Finalists in the Public Education Awards will be included in a short film and invited to the awards ceremony. Learn what you'll need to do as a finalist, and the prize money awarded to winners and finalists.

Visit entering the Public Education Awards to learn about the nomination process.

Announcement of finalists

The Organisational Development Team will notify you by early September if you’ve been selected as a finalist. Finalists will also be announced via a Chief Executive message and press release.

Participation in a short promotional film

If selected as a finalist, you'll feature in a short film highlighting your contributions. The film will showcase how you’ve made a positive impact on the children and young people in our state’s public education system.

Filming will take place in September. All finalists need to make sure they'll be available during this time.

All films will be shown for the first time at the awards ceremony on Friday 1 November. They'll later be available on the department’s website. As a finalist, you’ll also receive a copy of the video on a USB at the ceremony.

Awards ceremony

If selected as a finalist, you'll be invited to attend the awards ceremony where the winners of each category will be announced.

The 2024 Public Education Awards ceremony will be held on Friday 1 November at the Adelaide Convention Centre. The Minister for Education, Training and Skills and the Chief Executive of the Department for Education will present the awards.

The awards ceremony will be live streamed to provide an opportunity for sites and communities to get involved.

All winners and finalists will be highlighted on our honour roll.

Prize money for winners and finalists

Winners of each category receive $10,000 and finalists from each category receive $2,000.

The prize money can be used for professional learning, community activities or to invest in resources for their sites or business area.

As a finalist you'll be asked to complete a form to let us know how you'd spend the prize money as a winner or finalist. You'll need your site leader or directors approval before submitting the form.

The prize money will be transferred to your site or office in early 2025. You'll be responsible for the management and acquittal of all funds. This includes arranging professional development, domestic and international travel, and temporary relief teaching depending on your spend activities.

For teams, the funds will be shared between all team members that were listed on the nomination.

Provide feedback about the Public Education Awards

Send all feedback and suggestions to PublicEducationAwards@sa.gov.au.

Each year, a review is conducted of the awards with the intent of making sure they’re as meaningful as possible.