- Mathusan Senthilmurugan
- Subashini Visiththivamoorthy
Award Title
Congrats to all of our award winners!
- Performing Arts
- Grade 9 Academic Achievement
- Grade 11 Academic Achievement
- Grade 9 Overall Achievement
- Grade 10 Overall Achievement
- Grade 11 Overall Achievement
- Grade 12 Overall Achievement
- Athletic Achievement
- Most Improved Student
- Most Improved Student & Uniquely Distinguished Effort
2008
Award Winners
Name
- Thiviyaa Sehasothy
- Rieshiee Vasuthevan
- Darsi Panchalingam
- Niro Francispragasam
- Janithaa Sathiyaseelan
- Sobika Easwaran
- Keerthana Kamalavasan
- Kesavan Ganeshalingam
- Vijay Jeyapalan
- Lashaayan Kugathasan
- Parthiban Indubalan
- Mayuran Sritharan
- Ryan Nesharatnam
Award Title
Congrats to all of our award winners!
- Visual Arts
- Performing Arts
- Outstanding Community Contribution
- Grade 9 Academic Achievement
- Grade 10 Academic & Overall Achievement
- Grade 11 Academic & Overall Achievement
- Grade 12 Academic Achievement
- Grade 9 Overall Achievement
- Grade 12 Overall Achievement
- Athletic Achievement
- Most Improved Student
- Most Improved Student
- Uniquely Distinguished Effort
2007
Award Winners
Name
- Sangeevan Tharmaratnam
- Mauran Manogaran
- Vyshe Balendra
- Pereyanga Kulasegaram
- Vithushan Jeyakumaran
- Pranavan Ganeshalingam
- Duluxan Sritharan
- Ardavan Ganeshalingam
- Abi Vijenthira
- Vijith Ganeshalingam
- Puvanathas Vijayakumar
- Matheeshan Selvakkumaran
- Anushah Aruliah
Award Title
Congrats to all of our award winners!
- Visual Arts
- Performing Arts
- Outstanding Community Contribution
- Grade 9 Academic Achievement
- Grade 10 Academic Achievement
- Grade 11 Academic & Overall Achievement
- Grade 12 Academic Achievement
- Grade 10 Overall Achievement
- Grade 12 Overall Achievement
- Athletic Achievement
- Most Improved Student
- Uniquely Distinguished Effort
- Professional Achievement
2006
Awards of Excellence was not hosted this year.2005
Award Winners
Name
- Krishna Balakrishnan
- Aranee Murugananthan
- Brenda Maria Swampillai
- Sinthu Varatharajah
- Sivajini Suthaharan
- Prakash Thambipillai
- Duluxan Sritharan
- Krisna Saravanamuttu
- Pranavan Ganeshalingam
- Nala Balarajan
- Piraveena Tharmalingam
- Siva Vijenthira
- Saijith Loganathan
- Thinesa Sriskandarajah
- Manimaran Swaminathar
Award Title
Congrats to all of our award winners!
- Arts Award
- Outstanding Community Contribution
- Outstanding Community Contribution
- Outstanding Community Contribution
- Outstanding Community Contribution
- Grade 9 Academic Achievement
- Grade 10 Academic Achievement
- Grade 12 Academic Achievement
- Grade 9 Overall Achievement
- Grade 10 Overall Achievement
- Grade 11 Overall Achievement
- Grade 12 Academic & Overall Achievement
- Athletic Achievement
- Athletic Achievement
- Most Improved Student
2004
Award Winners
Name
- Abi Vijenthira
- Tickalyn Martin
- Siva Vijenthira
- Priatharshy Thavananthan
- Salini Kanaesu
- Arren Skandarajah
- Shamila Kamalananthan
- Kulamakan Kulasegaram
- Amanda Emmanuel
- Abi Vijenthira
- Piraveena Tharmalingam
- Siva Vijenthira
- Swarnamugi Perinparajah
- Subhani Ragunanthan
- Vivein Vivekananthan
- Myuri Ruthikrakuha
- Archana Balamohan
- Sujeenthar Tharmalingam
- Tharmini Yogananthan
- Pratheep Sivabalan
- Stanley Thambiah
Award Title
Congrats to all of our award winners!
- Grade 9 Academic Achievement
- Grade 10 Academic Achievement
- Grade 11 Academic Achievement
- Grade 12 Academic Achievement
- Grade 12 Academic Achievement
- Athletic Achievement
- Athletic Achievement
- Outstanding Community Contribution
- Outstanding Community Contribution
- Grade 9 Overall Achievement
- Grade 10 Overall Achievement
- Grade 11 Overall Achievement
- Grade 12 Overall Achievement
- Grade 12 Overall Achievement
- Performing Arts (Instrumental)
- Performing Arts (Instrumental)
- Performing Arts (Instrumental)
- Performing Arts (Instrumental)
- Performing Arts (Vocal)
- Most Improved Student
- Lifetime Achievement
2003
Award Winners
Name
- Mary Jeyanathan
- Vivein Vivekananthan
- Meera Raveendran
- Christan Mariyanayagam
- Myuri Manogaran
- Shakti Sivakumar
- Stephanie Emmanuel
- Thivya Logananthan
- Subhani Ragunathan
- Senthuran Vettivelupillai
- Shajeehan Kathirgamanathan
- Nichi Francispragasam
- Rajiv Arumugam
- Senthooran Uruthiralingam
Award Title
Congrats to all of our award winners!
- Performing Arts (Dance)
- Performing Arts (Instrumental)
- Performing Arts (Vocal)
- Performing Arts (Vocal)
- Outstanding Community Contribution
- Outstanding Community Contribution & Athletic Achievement
- Grade 9 Academic Achievement & Overall Achievement
- Grade 10 Academic Achievement
- Grade 11 Academic Achievement & Overall Achievement
- Grade 12 Academic Achievement & Overall Achievement
- OAC Academic Achievement
- Grade 10 Overall Achievement
- OAC Overall Achievement
- Most Improved Student & Uniquely Distinguished Effort
2002
Award Winners
Name
- Karthiga Dharmananda
- Kausiki Shanmukanathan
- Pamila Navarajah
- Sinthiya Balasundaram
- Thanu Nadarajah
- Nimalan Thavandiran
- Salini Kanesu
- Senthuran Vettivelupillai
- Janani Sivarajah
- Thulasi Shanmukanathan
- Gopy Arumugam
- Prathipan Ratnam
- Shakthi Sivakumar
- Grace Tharmarajah
- Mahinthan Thayaparajah
- Priatharshy Thavanathan
- Jeevana Premachandran
- Ashwin Balamohan
- Denesh Balaraveindiran
- Manimaran Swaminathar
- Yathavan Sivarajah
- Dr. Ambalavanar Sivanandan
- Dr. Parvathy Kandasamy
Award Title
Congrats to all of our award winners!
- Performing Arts
- Outstanding Community Contribution
- Outstanding Community Contribution
- Outstanding Community Contribution
- Outstanding Community Contribution
- Grade 9 Academic Achievement
- Grade 10 Academic Achievement
- Grade 11 Academic Achievement
- Grade 12 Academic Achievement
- Grade 12 Academic & Overall Achievement
- OAC Academic Achievement
- Athletic Achievement
- Athletic Achievement
- Athletic Achievement
- Grade 9 Overall Achievement
- Grade 10 Overall Achievement
- Grade 11 Overall Achievement & Outstanding Community Contribution
- OAC Overall Achievement
- Most Improved Student
- Uniquely Distinguished Effort
- Uniquely Distinguished Effort
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Professional Achievement Award
2001
Award Winners
Name
- Mayura Kandasamy
- Jana Nadesan
- Shajeehan Kathirgamanathan
- Meera Kandasamy
- Thadsana Premachandran
- Bavani Kailayanathan
- Melanie Ratnam
- Vanika Sivendrarajah
- Mahathman Krishnapillai
- Babujie Arulsubramaniam
- Thanu Nadarajah
- Jathishinie Jegathiswaran
- Gayathri Sivakumar
- Archana Balamohan
- Thanancheyan Ehamparam
- Jana Loganathan
- Angeline Rubasingham
- Sudarshan Devanesen
- Christie Jeyaratnam Eliezer
Award Title
Congrats to all of our award winners!
- Grade 9 Academic Achievement
- Grade 10 Academic Achievement
- Grade 11 Academic Achievement
- Grade 12 Academic Achievement
- OAC Academic Achievement & Overall Achievement
- OAC Academic Achievement & Uniquely Distinguished Effort
- Grade 11 Athletic Achievement
- OAC Academic Achievement
- Most Improved Student
- Community Contribution
- Community Contribution
- Community Contribution
- Community Contribution
- Grade 9 Overall Achievement
- Grade 10 Overall Achievement
- Grade 11 Overall Achievement
- Grade 12 Overall Achievement
- Professional Achievement
- Lifetime Achievement
2000
Coming Soon…1999
Award Winners
Name
- Paul Navajan Thiagamoorthy
- Tharshini Visvanathan
- Ahalya Ketheeswaran
- Vinoja Kumareswaran
- Theepha Thayakulasingam
- Nimalraj Navarathinam
- Vanika Sivendrarajah
- Sivatharsini Yoganathan
- Sangeetha Theivendran
- Arany Shanmugalingam
- Ashwin Balamohan
- Krithiga Palasandiran
- Hemavibushani Selliah
- Vanika Sivendrarajah
- Kathirvathany Puvirajasingham
- Dimitri Edirmanasinghe
- Dharmine Ehamparam
- Manivillie Kanagasabathy
- Thirumagal Kanagasabai
- Sunitha Srikanthan
- Kiruthika Kanagasabai
- Sonya Jeyaseelan
- Ponnambalam Sundaralingam
- Joseph Chandrakanthan
- Nagalingam Ethirveerasingham
Award Title
Congrats to all of our award winners!
- Grade 9 Academic Achievement
- Grade 10 Academic Achievement
- Grade 11 Academic Achievement & Overall Achievement
- Grade 12 Academic Achievement
- OAC Academic Achievement
- Grade 9 Athletic Achievement
- Grade 11 Athletic Achievement
- OAC Athletic Achievement
- Classical Arts (Dance)
- Classical Arts (Vocal)
- Classical Arts (Instrumental) & Community Service
- Community Service
- Community Service
- Community Service
- Grade 9 Overall Achievement
- Grade 10 Overall Achievement
- Grade 12 Overall Achievement
- OAC Overall Achievement
- Uniquely Distinguished Effort
- Uniquely Distinguished Effort
- Uniquely Distinguished Effort
- Professional Achievement
- Professional Achievement
- Professional Achievement
- Lifetime Achievement