Darcy Swaine, took out the Lou's Café Restaurant Award for Sportsman of the Year, while Ruby Trappel won the C&C Cavanagh Award for Sports Woman of the Year.

"A lot of credit goes to my parents, who have supported me travelling to sporting events for many years," Ruby said.

Both local high school students have achieved excellent results in multiple codes, and Darcy believes that is a big part of why he won the award.

"I think a big part of why I won is because I'm an all-rounder, I play a lot of different sports, but Soccer is probably my favourite," Darcy aid.

The principal of St Paul's College, Kevin Lewis, said that while students at St Paul's are known for achieving outstanding academic results, sport plays a critical role in the development of students.

"Sport is very important at St Paul's as we believe in developing the whole student, academically, emotionally, spiritually and physically," he said.

"Regular physical activity supports positive mental health and improves social skills, and we hope to develop a lifelong interest in the physical and mental well-being of our students."