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Awards

The NSW Environmental Education Awards are an annual awards program, recognising and celebrating the achievements of environmental educators across NSW

Making time to celebrate achievements is important for school educators, school communities and the environment education sector.

At Environmental Education NSW, we recognise outstanding achievement in environmental education and education for sustainability through our annual awards program. 

Nominate yourself, a colleague or an outstanding educator for the:
– Sustainable Schools NSW Sustainable School of the Year Award
– Sustainable Schools NSW Teacher of the Year Award
– Return and Earn Program Leader of the Year Award

Nominate now for the 2023 Awards, applications open until Friday 6th October. 

You can view a PDF summary of the nomination questions for all awards here. We recommend you prepare your answers in a word document first, then copy and paste into the online form, as you cannot save and return to this form. 

Recent Award Winners

Ann-Kathrin Kiehn, St Columba Anglican School. Winner – Sustainable Schools NSW Teacher of the Year Award

Shannon Kelly, The Nature School. Highly Commended – Sustainable Schools NSW Teacher of the Year Award

Belltrees Public School. Winner – Sustainable Schools NSW School of the Year Award

Rose Everingham, Regentville Public School. Winner – Return and Earn Program Leader Award

Rebecca Hoad, St Ignatius College, Riverview. Highly Commended – Return and Earn Program Leader Award

Jayne Alba, Oxley Park Public School. Winner – Sustainable Schools NSW Teacher of the Year Award

Nicole Hext, Bringelly Public School. Highly Commended – Sustainable Schools NSW Teacher of the Year Award

Aldavilla Primary School. Winner – Sustainable Schools NSW School of the Year Award

Caddies Creek Public School. Highly Commended – Sustainable Schools NSW School of the Year Award

Christopher Yates, Ryde Secondary College. Winner – Sustainable Schools NSW Teacher of the Year Award

Julie Rogers, Lucas Heights Community School. Winner – Return and Earn Program Leader Award

Dapto High School. Winner – Sustainable Schools NSW School of the Year Award

Sustainable Schools NSW acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we live, learn and work. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present. 

We are committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.