Nominations open for the 2023 Spirit of Catholic Education Awards

Online nominations are now open for the 2023 Spirit of Catholic Education Awards.

Catholic school communities and Catholic School Authorities in Queensland are encouraged to nominate individuals or teams (staff members, parents/carers or volunteers) who are making an outstanding contribution to the life of their school community in the following areas:

• 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 education community and beyond
• Demonstrating excellence as a team that supports and builds school communities.

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.

All Spirit of Catholic Education Award nominees will receive a certificate of recognition and this year’s recipients will be presented with their awards during Catholic Education Week which will be celebrated from 23-29 July 2023.

Nominations should be submitted online through the Catholic Education Week website by 5.00pm on Sunday 7 May 2023.