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AWARD RECIPIENTS:

Minister’s Award for Excellence in Student Achievement

Student Name School Aimy Trang Hurlstone Agricultural High School Akash Biradar Endeavour Sports High School Alexandra Carroll NBSC Amy Wade Girls High School Annabel Victoria Knight Strathfield Girls High School Annalise Robertson Anson Lee Bridget Gard Fort Street High School Cassandra McMurdo Edward Prescott Elizabeth Waugh Dorrigo High School Elka Devney Moree Secondary College Georgia Elphinston Holly Trikilis High School Imogen McDonald Inverell High School Jacob Carson Jacob Read Corowa High School Jade Mudge Joshua Levin Whitebridge High School Kayla Ellise Tiga Kristie Caplikas Prairiewood High School Lachlan Taylor Elderslie High School Mackenzie Gilligan Mackenzie Purtill-Wright Wagga Wagga High School Maddison Reichert West Wallsend High School Molly Robinson Natasha Goundar Nicholas Cavanaugh Piper Harrison NBSC Mackellar Girls Campus Purvi Kapur Cumberland High School Rowan Chate Cumberland High School Rowan Silcock North Sophia Hadjimichael Penrith High School Swathy Raveendran Lambton High School Wendy Li Penrith Selective High School | NSW Department of Education

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Minister’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Teacher name School Aaron Routh Orange High School Candice Morris- High School Grant Conie Sinnott Craig Roder David Gillard Wagga Wagga High School Dion Hobbins Murwillumbah High School Georgia Valatiadis Prairiewood High School Jake Tonkin Janet Phillips Revesby Public School Karen Gourlay The Forest High School Katerina Zito Ryde Secondary College Kellie Chapman Turvey Park Public School Mat Rhodes Megan Mitchell Airds High School Michelle Collison Thomas Reddall High School Mika Rodic Prairiewood High School Nagiha Sahyouni Doonside Technology High School Nick Forrester Murwillumbah High School Rebecca Ferris Elderslie High School Rhonda Kaidbay Ryde Secondary College Sheree Jones Dubbo College Delroy Campus Tania Maddison Wagga Wagga High School Zainab Bazzi Merrylands High School

The Secretary’s Award for School Achievement

Achievement School Name Explicit Instruction Whole School Program Charlestown South Public School Literacy and Numeracy Chifley College Senior Campus Achievement of significant improvement in Claymore Public School educational outcomes and opportunities for students Immersive Classroom Program Hill End Public School PCIT at School Ingleburn Public School Peer Critique Kurri Kurri High School Staged Learning Approach Kurri Kurri High School Collaborative Leadership & Learning Murwillumbah High School Collaborative 7 to 10 Languages Syllabus Saturday School of Community Languages Implementation Project Senior Pathways Transition Sir Joseph Banks High School

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The Secretary’s Award for an Outstanding School Initiative

Initiative School COVID-19 Blended Approach to Flexible Learning Auburn North Public School Project Learning from Home Project Awabakal EEC Learning from Home Project Bournda EEC Learning from Home Project Brewongle EEC Learning from Home Project Camden Park EEC Learning from Home Project Doroughby EEC Learning from Home Project Field of Mars EEC Learning from Home Project Georges River EEC Learning from Home Project Gibberagong EEC

Learning from Home Project EEC Learning from Home Project Kamay Botany Bay EEC Learning from Home Project Long Neck Lagoon EEC Learning from Home Project Observatory Hill EEC Learning from Home Project Penrith Lakes EEC Learning from Home Project Red Hill EEC Learning from Home Project EEC Learning from Home Project Royal National Park EEC Learning from Home Project Rumbalara EEC Learning from Home Project Thalgarrah EEC Learning from Home Project Wambangalang EEC Learning from Home Project Warrumbungle National Park EEC Learning from Home Project Wetlands EEC Learning from Home Project Wooglemai EEC Early Years Intervention: Strong Start, Successful Beresfield Public School Learners Early Years Intervention: Strong Start, Successful Black Hill Public School Learners Early Years Intervention: Strong Start, Successful Millers Forest Public School Learners Early Years Intervention: Strong Start, Successful Tarro Public School Learners Early Years Intervention: Strong Start, Successful Thornton Public School Learners Early Years Intervention: Strong Start, Successful Woodberry Public School Learners Wellbeing Wednesday Canterbury Boys High School HSC Minimum Standards Chifley College Senior Campus Learning Hub Initiative Cowra High School | NSW Department of Education

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Sustainability 2.0 Student Leadership: Ministries Elderslie Public School Take Over Project Liverpool Boys High School Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative Rooty Hill High School Improving student learning outcomes through tracking Strathfield Girls High School profile data Trailblazer Program The Forest High School Community drought relief Trundle Central School A mindful school - Room to Breathe Ulladulla High School Powerful Practices for Improved Reading West Wallsend High School Performance

Secretary’s Award for Excellent Service

Name School Ben Gerard Doonside Technology High School Bradley Bannister Delegate Public School Cherie Edwards Thomas Reddall High School Christopher Haberecht Guildford Public School Denise Russell Elderslie High School Denise Smith Prairiewood High School Gabrielle Curry Ulladulla High School Jade Arnold Jessica Yell Oran Park Public School Joanne Petterson Endeavour Sports High School Leanne Colley Ulladulla High School Lee Bateman Airds High School Melissa Milburn Thomas Reddall High School Mrs Lyn Harris James Fallon High School Nick Littlewood Orange High School Nick Patsianis Morriset High School Rachel Byrne Hunter Sports High School Sharon Jenness West Wallsend High School Stephen Keogh Campbelltown Performing Arts High School Ric Hutchinson Red Range Public School

Public School Parent of the Year Award

Name School Peter Wilson Cowra High School Deb Radvan Valentine Public School Mrs Camilla Hoddle Carroll Public School Penny Haldane Blaxland East Public School

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Tracey Petruszenko Elderslie Public School Ms Kathryn Reynolds Nicholson Street Public School Melanie Saunders Secondary College - Amanda Shaw The Forest High School Carol Vigo Harrington Street Public School Erika Crevatin Wagga Wagga High School Lesley Rowley Delegate Public School