Celebrating Excellence in Public Schools

2021 PROUDLY PUBLIC AWARDS WELCOME

Monday 31 May 2021 It’s terrific to be returning to the Town Hall for the 2021 Proudly Public Awards. After many months apart, tonight we are able to come together again to celebrate the enduring values of Australian public education. The last year has 483 George Street, Sydney tested these values like nothing in living memory, and public schools have passed with flying colours. Character and resilience are two of those values that have shone through, and they’ll be on display again tonight in the stories of our winners. You’ll also witness excellence – in the performances, the speeches, the personal stories. PRESENTERS You’ll be entertained by the Southern Stars of the NSW Department of Education, inspired by public PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY: school student and teenage climate activist Jean Hinchliffe and guided by journalist and radio/TV presenter Tom Tilley. Of course, the evening is also an opportunity to show our gratitude to the many wonderful supporters of public education – the individuals, foundations and companies who give generously to make these scholarships possible. On behalf of all our winners and their families, I know you’ll join me in thanking them. If there’s one thing I’d ask you to take away tonight, it’s this… don’t be reluctant to fly the flag for public education. Too often in public schooling, we hide JEAN HINCHLIFFE TOM TILLEY our light under a bushel so next time you’re in a Australian School Climate Strike leader Journalist and radio/TV presenter conversation about schools, remember the stories and Year 12 Student (Fort Street HS, NSW) (Mudgee HS, NSW) you’ve heard here tonight and the exceptional things that take place in your own school, and give a big Jean Hinchliffe is a climate justice activist and Tom hosts the daily news podcast The Briefing. wrap to public education. organiser within School Strike 4 Climate, and Prior to this, he was the longstanding host of triple a year 12 student at . j’s current affairs show , a contributor to Be Proudly Public! Jean began her activism at age 13, when she Channel Ten’s The Project and a reporter for ABC’s volunteered with the Yes campaign for marriage Foreign Correspondent. He has also hosted PM on David Hetherington equality. Since then, she has also worked with ABC Radio and The Drum on ABC TV. He is the bass Executive Director organisations such as GetUp! and Stop Adani. player of Client Liaison for which he has twice been P.S. If you’re inspired by tonight’s show, please visit Jean’s first book, ‘Lead the Way: How to change nominated National Live Music Awards. publiceducationfoundation.org.au to watch, share the world from a teen activist and school striker’ or donate! was published by Pantera Press in March 2021.

2 Public Education Foundation AWARDS 2021 3 ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS

CEREMONY 1 Emorgo Scholarship for Music Opening Address Scholarship Scholarship Public Education Foundation Tertiary Scholarship 4PM Patricia Long Conservatorium The Hon Sarah Mitchell, Presentations Presentations High School Scholarship NSW Minister for Education Harding Miller Education Scholarship Presentations RBC Tertiary Scholarship Acknowledgement Foundation Scholarship Acacia Program Scholarship Susan & Isaac Wakil Foundation Student Speech Scholarship Scholarship of Country Agnes Borsody Scholarship Kyleigha Crawford, Presentations Performance – Teachers Health Tertiary Students: Nioka-Rose Blair Public Education Foundation Walter and Eliza Hall Trust Time to be Awesome Scholarship and Alira Morgan Secondary Scholarship Opportunity Scholarship Vocalists: Phoebe Cavanough, Finale Performance – PEF National Secondary Aboriginal Education Council Ava Crews, Chelsea Kokden, Performance – Let it Rain Master of Ceremonies Scholarship Time to be Awesome Scholarship Bella Laga’aia, Jasmine Southern Stars Featured Artist: Harmony Dyer, Vocalists: Phoebe Cavanough, Whiddon, Kristin Mitchell, RBC High School Scholarship Dulce Ang Pat Zinn Memorial Scholarship Ava Crews, Chelsea Kokden, Ben Jancetic, Reuben Aguilera, Unions NSW Andrew Casey Indigenous Bella Laga’aia, Jasmine Arhn Castles Memorial Scholarships Scholarship Opening Address Scholarship Whiddon, Kristin Mitchell, Dancers: Emilia Rajendra, Western Sydney Leadership Presentations David Hetherington, Connected Communities Ben Jancetic, Reuben Aguilera, Lucy Slater, Lola Thompson, Dialogue Secondary Executive Director, Arhn Castles Scholarship Teachers Health Early Career Amelia Carriage, Sophie Scholarship Scholarship Public Education Foundation Dancers: Emilia Rajendra, Jack Brockhoff Victorian Richards, Tahli Flew, Elizabeth Teachers Mutual Bank Victorian Lucy Slater, Lola Thompson, Indigenous Scholarship Apter, Macey Synott, Paige Remarks from the Scholarship Mid-Career Scholarship Amelia Carriage, Sophie Public Education Foundation Bridgett, Ellie Rogers Executive Director Presentations Richards, Tahli Flew, Elizabeth Indigenous Scholarship Teachers Mutual Bank Apter, Macey Synott, Paige David Hetherington Principals Scholarship Vorsay Scholarship Rural & Remote Indigenous Scholarship Bridgett, Ellie Rogers NSW Teachers Federation Secondary Scholarship Presentations Harvard Club of Keynote Speaker Principals Scholarship Primary Scholarship NSW Teachers Federation Una May Smith Scholarship - Jean Hinchliffe Public Education Foundation Secondary Refugee Scholarship Public Education Foundation Principals Scholarship Primary Scholarship Friends of Zainab Senior CEREMONY 2 Performance – Perfect NSW Primary Principals Performance – Secondary Scholarship Southern Stars Featured Principal’s Address Association Scholarship 7PM Come Alive Friends of Zainab Tertiary Artists: Will Skarpona, Harry Damien Keel, RBC Primary Scholarship Harmony Dyer, Grace Gladwin- Scholarship Herbert, Jai Ellevsen, Emerson Acknowledgement Yarrawonga College P-12 - VIC GO Foundation PEF Scholarship Paffett, Georgia Laga’aia, NSW Teachers Federation Garcia, Jasper Lucas of Country Monkia Mitrevska, Tertiary Scholarship Rural & Remote Indigenous Closing Remarks Students: Nioka-Rose Blair Molly Parrish-Gibbons, AEU Victorian Branch Refugee Scholarship Primary Scholarship Tom Tilley and Alira Morgan Charlotte Turnbull, Jai Scholarship Presentations Una May Smith Scholarship - Ellevsen, Emerson Garcia, Primary AFTRS Refugee Scholarship Aboriginal Education Council Welcome to Proudly Will Skarpona, Harry Herbert Finale Performance – David S Ratner Scholarship High Achiever Scholarship Born to be Brave Public! Student Speech NSW Teachers Federation Conservatorium High School Southern Stars Performing Tom Tilley Emilie Martin, Awards for HSC Excellence Scholarship Company students NSW Cookery Teachers Association Scholarship

4 Public Education Foundation AWARDS 2021 5 PERFORMERS SOUTHERN STARS Southern Stars is the premier performing arts event in Southern NSW, involving 3000 public school students performing to audiences in excess of 12,000 at the WIN Entertainment Centre in each year. Southern Stars gives public school students with a passion for music, dance, drama, and circus, an opportunity to perform and entertain ACKNOWLEDGMENT COME ALIVE PERFECT LET IT RAIN throughout the year such as in an enthralling celebration of Education Week, the International creativity and talent in a world class OF COUNTRY Harmony Dyer, Grace Gladwin- 5 Tenors, Southern Stars Southern Stars Featured Artist: Student Awards, media launches arena spectacular event. Paffett, Georgia Laga’aia, Monkia Students: Nioka-Rose Blair (left), Featured Artists: Will Skarpona, Dulce Ang and sponsorship events. Mitrevska, Molly Parrish-Gibbons, With a focus on excellence, a proud Wiradjuri and Yuin woman Harry Herbert, Jai Ellevsen, Charlotte Turnbull, Jai Ellevsen, Dulce is a Year 12 student from The Southern Stars Performing participation, collaboration and fun from and Emerson Garcia, Jasper Lucas Emerson Garcia, Will Skarpona, and this is her Company is thrilled to be asked - for most students participating Alira Morgan (right), a proud Harry Herbert These 5 male vocalists performing first year as a featured artist in to once again be invited to provide in Southern Stars it is the highlight Dharawal and Gamilaroi woman tonight are a continuation of Southern Stars 2021. entertainment for the Public of their school years! from . Wollongong High School of the Education Foundation Awards “I am so grateful for this incredible Many students involved in the Performing Arts Pre-Professional and we thank the organisers for opportunity to perform with show over the last 20 years, Music Program, established in the opportunity students who share the same both as performers and back 2019 with the original Four Tenors passion as myself, I want to thank The company features students stage support, have gone on to that performed at the 2019 my amazing teacher Ashleigh from Year 3 to Year 12 from forge successful careers in the Excellence in Education Awards. Smith for always believing in my schools from the , entertainment industry, crediting Tonight is the boys first official talent and pushing me to pursue Shoalhaven, South Coast, their experiences in the program performance as members of the my dreams in music.” Southern Highlands, and for honing their skills and talents. quintet and they look forward Sydney . to many more performances in Over 200 teachers and staff the future. members generously devote their MASTER OF BORN TO BE BRAVE time and energy to the program as Students providing today’s choreographers, tutors, in stage CEREMONIES Southern Stars Performing entertainment are from the management, and many other Company students following schools: areas, passing on their expertise, Student: Harmony Dyer, and inspiring and facilitating a new Vincentia High School. The Southern Stars Performing Albion Park High School, generation of entertainers. Company is a group of talented Corrimal High School, Engadine TIME TO BE AWESOME singers, dancers, and musicians High School, Keira High School, The program is self-funded who have successfully auditioned Kiama High School, Mount St from ticket sales and generous Vocalists: Phoebe Cavanough, to become part of the company. Thomas Public School, sponsors, and supported by the The students have been selected Newtown High School of the Ava Crews, Chelsea Kokden, Bella Pianist: Jiahao Zhang NSW Department of Education. Laga’aia, Jasmine Whiddon, Kristin as featured artists who perform Performing Arts, Nicholson St Mitchell, Ben Jancetic, Reuben Jiahao is a year 10 student currently at Southern Stars . This company Public School, Vincentia High For more information about Aguilera, Arhn Castles attending Wollongong High School also represents the Department School, Wollongong High Southern Stars contact: of the Performing Arts. of Education at other events School of the Performing Arts Telephone: Dancers: Emilia Rajendra, Lucy and Woonona High School. 0419 402 033 Slater, Lola Thompson, Amelia He is very grateful for this amazing Facebook: Carriage, Sophie Richards, Tahli opportunity and looks forward to Southern Stars – The Arena Flew, Elizabeth Apter, Macey collaborating with other fellow Spectacular Synott, Paige Bridgett, Ellie Rogers musicians who share the same Instagram: passion and enthusiasm for music southernstarsarenaspectacular as he does.

6 Public Education Foundation AWARDS 2021 7 OUR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

VORSAY PUBLIC EDUCATION NSW PRIMARY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION PRINCIPALS Provides support and PRIMARY ASSOCIATION encouragement for public primary SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP school students entering Year 2 in 2021, throughout their time at Provides support and Provides one-year scholarships primary school. encouragement to primary school for primary-school aged students students to enable them to entering Years 3, 4, 5 or 6 in 2021. Adam Thomas participate fully in their education. Bega Valley Public School Braidyn Campbell Ethan Abrar Gunnedah Public School Darcy Road Public School Sarleen Doshan NSW TEACHERS Arohah Davies-Hood Smithfield Public School FEDERATION Eagle Point Primary School - VIC Apryl Gouskos Tiger Leveni Bennett Road Public School PRIMARY Gunnedah Public School Marques Jamieson-Wright SCHOLARSHIP Angelica Mifsud Emerton Public School Darcy Road Public School Provides support and Brodie Rodway encouragement for public primary Gunnedah South Public School ROYAL BANK OF school students entering Year 2 or Benjamin Sloane-Hayter CANADA PRIMARY 3 in 2021, throughout their time at Griffith North Public School primary school. Nahali Thomas SCHOLARSHIP Hendle Long Bega Valley Public School Provides support and Moree East Public School Jack Togo encouragement for primary school Grace Nakia Cudgen Public School students for three years to enable Gunnedah South Public School Misaki Uno them to participate fully in their Lara Sutton Burwood Public School education. Scone Public School Evan Webb Louis Briggs Imogen Webb Kincumber Public School Echuca Twin Rivers School - VIC Kincumber Public School Declan Cooper Clifton Creek Primary School - VIC Lilly-Ann Cooper Clifton Creek Primary School - VIC

8 Public Education Foundation AWARDS 2021 9 GO FOUNDATION – Airds High School Caleb Ingrey Paralowie R-12 School - SA Paige Cosentino Matraville Sports High School Caleb Martin PEF SCHOLARSHIP The Forest High School Kaitlyn Jameison Elizabeth Macarthur High School This scholarship will Kyleigha Crawford Keturah Matoe Supports and empowers Campbelltown Performing Arts enable me to be a positive South Sydney High School High School Matraville Sports High School Indigenous students in public high Talon Dickerson Lachlan Jewell Tatum Mclean role model to my family, schools to successfully complete Airds High School Gold Creek High School - ACT Adelaide Botanic High School - SA their secondary education. “community and school. I am Kyomi Dobson Kye Jones Harry Miller Amirah Abdallah Airds High School Elizabeth Macarthur High School Henley High School - SA grateful that this scholarship Ashcroft High School Louis Dolcel Reice Kain Jaikye Miller can break down those Ava Abela Airds High School Henley High School - SA financial barriers that can South Sydney High School Lakoda Drake Amber Kearney Lochlin Moses Tyrese Agius Airds High School Salisbury High School - SA Matraville Sports High School at times limit my access Salisbury High School - SA Latisha Elphick Connor Kearney Emilia Murray to extracurricular, school Jai Allison Paralowie R-12 School - SA Salisbury High School - SA Henley High School - SA Ashcroft High School Dakoda Gadd Taylor Kelly Amber Newport activities and keep me well Kobe Ao Camden High School Elizabeth Macarthur High School Camden High School connected to my culture Airds High School Tyrell Glancey Christine Kelly-Winters Taliyah Ngahungahu Brayden Badans Salisbury High School - SA Elizabeth Macarthur High School Elizabeth Macarthur High School and community. Elizabeth Macarthur High School Charlize Goldsmith Bonnie Kent Connor Norris YEAR 11 Ethan Bennetts Adelaide High School - SA Salisbury High School - SA Salisbury High School - SA GO Scholarship recipient Adelaide High School - SA Stephanie Graham Kaitlyn King Cindy Obrien Zac Benson Elizabeth Macarthur High School Elizabeth Macarthur High School Airds High School Della Graham-Williams Shane King Deja-Lee O’Loughlin Byron Bilney Salisbury High School - SA Elizabeth Macarthur High School Paralowie R-12 School - SA Para Hills High School - SA Chase Hagenson Ben Kitchen Demitrio Onio (Howe) Tyrese Bishop Northmead Creating and Gold Creek High School - ACT Kyan Parsons Airds High School Performing Arts High School Donald Knight This scholarship will Gold Creek High School - ACT Kyiesha Booth Poppy La Hay Ashcroft High School help me obtain a laptop Breeanna Pattel Matraville Sports High School Elderslie High School Akeela Leonard Ashcroft High School among various other school Aaron Boyle Kymberlee Hayes Airds High School Khairell Pearce Paralowie R-12 School - SA Campbelltown Performing Arts Zayden Lett “items (e.g. textbooks and Matraville Sports High School William Bravo-Moana High School Elizabeth Macarthur High School Tamia Pearce binders), which normally Matraville Sports High School Blake Heading Baylee Liddell Matraville Sports High School Keijana Brodie Salisbury High School - SA Matraville Sports High School would require my dad to pay Lakeisha Pereira Christies Beach High School - SA Joel Hill Tiana-Annie Litonjua Airds High School for. On occasions, finances Tahlia Brown Sait Adelaide High School - SA Ashcroft High School Damian Pikula Matraville Sports High School Lora Hoad Baya Lowe have gotten tight and my Airds High School Rome Burgoyne Campbelltown Performing Arts Matraville Sports High School dad has struggled to pay for High School Kirsteen Lynch-Starr Marcus Quitadamo Henley High School - SA Henley High School - SA everything including school. Claire Burton Chelsea Hodge Henley High School - SA Paralowie R-12 School - SA Kelly Lyons Duane Roberts Camden High School Alexandria Park Community School The 1000 dollars would Luca Caldwell Shayla Holloway South Sydney High School Salisbury High School - SA Aurora Manchester Harrison Rooke benefit greatly in easing the Matraville Sports High School Matraville Sports High School Dre Lang Carr Nikita Hoppo Blaxland High School financial pressure placed Salisbury High School - SA Indiana Mangelsdorf Bradley Russell-Thorpe Alexandria Park Community Elizabeth Macarthur High School upon my dad and better both School Mathew Humphreys Salisbury High School - SA Paralowie R-12 School - SA Glenn Manhire Jaxson Ryan-Hennessey his and my situation. Preston Carr Matraville Sports High School Alexandria Park Community Indianna Saunders GRIFFIN HAINES School The Forest High School Aboriginal Education Council Amisha Champion Jacob Sharrock Scholarship recipient Salisbury High School - SA Para Hills High School - SA Corey Corbett Robert Simms

10 Public Education Foundation AWARDS 2021 11 Matraville Sports High School Henley High School - SA DAVID S RATNER EMORGO WALTER AND Hannah Smedley Malaki Williams Cumberland High School Campbelltown Performing Arts SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP ELIZA HALL TRUST Miah Smith High School Provides 5 years of support and FOR MUSIC OPPORTUNITY Ashcroft High School Seth Williams encouragement for the eligible Payton Smith Salisbury High School - SA Supports a talented young SCHOLARSHIP recipients enrolled in public Paralowie R-12 School - SA Dorothy Wilson musician commencing vocal primary and high schools in NSW. Provides support to assist or woodwind study at the Krystal Spalding Cumberland High School students with a physical disability Conservatorium High School. Campbelltown Performing Arts Marni Wilson Serena Beck make the transition from high High School Henley High School - SA Inner Sydney High School Pia Martin school to tertiary education to Rebecca Stevenson Dylan Woods Emile Espinosa The Public Conservatorium High School study a degree. Airds High School Elizabeth Macarthur High School Bellevue Hill Public School Education Clarinda Stewart Darko Lovrakovic Hajar Bahram Foundation Matraville Sports High School RURAL & REMOTE Randwick Boys' High School Scholarship will Bailey Strangways Ruben Pryer Korn PATRICIA LONG Melissa Barnett “ Salisbury High School - SA - Denison be a huge benefit INDIGENOUS Bondi Beach Public School CONSERVATORIUM Cooper Taaffe PRIMARY Ilia Rubinshtein College of Secondary Education in allowing me Matraville Sports High School Rose Bay Secondary College HIGH SCHOOL Eleanor Critchley Kory Taaffe SCHOLARSHIP to fully access Matraville Sports High School SCHOLARSHIP Moana Faasisila Supports Aboriginal and Torres and involve Jaelah Tai CONSERVATORIUM Provides ongoing support to a Hunter School of Performing Arts Strait Islander students enrolled in The Forest High School talented young musician for the Tilly Jones myself in my public primary schools in a rural or HIGH SCHOOL Nateya Tai duration of their attendance at the Southern Cross School of Distance remote school to enable them to tertiary studies. The Forest High School SCHOLARSHIP Conservatorium High School. Education participate fully in their education. Through the Lalynta Tattersall Supports talented young Christina Martinovic Amily He Campbelltown Performing Arts Braxston Hamilton musicians commencing study at High School Walter and Eliza Conservatorium High School High School Bandiana Primary School - VIC the Conservatorium High School. Luca Yi Hall Scholarship, Deacon Teefy Lynette Marsden Conservatorium High School ABORIGINAL I will be able to Para Hills High School - SA Ebor Public School Isaac Baker access supports Quentin Toomey Tavis Mourish Conservatorium High School EDUCATION Gold Creek High School - ACT Mullewa DHS - WA Alex Guo COUNCIL such as assistive Tyrone Tsagalias Conservatorium High School technologies that Ashcroft High School Wilson Tu SCHOLARSHIP Searrah Turner UNA MAY SMITH Conservatorium High School Supports Aboriginal and Torres will allow me Adelaide High School - SA SCHOLARSHIP - Rolan Xu to wholly commit Kye Walker Conservatorium High School Strait Islander students to Matraville Sports High School PRIMARY successfully complete their and fully engage Timothy Walker senior years of schooling. Supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Cherrybrook Technology in my studies, Islander students enrolled in NSW Griffin Haines High School allowing me to public schools to enable them to Toronto High School Mikeyah Welsh-Tighe participate fully in their education. Karly Iveli perform to my Matraville Sports High School Chifley College Mount Druitt highest ability Jayden White Lamahl Arrowsmith Campus despite the Elizabeth Macarthur High School Coonamble Public School Peter White Koby Moeller-DuMughn burdens of my Alexandria Park Community School Gerringong Public School disability.” Ciara Whiting Levi Smith Elizabeth Macarthur High School Gunnedah South Public School ELEANOR CRITCHLEY Daniel Williams 2021 Walter and Eliza Hall Salisbury High School - SA Scholarship recipient Jakob Williams

12 Public Education Foundation AWARDS 2021 13 PAT ZINN MEMORIAL CONNECTED Kirra Simon PUBLIC EDUCATION HARDING MILLER Karja Brown High School Mackay North State High SCHOLARSHIP COMMUNITIES Chloe Simpson FOUNDATION EDUCATION School - QLD Moree Secondary College Regina Brown Established in honour of Pat Zinn, SCHOLARSHIP INDIGENOUS FOUNDATION Dusty Smith Nossal High School - VIC former convenor of the Aboriginal Supports high school students Moree Secondary College SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Alessandrea Cabuyadao Support Circle, to support in NSW Connected Communities Kira Summerell Victoria Secondary Aboriginal girls to complete their Supports Aboriginal and Torres Working with , schools to assist with essential College - VIC education. Strait Islander students to philanthropists, corporations school/education expenses, Jett Tesoriero successfully complete their senior and business owners to provide Clancie Calwyn particularly focussing on Tiana Morris Taree High School years of schooling. practical support to girls who East Kimberley College - WA computers, sports and the creative Chifley College Mount Druitt Tyrone Thorne have high academic potential Livvy Charleston and performing arts. Campus Walgett Community College Brenda Ardler and are experiencing hardship. Mount Waverley Secondary High School Vincentia High School College - VIC Lauren Appleby The scholarships lift educational Mylika Tighe Liam Stewart Keisha Chiang Moree Secondary College outcomes and career aspirations ANDREW CASEY Moree Secondary College Monaro High School Willetton Senior High School - WA Bethany Boland of high school girls in public Tijari Tighe Brielle Wenham Katie Cimilli INDIGENOUS Boggabilla Central School schools across Australia. Moree Secondary College Casino High School The Jannali High School Maggie Craigie-Connors SCHOLARSHIP Olivia Turner Yalda Abawai Nakeisha Clare Moree Secondary College Moree Secondary College Fairfield High School Sale College - VIC Supports Aboriginal and Torres Tia Duke Aaliyah Williams-Sands RURAL & REMOTE Fatemeh Abbasi Maddie Cobern Strait Islander students enrolled Moree Secondary College Walgett Community College Pimpama State Secondary in public schools to successfully Emily Forbes INDIGENOUS High School Kamila Ahmed College - QLD complete their senior years Walgett Community College SECONDARY Loganlea State High School - QLD Amy Connor of high school. High School Manahil Ahmed Isis District State High School - QLD Felicity Forbes SCHOLARSHIP Jake Beckett JACK BROCKHOFF Browns Plains State High Sharlee Cook Walgett Community College Ballina Coast High School Supports Aboriginal and Torres School - QLD South Grafton High School High School VICTORIAN Gauge Coombes Strait Islander students enrolled in Maria Ajili Maddy Cunningham Mia Glover Ballina Coast High School INDIGENOUS public schools in a rural or remote Coonamble High School Lakeysia Drew school to successfully complete Hadiya Aldakhi Ava Curr Megan Greco SCHOLARSHIP Casino High School their senior years of high school. Coffs Harbour High School Tullamore Central School Moree Secondary College Jazzlyn Lyons Mckechnie Supports Aboriginal and Torres Zanab Almaliky Caitlin Dark Kyeesha Hardy Bryce Freeburn Five Islands Secondary College Strait Islander students enrolled Kempsey High School Taree High School Casino High School Keah-Hinemoa Shackleton in public schools in Victoria to Katie Ambrus Esther Davies Jemma Jackson High School successfully complete their senior Cressy District High School - TAS Dubbo College South Campus Moree Secondary College years of high school. UNA MAY SMITH Fatima Amreen Jasmine Davis Dinara Jayarathna Moorefield Girls High School Ballina Coast High School Taree High School Kayden Bell SCHOLARSHIP - Liza Anwar McKenzie Dempsey Nateisha Jones Heywood and District Secondary SECONDARY Rooty Hill High School Kirwan State High School - QLD Walgett Community College College - VIC Nina Avaemai Anna Dinh High School Sab Connelly-Carpenter Supports Aboriginal and Torres Palm Beach Currumbin State High Brailey Lambe Lalor Secondary College - VIC Strait Islander students enrolled in School - QLD Sophie Driver Coonamble High School Josie Gower NSW public schools to enable them Mikayla Axford Banksia Park International High Max Longdon Eaglehawk Secondary College - VIC to participate fully in their education. Carine Senior High School - WA School - SA Taree High School Issac Graham Aminah Azmat Una Duderija Myarla Morcome Eaglehawk Secondary College - VIC James Beck Wallsend Dandenong High School - VIC Taree High School Maythelma Handy Monaro High School Campus Kya Dulhunty Sarah Morris Chaffey Secondary College - VIC Jessie'lei Marsh Pooja Babu Bribie Island State High School - QLD Moree Secondary College Shanika Kirby-Wilson Uralla Central School Yeronga State High School - QLD Gabrielle Duncombe Alexandria Murray Chaffey Secondary College - VIC Rachel Russell Narges Bahmani Nanango State High School - QLD Walgett Community College Darlene Mullett-Kenner Brisbane Water Secondary College Springwood State High School - QLD Poppy Eastwood High School Sale College - VIC Woy Woy Campus Tessa Boswell Clarence High School - TAS Wanay Paulson Tahlia Pyle - WA Nyssa Ellison Taree High School Whittlesea Secondary College - VIC Victoria Bragg John Curtin College of the Arts - WA Young High School

14 Public Education Foundation AWARDS 2021 15 Shanyssa Faber Darcy Jackson Wynyard High School - TAS Yanchep Secondary College - WA Hannah Fairman Lescheyah James I believe that This scholarship will benefit Salisbury East High School - SA East Kimberley College - WA this scholarship will me as it would support me to Lexi Fisher Taleah Jary Tamanna Mohebi Kirwan State High School - QLD Parafield Gardens High School - SA make a difference pay for fees and things that are Brioni Fisher Nichola Jenkins Hamna Mohsin “in my education. “essential for my education. It Huonville High School - TAS Carlingford High School Hayley Fraser Lili Jones Alise Monden As English is my would greatly help my family Wauchope High School Southern River College - WA second language, as well, this scholarship would Alyssa Frazer Delilah Kahil Razwana Moradi Redbank Plains State High School Girls High School Salisbury East High School - SA having this enable my parents to focus on - QLD Lily Kelsey Britney Nguyen scholarship will other problems/situations than Miren Garate Nambucca Heads High School allow me to be able my education costs. Herberton P-10 - QLD Mahnoor Khan Lyly Nguyen Sophie Garner Girls High School Sunnybank State High School - QLD to access books JENNIFER PHUONG TRAN Hervey Bay State High School - Gabrielle Kibaja Susan Nguyen and tutoring. I did PEF National Secondary Scholarship QLD Loganlea State High School - QLD Beverly Hills Girls High School Kate Gentle Aiesha Kilgannon Tracy Nguyen struggle this year Hunter River High School Willunga High School - SA because I did not Talia Gomez-Todas Melodie King-Neville Cheyanna Norman Thornbury High School - VIC have money to buy Natalya Gould Jasmine Kumar Kasia Nowak some books and Dowerin District High School - WA East Hills Girls Technology High John Tonkin College - WA Annabella Granato School Heidie Palade laptop because Burwood Girls High School Audrey Lam Queensland Academy for Science I do not have my Daniella Grant Prairiewood High School Mathematics and Technology - QLD Billieann Leck Alirah Palmblad own one. Chloe Griffiths Billabong High School Springsure State School - QLD AKUOL ABUT DENG Mount Austin High School Jazzlyn Lennox Lara Parter 2021 Friends of Zainab Shasvini Gukananthan Ringwood Secondary College - VIC Kirwan State High School - QLD Nossal High School - VIC Annabelle Levantard Jasmine Peters Scholarship recipient Allie Hang Hurlstone Agricultural High School Uralla Central School Prairiewood High School Vivienne Lin Jessi Petersen Amelia Hert-Upoko St Johns Park High School Chancellor State College - QLD Chifley College Mount Druitt Tiana Litonjua Kitana Pham Campus Ashcroft High School Cabramatta High School Scarlett Hill Yusra Mahmood Zolanda Pham Smiths Hill High School Browns Plains State High School Prairiewood High School Emmalise Hogden - QLD Lani Pierre Goondiwindi State High School Lojayn Marouf Kambrya College - VIC - QLD Bass High School Jasmine Pitman Mali Hopkins-Davies Chloe McCormick Tully State High School - QLD Dubbo College South Campus Girls College - VIC Harmony Pullman Nikki Howard Dakota McRae Chaffey Secondary College - VIC Reece High School - TAS Callaghan College Wallsend Caroline Quach Gemma Humphreys Campus Canley Vale High School Marsden State High School - QLD Tarmieka Melville-Rankine Pearl Quinn Peta Humphreys Spinifex State College - QLD Foster Secondary College - VIC Morawa District High School - WA Claisse Merano Emma Ricketts Alya Hunter - WA Clarence High School - TAS Churchlands Senior High School - Tiarna Mills Adelaide Russ WA Trinity Bay State High School - QLD Kate Ibbott Olivia Milne Ashlee Sbresni Coonamble High School Ouyen P-12 College - VIC Bundaberg State High School - QLD

16 Public Education Foundation AWARDS 2021 17 Izzy Scheffer Izzy Vulis FRIENDS OF ZAINAB FRIENDS OF Burnie High School - TAS Ashwood High School - VIC Jessica Sengmany Shakira Wallam SENIOR SECONDARY ZAINAB TERTIARY Prairiewood High School Ashdale Secondary College - WA SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Kaia Sharp Leitu Wallwork Carine Senior High School - WA Cairns State High School - QLD Supports Year 11 and 12 refugee Provides financial assistance for Mirren Shaw Hannah Weir students through the critical years the first two years of full time Engadine High School Horsham College - VIC of their HSC. university study for refugee Eashal Sheikh Kobi Weiss students. Zahra Abbasi University of Canberra High School Inverell High School Mount Austin High School Sahira Al Younany Kaleen - ACT Eileen Wong Farah Eshaq Rawan Sattouf Akuol Abut Deng Jordan Shuttleworth Sydney Girls High School Bankstown Senior College Salisbury High School - SA Cyril Jackson Senior Campus - WA Majida Alajia Runcorn State High School - QLD Monique Yeng Merope Grace Mirindi Qadria Sayed Qadam Mariam Ahmed Miller Technology High School Amanda Smith Rooty Hill High School Bankstown Senior College Northmead Creating and Bankstown Senior College Sabrin Ali Isis District State High School - QLD Maxine Ying Eevet Hasan Performing Arts High School Amani Alarnaout Coffs Harbour High School Marnie Smith Concord High School Aram Shmoni Keira High School Mohamad Alrajab Wyong High School Bella Zito Fadumo Ilmi Bankstown Senior College Sama Alasfar Dickson College - ACT Amelia Taukafa Wirreanda - SA Bankstown Senior College Marwa Sulaiman Ali Ashraf Matraville Sports High School Ishan Jarallah Wagga Wagga High School Rami Al-Badri Bankstown Senior College Kota Taylor Armidale Secondary College Tesla Uwase Cabramatta High School Ernika Bakhtiari Seaton High School - SA NSW TEACHERS Shahd Jbili Craigmore High School - SA Roza Al-Badri Wollongong High School Rosella Taylor Birrong Girls High School Naikbakht Wahidi FEDERATION Cabramatta High School of the Performing Arts Wynnum State High School - QLD Kasemire Kisembo Rand Al-Daghiree Shaher Bano Ema Thompson REFUGEE Mamlakat Yari Bankstown Senior College Bankstown Senior College Endeavour Sports High School Solomon Kisembo Bankstown Senior College SCHOLARSHIP Benazir Alizada Zeenat Batool Yi Lin Tong James Fallon High School Bankstown Senior College Bankstown Senior College Caroline Chisholm School - ACT Provides support and Samikcha Magar Freshta Alizadah Ahmad Fayazi Eleanor Towers encouragement for refugee Townsville State High School - QLD Bankstown Senior College Bankstown Senior College Bremer State High School - QLD students in NSW public high Ali Mahmoud Noor Alkes Hanna Nargis Haidari Stephanie Towers schools for the final three years Corrimal High School Cabramatta High School Bankstown Senior College Bremer State High School - QLD of their secondary education. Zahra Mardani Ardwan Alkuheli Katrin Hriz Nhi Tran Bankstown Senior College Fatema Karimi Bankstown Senior College This St Johns Park High School Penrith Academic Selective Magnifique Mugoremwiza Stali Al-Shamsooki scholarship will Urooj Hussain High School Corrimal High School Sughra Rajab Ali Bankstown Senior College Plumpton High School Mikayla Trieu Pilote Muhoza help to complete Blacktown Girls High School Rasha Alzahri Sifa Iinahazwe Craigmore High School - SA Hussein Sarokhan Miller Technology High School “the Year 12 course Glenala State High School - QLD Amy Truong Rida Nasiri Callaghan College Waratah Ahmed Al-Zahri Maryam Jafari East Hills Girls Technology Chester Hill High School and decrease Technology Campus Bankstown Senior College Bankstown Senior College High School Nayereh Norzehi Sozdar Sarokhan Mary Al-Zebaree my financial Aliane Jolie Munyana Yumi Ujiie Yeoh Bankstown Senior College Callaghan College Waratah Westfields Sports High School Townsville State High School - QLD Benowa State High School - QLD Diluxan Ramanan difficulties. I really Technology Campus Sandra Atiyah Shokofa Karimi Arwen Underwood Homebush Boys High School Bossley Park High School appreciate getting Bankstown Senior College Noosa District State High Solange Renzaho Zabihullah Azimi Majid Kerar School - QLD Townsville State High School - QLD this scholarship Chester Hill High School Keebra Park State High School - QLD Channary Ung Aylin Rezaei Sarah Baktr to continue with Boe Meh Bird Hurlstone Agricultural Arthur Phillip High School Westfields Sports High School my course and get Keira High School High School Jad Saeed Amisha Chhetri Fanar Moonee Zaylee Upton Lalor Secondary College - VIC James Fallon High School great results in St Johns Park High School Toronto High School Yara Salman Jampa Dolkar the HSC 2021. Anna Niyibitanga Lydia Valdes Miller Technology High School Northern Beaches Secondary Lynwood Senior High School - WA Vincentia High School Noor Sanhir College ARAM SHMONI Meena Rasoli Teagan Vernon Prairiewood High School 2021 Friends of Zainab Bankstown Senior College Tuggerah Lakes Scholarship recipient Secondary College Tumbi Umbi Campus

18 Public Education Foundation AWARDS 2021 19 Ali Sina Yousofi ACACIA PROGRAM AGNES BORSODY PEF NATIONAL UNIONS NSW JEFF ABORIGINAL St Marys Senior High School Maryam Sulaiman SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP SECONDARY SHAW MEMORIAL EDUCATION COUNCIL Wagga Wagga High School Provides financial assistance and Supports female students with a SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS HIGH ACHIEVER Yaqo Yaqo mentoring/career advice to high refugee or immigrant background Prairiewood High School Supports Aboriginal or Torres Supports outstanding public SCHOLARSHIP potential students, attending through critical high school years Karla Yousif Strait Islander students, school students studying schools in specific school regions in selective public high schools. Acknowledging the highest Bankstown Senior College refugee students and students subjects such as in NSW, ACT, Victoria and WA. achieving Aboriginal student in experiencing financial hardship , Business Studies, Anahita Haidari a NSW public school in the 2020 in their senior years of education Legal Studies and Modern , Maddison Agius Granville South Creative and Higher School Certificate. NSW TEACHERS Murtoa College - VIC Performing Arts High School in a public school. with an interest in unionism and Sienna Bell Evana Jibraeel social justice. Mia Thom FEDERATION Noah Kellet Kiama High School Miller Technology High School High School Destiny Le TERTIARY Jessica Blissenden Jessica Lam Simeen Khan Cabramatta High School Hurlstone Agricultural High School SCHOLARSHIP Salisbury High School - SA Amelia Rose Marcus Consalvo Shelley Tang NSW TEACHERS Brooke Matthews Kurri Kurri High School Provides financial assistance for Lucas Heights Community School Prairiewood High School Eaglehawk Secondary College - VIC Maisie Staples FEDERATION up to two years of full time TAFE Maryam Hashimi Taylah Trang Ly Esperance Ngenera Cynthia study for refugee students. Chaffey Secondary College - VIC Prairiewood High School AWARD FOR HSC Corrimal High School Matthew Young Hayden Hearfield Badia Alkalo Jack Reid Maclean High School EXCELLENCE Kiama High School Coffs Harbour High School Sale College - VIC Recognises the achievements Skye-lea Humphries PUBLIC EDUCATION Matthew Reid of students from NSW public Newton Moore Senior High FOUNDATION Sale College - VIC WESTERN SYDNEY schools who have come first in AEU VICTORIAN School - WA Nazia Safdari their subject as part of their Higher Catherine Logan SECONDARY LEADERSHIP BRANCH REFUGEE Marsden State High School - QLD School Certificate. SCHOLARSHIP Bathesheba Sein DIALOGUE SCHOLARSHIP Vicky Lotos High School Genevieve Ball Provides support and SECONDARY Provides support and Jennifer Tran Merewether High School Emilie Martin encouragement for high school SCHOLARSHIP encouragement for refugee Mac.Robertson Girls’ High Jack Coleman Mudgee High School students through their final years students to enable them to School - VIC Supports public school students Fort Street High School Arabella Saunders of their secondary education. participate fully in their education. attending a high school in Jaida Conway Australind Senior High School - WA Chloe Bowers Sydney’s western suburbs Alexandria Park Community School Omid Hamadi Isaiah Severino Merrylands High School ROYAL BANK to complete their senior years Eszter Coombs Lalor Secondary College - VIC Lucas Heights Community School Ruby Gray OF CANADA of education. Fort Street High School Ann-Marie Symss Junlin Guo Mount Stromlo High School - ACT HIGH SCHOOL AFTRS REFUGEE Teja Sri Kamalesh Ahlem Bahsa James Ruse Agricultural Strathfield Girls High School SCHOLARSHIP Birrong Girls High School High School SCHOLARSHIP Michaela McGregor Roukaya Khayat Genevieve Harvey Casino High School Supports public high school Miller Technology High School Northern Beaches Secondary Provides support for a student students enabling them to Elizabeth Murray College Manly Campus with a refugee background participate in all aspects of their Thomas Reddall High School Sharon He studying film, television or radio secondary school education. Jamshid Mirzaei North Sydney Girls High School studies at AFTRS. Chester Hill High School Annabel Knight Jack Jaramillo Victoria O'Brien Strathfield Girls High School Mujtaba Nasiri St Johns Park High School Airds High School Rayna Lamack AFTRS Takeira John Coomealla High School Chae-Weon Lee Ramez Moussa Conservatorium High School Gungahlin College - ACT Julina Lim Alyssa Radecic Cabramatta High School Lanyon High School - ACT Jason Liu Amy Vu James Ruse Agricultural Bossley Park High School High School

20 Public Education Foundation AWARDS 2021 21 Desmond Ma PUBLIC EDUCATION SUSAN & ISAAC TEACHERS TEACHERS MUTUAL PUBLIC EDUCATION North Andrew Malcolm FOUNDATION WAKIL FOUNDATION HEALTH TERTIARY BANK PRINCIPALS’ FOUNDATION Cherrybrook Technology TERTIARY SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP PRINCIPALS’ High School Jarrod McMurray SCHOLARSHIP Supporting students who have Provides financial assistance up Provides principals of government SCHOLARSHIP enthusiasm for and ambition in to the first three years of fulltime schools an opportunity to Dubbo School of Distance Provides financial assistance for Provides principals of government a field they might otherwise be tertiary study for students. undertake a short professional Education the initial years of full-time tertiary schools an opportunity to Alex Nguyen prevented from entering. This education program at the Harvard study for the recipients. Esteban Rodriguez Ognjanov undertake a short professional Tempe High School scholarship supports students Graduate School of Education. Corrimal High School education program at the Harvard Serena Catherine Pek Bronson Martin entering their tertiary or vocational Damien Keel Graduate School of Education. Hornsby Girls High School St Johns Park High School education. Yarrawonga College P-12 - VIC Alexander Van Phan Duy Cam Pham Catherine O’Dea Elka Devney TEACHERS HEALTH James Ruse Agricultural High Bankstown Senior College Christies Beach Primary School - SA Moree Secondary College School EARLY CAREER Jack Eades HARVARD CLUB Liam Rodgers Kurri Kurri High School SCHOLARSHIP Farrer Memorial Agricultural ROYAL BANK OF OF AUSTRALIA Joshua Guest High School Supports school teachers in the CANADA TERTIARY Farrer Memorial Agricultural PRINCIPALS’ Jessica Sanchez first three years of their teaching High School SCHOLARSHIP careers to undertake professional SCHOLARSHIP Ricardo Irving Hugh Service development. Provides financial assistance up Penrith High School Provides principals of government to the first two years of fulltime Aidan Limnios Damien Nicholls schools an opportunity to Shravan Suriyanarayanan tertiary study for refugee students. Fort Street High School Mylor Primary School - SA undertake a short professional James Ruse Agricultural High Mai Pham education program at the Harvard School Batool Mohammed Hussein Prairiewood High School Graduate School of Education. Anxia Wentworth-Ping Bankstown Senior College Zane Stanton TEACHERS MUTUAL Saman Soltani Jennifer Boyall Chifley College Senior Campus Sariena Ye Holroyd High School BANK VICTORIAN Katoomba High School James Ruse Agricultural MID-CAREER High School SCHOLARSHIP Supports a Victorian mid-career NSW COOKERY public school teacher to undertake TEACHERS This scholarship will allow professional development. ASSOCIATION me to purchase the equipment Alanah Andrews SCHOLARSHIP I need to complete my tertiary Traralgon Secondary College - VIC Assisting students who intend “degree. It will also assist me to continue to University to study to relocate to university. More a Bachelor of Education, majoring in Food Technology. importantly it has given me a new network of support that Lina Yokhana Bossley Park High School I am extremely grateful for. ELKA DEVNEY 2021 Susan & Isaac Wakil Foundation Scholarship recipient

22 Public Education Foundation AWARDS 2021 23 MAJOR SPONSORS As a beginning teacher, the scholarship awarded means a lot. Speaking “with other teachers at my site, opportunities like this weren’t offered when they were starting out as teachers, so it really is a huge privilege to have been The NSW Teachers Federation Teachers Mutual Bank is the only Teachers Health is the only health The Harding Miller Education represents school teachers in remaining dedicated bank for the fund exclusively for the education Foundation supports high potential successful in receiving the public pre- educator sector nationally and for community and their families. girls who are facing socio- scholarship from Teachers schools, infants, primary and over 50 years we have provided Created for teachers (by teachers) economic disadvantage through Health. It provides me secondary schools, Schools for banking solutions to Australian over 60 years ago, Teachers a $20,000 scholarship from Specific Purposes and teachers educators and their families Health now covers the lives of over year 9 to 12 of high school. Our with a great opportunity working in consultant/advisory through competitive banking 330,000 people around Australia. scholarship provides the tools and to experience professional positions. Teachers in TAFE and products and services. resources needed for our scholars Corrective Services are also As a not-for-profit organisation, to complete high school, reach development in a variety represented by Federation. The As we’ve grown to become one Teachers Health is focused on their full potential, and build direct of settings and further my current financial membership of Australia’s largest mutual banks, providing the best possible values pathways to tertiary education and totals over 65,000 practicing with over 210,000 members and for members. Teachers Health a rewarding career thereafter. To professional knowledge. teachers and student teacher more than $9 billion in assets, two also gives back to the education date we have awarded over 600 things have never changed, our community through sponsorships DAMIEN NICHOLLS members. The Federation regards scholarships across 300 Public Mylor Primary School, South Australia public education as a strong passion for a thriving education and sponsorships, including the High Schools in every state and foundation for a sure future; it sector and helping educators Public Education Foundation’s territory of Australia. Teachers Health Early Career campaigns for betterments for achieve their professional and Teachers Health Early Career Scholarship recipient all students who attend public financial goals. Teachers Scholarship. The Harding Miller Education Foundation is a registered charity schools so that they will receive We’re proudly a market leader in Learn more, visit a quality education. in Australia with all donations going member advocacy and committed teachershealth.com.au directly to our scholars. A founding Learn more, visit to strong standards of corporate corpus covers all other costs. nswtf.org.au responsibility, so we’re delighted to sponsor two professional We would like to take this development scholarships in opportunity to thank all our donors partnership with the Public for their support: Education Foundation, just one of the many ways we support the education sector. Learn more, visit tmbank.com.au

24 Public Education Foundation AWARDS 2021 25 DONORS & SUPPORTERS

WHAT The Public Education Foundation works in collaboration with schools, communities, governments, unions, business and private individuals to support students to achieve their full potential.

We extend our thanks to our partners and donors whose support allows us to extend our reach every year:

WE DO ORGANISATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP Tall Foundation Champions PARTNERS PARTNERS The Anika Foundation Allen & Unwin The Eric and Wendy Deborah and David Premium Partners Heroes Schmidt Fund for Strategic Friedlander NSW Teachers Federation Aboriginal Education Council Innovation Elizabeth Shaw Teachers Health APS Foundation The Hawker Foundation Erica Vorsay Teachers Mutual Bank Australia for UNHCR The Ingleson Family NSW Retired Teachers Australian Education Union Support students who The O’Brien Foundation Association Major Partners Victoria The Phillips Foundation Patricia Novikoff face social and economic Harding Miller Education Blue Mountains Refugee SL Bray Memorial Foundation Support Group The Susan & Isaac Wakil disadvantage to achieve their Foundation Foundation Community Migrant Partners Unions NSW full potential through life- Resource Centre The Walter and Eliza Hall Australian Council of State Trust Western Sydney Leadership David Ratner Scholarship – School Organisations Dialogue changing scholarships. Jewish Care Ward Family Foundation NSW Primary Principals Edward C Dunn Foundation Association Acacia Fellows Supporters Emorgo Foundation NSW Secondary Principals Jennifer Robinson Imtiaz Ahmed Council GO Foundation AO Rizwana Ali INVESTING IN Australia for UNHCR Harvard Club of Australia Adam Creighton Carolyn Allen Provide professional OCS Services Pty Ltd Hogan Family Foundation Adam Hills Yvonne Allen development opportunities to Sambalance Pty Ltd Jack Brockhoff Foundation Kathy Lette Mal Anderson EDUCATION Lendlease educators and school leaders Teachers Health Fund Rhys Muldoon Dominique Antarakis Teachers Mutual Bank Macquarie Melissa Parke Gillian Appleton to enable them to extend their To support the vital role played by Perpetual Foundation Tom Tilley John Atkin public education in ensuring fair, Ross Stuart leadership and teaching skills. Myf Warhurst Irene Baghoomians equitable and high-quality education Royal Bank of Canada Deanne Weir Alexa Barr for all, you can donate to the Public Studiosity Education Foundation. Donations are tax deductible and can be made online at givenow.com.au/ Enhance the value and publiceducationfoundation. reputation of Australia’s The Public Education Foundation brings public schools, ensuring every together governments, schools, parents, students, individuals and corporate and Australian has access to a high- philanthropic organisations who share quality, inclusive education. a commitment to improving equity and excellence in . Find out how you can help students reach their full potential: publiceducationfoundation.org.au.

26 Public Education Foundation AWARDS 2021 27 Reginald Barrett Beverley Firth Penny Madvig David Schlosser Kevin Baxter Caitlyn Fogarty Patrick Mahony Cindy Sciberras Catherine Blake Janice Freeston Jill Matthews Kevin Shaw Francesca Beddie Geoff Gallop Wendy McCarthy Daniel Skehan Corinne Best Matthew Gerber Sally McCausland Jann Skinner Nathalie Boston John Goh Alan McCormack Joan Smiley Francis Breen Thomas Goodman Fusako McCormack Heather Smith Susan Brennan Michele Graham Cassie McGannon Patricia Staunton AM Tri Bui Jacob Gray Jonathan Mendel Steel Family Daniel Butcher Christopher Haberecht Steven Miles Rosalind Strong 2021 Roslyn Byrne David Hardy Kathryn Mitchell Catherine Stuart Louise Cannane Joe Harman Hugh Montgomery Christine Toomeh MINISTER’S AND SECRETARY’S Alison Cantlon Di Haskell Jane Morgan Jane Unwin AWARDS FOR Marianne Carahalios Brian Hinchey Melanie Morrison Margaret Vickers Esther Carlin Dorothy Hoddinott AO Marlene Murray Rachael Vincent John Cashman Valerie Hoogstad Penelope Nelson Leigh Von Bertouch Michael Chesterman Virginia Hooker Mark O’Brien Peter and Chris Watson Stevie Clayton Jane Hunt Lian Pang Helen Wyatt EXCELLENCE Annie Corlett AM William Ibrahim Roslyn Pesman Penelope Young Helena Cornelius Colin Jones Kate Power Virgina Adlide Zahedi

Helen Cox Helen Jordan Ken Preece Nominations are now open for the prestigious NSW Merran Dawson Rebecca Kaiser Dorothy Price Minister’s and Secretary’s Awards for Excellence. Denise De Vreeze Daniel Kicuroski Helen Proctor GOVERNMENT Tonia De Launay Huw Kingston Anne Ranger PARTNERS There are six award categories: Helen Dean Anthony Klein Susan Reid City of Sydney Edwina Doe Graham Knight Alison Ritchie Minister’s Award for Excellence in Student NSW Department Achievement Liana Downey Alan Laughlin Susan Robertson of Education Afonso Duque-Portugal Mike Lawson Raymond Romer Minister’s Award for Excellence in Teaching John Eastway Robin Low Alexander Rouditser We also thank our Marjory Ellsmore Dale Lowe Lesley Russell generous donors who wish Secretary’s Award for Excellent Service Elizabeth Evatt Peter Macdonald Margaret Sankey to remain anonymous. Secretary’s Award for an Outstanding School Initiative Secretary’s School Achievement Award Public School Parent of the Year Award The awards highlight the remarkable contributions that students, teachers, principals and school communities across NSW make to public education. Applications close on Tuesday 15 June 2021 An Awards Ceremony will be held in September 2021.

For further information:

https://www.publiceducationfoundation. org.au/scholarships/awards-for-excellence/

28 Public Education Foundation @PEFOZ facebook.com/pefoz [email protected] THANK YOU to all the Public Schools recognised in tonight’s celebration

Adelaide Botanic High School - SA Camden High School Emerton Public School Kempsey High School Ouyen P-12 College - VIC Townsville State High School - QLD Adelaide High School - SA Campbelltown Performing Arts Endeavour Sports High School Kiama High School Palm Beach Currumbin State High Traralgon Secondary College - VIC AFTRS High School Engadine High School Kincumber High School School - QLD Trinity Bay State High School - QLD Airds High School Canley Vale High School Fairfield High School Kincumber Public School Para Hills High School - SA Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Alexandria Park Community School Carine Senior High School - WA Farrer Agricultual College Kirrawee High School Parafield Gardens High School - SA Tumbi Umbi Campus Armidale Secondary College Carlingford High School Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School Kirwan State High School - QLD Paralowie R-12 School - SA Tullamore Central School Arthur Phillip High School Caroline Chisholm School - ACT Five Islands Secondary College Kurri Kurri High School Penrith High School Tully State High School - QLD Ashcroft High School Casino High School Fort Street High School Lalor Secondary College - VIC Pimpama State Secondary College - QLD Tumut High School Ashdale Secondary College - WA Cessnock High School Foster Secondary College - VIC Lambton High School Plumpton High School Ulladulla High School Ashwood High School - VIC Chaffey Secondary College - VIC Gerringong Public School Lanyon High School - ACT Port Hacking High School University of Canberra High School Australind Senior High School - WA Chancellor State College - QLD Glenala State High School - QLD Loganlea State High School - QLD Prairiewood High School Kaleen - ACT Ballina Coast High School Chatswood High School Gold Creek High School - ACT Lucas Heights Community School Queensland Academy for Science Uralla Central School Bandiana Primary School - VIC Cherrybrook Technology High School Goondiwindi State High School - QLD Lurnea High School Mathematics and Technology - QLD Victoria University Secondary College - VIC Banksia Park International Chester Hill High School Granville South Creative and Performing Lynwood Senior High School - WA Randwick Boys' High School High School - SA Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus Arts High School Mac.Robertson Girls' High School - VIC Redbank Plains State High School - QLD Vincentia High School Wagga Wagga High School Bankstown Girls High School Chifley College Senior Campus Greystanes High School Mackay North State High School - QLD Reece High School - TAS Walgett Community College High School Bankstown Senior College Christies Beach High School - SA Griffith North Public School Maclean High School Ringwood Secondary College - VIC Warners Bay High School Banora Point High School Christies Beach Primary School - SA Gungahlin College - ACT Marsden High School Rooty Hill High School Rose Bay Secondary College Wauchope High School Bass High School Churchlands Senior High School - WA Gunnedah Public School Marsden State High School - QLD Runcorn State High School - QLD Westfields Sports High School Bega Valley Public School Clarence High School - TAS Gunnedah South Public School Matraville Sports High School Ryde Secondary College Whittlesea Secondary College - VIC Bellevue Hill Public School Clifton Creek Primary School - VIC Henley High School - SA Melbourne Girls College - VIC Sale College - VIC Willetton Senior High School - WA Belmont City College - WA Coffs Harbour High School Herberton State School P-10 - QLD Merewether High School Salisbury East High School - SA Willunga High School - SA Bennett Road Public School Concord High School Hervey Bay State High School - QLD Merrylands High School Salisbury High School - SA Wirreanda Secondary School - SA Benowa State High School - QLD Condell Park High School Heywood and District Secondary Miller Technology High School Scone Public School Wollongong High School of the Beverly Hills Girls High School Conservatorium High School College - VIC Monaro High School Moorefield Girls High School Seaton High School - SA Performing Arts Billabong High School Coomealla High School Holroyd High School Morawa District High School - WA Smithfield Public School Wynnum State High School - QLD Birrong Girls High School Coonamble High School Homebush Boys High School Moree East Public School Smiths Hill High School Wynyard High School - TAS Blacktown Girls High School Corrimal High School Hornsby Girls High School Moree Secondary College South Grafton High School Wyong High School Blaxland High School Craigmore High School - SA Horsham College - VIC Mount Austin High School South Sydney High School Yanchep Secondary College - WA Boggabilla Central School Cressy District High School - TAS Hoxton Park High School Mount Stromlo High School - ACT Southern Cross School Yarrawonga College P-12 - VIC Bondi Beach Public School Cronulla High School Hunter River High School Mount Waverley Secondary College - VIC of Distance Education Yeronga State High School - QLD Bossley Park High School Cudgen Public School Hunter School of Performing Arts Mudgee High School Southern River College - WA Young High School Bremer State High School - QLD Cumberland High School Hunters Hill High School Mullewa DHS -WA Spinifex State College - QLD Bribie Island State High School - QLD Cyril Jackson Senior Campus - WA Huonville High School - TAS Murtoa College - VIC Springsure State School - QLD Dandenong High School - VIC Hurlstone Agricultural High School Bridgetown High School - WA Mylor Primary School - SA Springwood State High School - QLD Darcy Road Public School Inner Sydney High School Brisbane Water Secondary College Nambucca Heads High School St Johns Park High School Woy Woy Campus Dickson College - ACT Inverell High School Nanango State High School - QLD St Marys Senior High School Dowerin District High School - WA Isis District State High School - QLD Browns Plains State High School - QLD Newton Moore Senior High School - WA Strathfield Girls High School Dubbo College South Campus James Fallon High School Bundaberg State High School - QLD Noosa District State High School - QLD Sunnybank State High School - QLD James Ruse Agricultural High School Burnie High School - TAS Dubbo School of Distance Education North Sydney Boys High School Sydney Girls High School John Curtin College of the Arts - WA Burwood Girls High School Eagle Point Primary School -VIC North Sydney Girls High School Tamworth High School John Tonkin College - WA Burwood Public School Eaglehawk Secondary College - VIC Northern Beaches Secondary College Taree High School East Hills Girls Technology High School Kambrya College - VIC Mackellar Girls Campus Tempe High School Cabramatta High School East Kimberley College - WA Katoomba High School Northern Beaches Secondary College The Forest High School Cairns State High School - QLD Ebor Public School Keebra Park State High School - QLD Manly Campus The Jannali High School Callaghan College Wallsend Campus Echuca Twin Rivers School - VIC Keira High School Northmead Creating and Performing Thomas Reddall High School Callaghan College Waratah Elderslie High School Kelso High Campus - Denison College Arts High School Thornbury High School - VIC Technology Campus Elizabeth Macarthur High School of Secondary Education Nossal High School - VIC Toronto High School

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