After a fantastic round of nominations, The Educator is proud to announce the finalists for the Australian Education Awards 2020.
The Australian Education Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of the country’s top performing schools, principals, department heads and teachers.
This year, the Awards are being presented in 23 categories, including Australian School of the Year, Australian Principal of the Year, Best Professional Learning Program and Best Student Wellbeing Program.
So, without further ado, here are the finalists for the Australian Education Awards 2020.
Best Co-Curriculum Program
- Brighton Grammar School Year 9/10 B2M Program
- Genazzano FCJ College
- John Paul College
- Maryborough State High School, Fraser Pop festival
- Ormiston College
- Plumpton High School
- Snowy Mountains Grammar School
- St Andrew's Anglican College
- Trinity Anglican School Outdoor Education
Best Professional Learning Program
- Brigidine College, Indooroopilly
- Genazzano FCJ College
- Haileybury
- Iona Presentation College
- John Paul College
- Marsden State High School
- Caringbah North, Jannali, Miranda North Public Schools
- Stuartholme School
Best School Strategic Plan
- All Saints' College, Perth
- Balcombe Grammar School
- Ipswich Girls' Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar School
- Kurri Kurri High School Strategic Stages
- Marsden State High School whole school strategic plan
- Maryborough State High School
- Ormiston College
Best STEM Program
- Hastings Secondary College
- Marsden State High School
- Melville SHS
- Saint Stephen's College
- St Margaret's Anglican Girls School STEM Program
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Carina
- St Patrick's College Townsville
- Strathcona Girls Grammar - All Aboard the Tinker Train
Best Student Wellbeing Program
- Brighton Grammar School
- Haileybury
- Cowra High School
- Kempsey South Public School
- Marsden State High
- Melbourne Grammar School - Grimwade House
- Mooroopna Park Primary School Well-being Team
- Moreton Bay College
- The King David School
Best Use of Technology
- Aurora College
- Emmanuel College
- Genazzano FCJ College
- Haileybury
- Saint Stephen's College
- Ormiston College
- Southport State High Independent Public School
- Strathcona Girls Grammar - Strathcona’s Tinker Train
Boarding School of the Year
- Immanuel College
- St Ursula's College, Toowoomba
- SCOTS PGC College
- St Margaret's Anglican Girls School - Boarding School
- The Scots School Albury
- Toorak College
- Toowoomba Anglican School
- Wesley College Melbourne, Learning in Residence (Boarding)
Department Head of the Year
- Adam Nahal, Australian International Academy Melbourne
- Bek Duyckers, Perth College Anglican School For Girls
- Bryn Humberstone, Brighton Grammar School
- Deb Smith, Maryborough State High School
- Iain Taylor, Saint Stephen's College
- Joel Speranza, Ormiston College
- Michael Ha, Hillcrest Christian College
- Ms Samantha Reynolds, Saint Stephen’s College
- Scott Dirix, Indie School
- Rachel Cureton, Southport State High
Education Rising Star of the Year
- Alice Upcher, Marsden State High School
- Amy Young, Cowra High School
- April Bryson, Lakes Grammar - An Anglican School
- Daniel Chen, Saint Stephen’s College
- Lloyd Godson, Hastings Secondary College
- Melissa Allen, Haileybury
- Miss Parris Laurie, Mater Dei College
- Samantha Fletcher, Southport State High
Innovation in Curriculum Design
- Creative Silicon Chips - Carey Baptist Grammar School
- Liverpool Boys High School
- Saint Stephen's College
- Project Illuminate - Toorak College
- Southport State High Independent Public School
- St Margaret's Berwick Grammar Certificate of Global Responsibility Group
- Strathcona Girls Grammar - Strathcona’s Tinker Train
Innovation in Learning Environment Design
- Carey Baptist Grammar School Learning Design Guide
- Ormiston College
- St Luke's Catholic College
- Queensland Department of Education Youth Engagement Team
- St John's Anglican College
- Trinity College Gawler South Australia
- Trinity Lutheran College: Senior Learning Precinct
Primary School of the Year - Government
- Beenleigh State School
- Fairy Meadow Demonstration School
- Glendore Public School
- Granville Public School
- Kempsey South Public School
- Laurimar Primary School
- Piara Waters Primary School
- Prospect North Primary School
Primary School of the Year - Non-government
- Ballarat Clarendon College Junior School
- Bethany Lutheran Primary School
- Brighton Grammar School - Junior School
- Haileybury
- Ormiston College
- Redeemer Lutheran School
- Snowy Mountains Grammar School
- St Paul's School
Primary School Principal of the Year - Government
- Adam Knights, Beenleigh State School
- Donna Wright, Bandiana Primary School
- Jason McBean, Laurimar Primary School
- Julie Murphy, Elizabeth Vale Primary School
- Khalil Khay, Glendore Public School
- Marg Clark, Prospect North Primary School
- Maria Green, Oakdale Public School
- Todd Miladinovic, Wyong Public School
Primary School Principal of the Year - Non-government
- Grenville Green, Haileybury
- Helen Elliott, All Hallows Primary School
- Kiri Pearce, Enkindle Village School
- Lindsay McQuattie, John Paul College Primary School
- Matthew Boundy, The Scots School Albury
- Mrs Kerrie Nelson, Giant Steps Australia
- Mrs Nicolee Eiby, Ipswich Girls' Grammar School - including Ipswich Junior Grammar School
- Will Wallace, Lakes Grammar - An Anglican School
Regional School of the Year
- Good Shepherd College
- James Fallon High School
- Kangaroo Island Community Education
- Kempsey South Public School
- Maryborough State High School
- Snowy Mountains Grammar School
- St Patrick's College Townsville
- The Scots School Albury
School Principal of the Year – Government
- Andrew Peach, Marsden State High School
- Chad Bliss. Orange High School
- Khalil Khay, Glendore Public School
- Maxine McSherry, Kangaroo Island Community Education
- Michael Saxon, Liverpool Boys High School
- Nigel Hughes, Southport State High
- Simon Done, Maryborough State High School
- Stella Jinman, Cecil Andrews College Perth WA
School Principal of the Year - Non-government
- Brett Webster, Ormiston College
- Gavin McCormack, Farmhouse Montessori School
- Karen Jebb, Genazzano FCJ College
- Kristy Kendall, Toorak College
- Mrs Karen Spiller OAM CF, John Paul College
- Mrs Kerrie Nelson, Giant Steps Australia
- Ros Curtis, St Margaret's Anglican Girls School
- Simon Lees, Toowoomba Anglican School
Secondary School of the Year - Government
- Campbelltown Performing Arts High School
- Kurri Kurri High School
- Liverpool Boys High School
- Marsden State High School
- Maryborough State High School
- Orange High School, Department of Education
- Plumpton High School
- Southport State High Independent Pubic School
Secondary School of the Year - Non-government
- All Saints' College
- Ballarat Clarendon College
- Haileybury
- Immanuel College
- Ormiston College
- SCOTS PGC College
- St Paul's School
- Toorak College
Special Education School of the Year
- Cranleigh School
- Gawura School (St Andrew's Cathedral School)
- Giant Steps Sydney
- Marsden State High School - Special Education Unit
Teacher of the Year - Primary School
- Carla Gagliano, Masada College
- Demi Lu, Toorak College
- Jane Couché, Saint Stephen's College
- Michelle Breen, Trinity Anglican School
- Michelle Richardson, The Knox School
- Mrs Stella Azizian, Santa Sabina College
- Naomi Doherty, St Philip's Christian College Cessnock
- Wendy Murphy, Kingswood South Public School
Teacher of the Year - Secondary School
- Alison McLennan, Orange High School
- Ben Peacock, St Philip's Christian College Cessnock
- Christine Huynh, Liverpool Boys High School
- Fiona Pennisi-Mitchell, Marsden State High School
- Kate Brown, Toorak College
- Mr Toby Hurd, Mater Dei College
- Ms Samantha Reynolds, Saint Stephen's College