Awards 2019-2024

2024
- Vega School ranked #1 by Pendoring 2024
- Creative Conscience (International): 2 Silver, 2 Bronze, 2 Highly Commended, 2 Commended and Shortlisted
- Worldstar Global Packaging Awards: 4 Finalist Certificates
- New Generation Awards: 3 Finalist Groups
- Loerie Awards: 1 Silver, 8 Bronze
- D&AD (International): Wooden Pencil
- Student Gold Pack: 2nd place in Graphic Design Category
- IAB Bookmark Awards: Best Digital Student
- KSA (Kitchen Specialists Association): Student in top 5
- Pendoring Awards: 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Gold Craft Certificates, 4 Craft Certificates
- WineMag Wine Label Student Competition: 1 Grand Prix, 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze
2023
- Vega School ranked #2 by Pendoring 2023
- WorldStar Global Packaging Awards: 4 Certificates of Recognition
- IAB Bookmark: Best Digital Student
- L'Oréal Brandstorm: National Finalists and International Semi Finalists
- Homemakers Fair: Silver Award
- Samsung Bespoke Home Challenge 2022: Second Place
- One Club: 8 Students in the Top 3 Groups
- Loerie Awards: 1 Bronze
- PG Bison 1.618 Education Initiative awards: Third Place & 1 student in the Top 10
- Creative Conscience: 1 Gold, 1 Silver
- New Generation Awards: One of the top 3 finalists for Overall Student Group of the Year
- Gold Pack Awards: ‘Metpac-SA’ Industry Prize
- Pendorings: 4 Silver, 1 Craft Certificate
- KSA Student Kitchen Design Competition: 3 students in the top 5 & 1 special mention
2022
- WPO WorldStar International Packaging Design Studen
- Competition: 3 Certificates of Recognition
- IAB Bookmark: Best Digital Student
- The Campus Game Jam: The Best Educational Game Category
- Loeries x Woolworths Student Portfolio Bootcamp: Second Place
- Creative Conscience: 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze, 2 Highly Commended Entries
- Vega School ranked #3 Top Educational Institution by the Loeries Annual Official Rankings
- Loerie Awards: 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze, 1 Craft Certificate
- Gold Pack Awards: Silver in Graphic Design & Best in Brief 2
- Pendorings: 5 Silver
- Vega School ranked #2 by Pendoring 2022
2021
- WPO WorldStar International Packaging Design Student Competition: 3 Certificates of Recognition
- IAB Bookmark: Best Digital Student
- L'Oréal Brandstorm National Finals: Semi Finals
- Creative Conscience: 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
- AdFocus: Top 3
- Adfocus: Student of the year
- Vega School ranked #3 Top Educational Institution by the Loeries Annual Official Rankings
- Loerie Awards: 3 Silver and 2 Bronze
- Loerie Student Portfolio: Top 3
- Pendorings: 1 Gold
- Ranked #2 by Pendoring 2021
- PG Bison 1.618: Runner-up
- Free Lives Game Jam: Best Student
- SA Game Jam: Winners
- Gold Pack Awards: 1 x Judges Special Mention
2020
- Ranked #2 Educational Brand in the Middle East and Africa by the Loeries Annual Official Rankings
- Ranked #2 by Pendoring 2020
- WPO WorldStar International Packaging Design Student Competition: 11 Certificates of Recognition
- IAB Bookmark: Best Digital Student
- L'Oréal Brandstorm National Finals: Third place
- D&AD: 1 New Blood Award
- Loerie Awards: 1 Gold, 4 Bronze, 1 Craft Certificate
- Pendorings: 1 Gold, 3 Silvers
- Creative Conscience: 3 Shortlisted
- PG Bison 1.618: 2 Students in the top 10
- Gold Pack Awards: 1 x Judges Special Mention
2019
- Ranked #1 Educational Brand in the Middle East and
- Africa by the Loeries Annual Official Rankings
- IAB Bookmark: Black Pixel Award
- D&AD: 1 New Blood Award
- Loerie Awards: 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Loerie Awards: 2019 Facebook Hack
- Pendorings: 4 Silvers
- Gold Pack Awards: 1 x Second Place
- Gold Pack Awards: 3 x Judges Special Mentions
- Adobe Design Achievement Awards: Top Talent
- Creative Conscience: Bronze
- SA Fashion Week: 2 Students in top 10
- PG Bison 1.618: 1 Student in top 10
- WPO International Packaging Design Student Competition: 1 Certificate of Recognition
- International Committee of the Red Cross: Finalists
- Microsoft Design Expo Project: Student representation
- SA Game Jam: Overall Winners
*The Design School of Southern Africa was incorporated into The IIE's Vega School in 2017

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