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Nominations for the 2024 Spirit of Catholic Education Awards are now open.

Each year Catholic school communities across the state are encouraged to submit nominations which highlight the important work being undertaken by staff, parents, carers and volunteers who support Catholic school students.

Nominees, including teams, are recognised across a number of categories for excellence in their work, leadership, service, initiative and creating positive change for indigenous students.

Nominations should outline at least one of the following areas:

Spirit of Catholic Education Award 

  • Showing outstanding integrity in leading a school community or program 
  • Implementing change that improves teaching and learning and supports greater equity in education 
  • Building Catholic education identity and ethos to support flourishing communities 
  • Demonstrating outstanding service to others in the school education community and beyond 
  • Demonstrating excellence as a team that supports and builds school communities (applies to teams of two or more people) 

OR the Aunty Joan Hendriks Reconciliation Award

  • Creating positive change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff and/or developing improved understanding of Indigenous cultural heritage in Catholic school communities. 

 Nominations can be submitted online via the Catholic Education Week website by 5pm on Sunday 5 May 2024. 

The Spirit of Catholic Education Awards will be presented in conjunction with Catholic Education Week (21-27 July 2024.) 

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