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Nominations have opened this week for the 2018 Australian Education Awards, a new awards evening that will celebrate excellence in the K-12 education space.
22 award categories have been designed to recognise the leading schools, principals, department heads and teachers of the year at the black-tie event in Sydney on Friday 17 August.
The categories open to entry are:
School Awards
Primary School of the Year – Government
Primary School of the Year – Non-government
Secondary School of the Year – Government
Secondary School of the Year – Non-government
Boarding School of the Year
Regional School of the Year
Special Needs School of the Year
Best School Strategic Plan
Best Student Wellbeing Program
Best Professional Learning Program
Individual Awards
Primary School Principal of the Year - Government
Primary School Principal of the Year – Non-government
Principal of the Year - Government
Principal of the Year – Non-government
Department Head of the Year
Teacher of the Year
Education Rising Star of the Year
Curriculum Awards
Best Co-Curricular Program
Best STEM Program
Best use of Technology
Innovation in Curriculum Design
Innovation in Learning Environment Design
More information about categories and criteria is available here.
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