Janek Drevikovsky
BA(Hons I, Medal) LLB MSt(Oxon)
Janek left high school with seven NSW state ranks and completed a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws at the University of Sydney, graduating with the University Medal in Classics. He then attended the University of Oxford on an Oxford Australia Clarendon Scholarship for a Master of Studies in Classics. Janek has worked as a law clerk, university tutor in Ancient Greek, and as a journalist for publications including the Sydney Morning Herald. Janek has been with us for over eight years and is currently serving as an academic consultant.
ATAR: 99.95
State ranks:
- 1st in NSW for English Extension 1
- 1st in NSW for English Extension 2
- 1st in NSW for German Continuers
- 1st in NSW for German Extension
- 1st in NSW for Latin Continuers
- 12th in NSW for Modern History
- 15th in NSW for Legal Studies
Awards and achievements:
At the University of Oxford
- Oxford Australia Clarendon Scholarship
- Lincoln College Sloane Robinson Master’s Award
At the University of Sydney
- First Class Honours and the University Medal in Classics
- Wentworth Medal
- Honours Scholarship
- Backhouse Prize for Greek and Latin
- Cooper Scholarship No IV in Classics
- Frederic Spencer Burnell Prize for Best Essay in Greek II or III
- Frederick Lloyd Memorial Prize
- Nicholson Prize for Classical Literature in Translation
- Nicholson Scholarship No IV for Latin III
- W J Woodhouse Memorial Prize for (Ancient) Greek
- Cooper Scholarship No III in Classics
- Runner up, Australasian Society for Classical Studies Essay Competition (×2)
- Winner, Australasian Society for Classical Studies Essay Competition
- Regional Winner, Global Undergraduate Awards
- Academic Merit Prize
- Merit Award
- Chancellor’s Award