Award Categories and Prizes
Lower Primary (Years K – 3)
Winner: $300, trophy and prize pack
Runner-up: $150 and prize pack
Upper Primary (Years 4 – 6, Inc. Year 7 in SA)
Winner: $400, trophy and prize pack
Runner-up: $200 and prize pack
Assisted Learning Primary
Winner: $400, trophy and prize pack
Runner-up: $200 and prize pack
Entries to be submitted by the teacher, eligibility criteria:
- students on assisted learning programs
- students with English as a second language.
Junior Secondary (Years 7 – 9)
Winner: $500, trophy and prize pack
Runner-up: $300 and prize pack
Senior Secondary (Years 10 – 12)
Winner: $500, trophy and prize pack
Runner-up: $300 and prize pack
Assisted Learning Secondary
Winner: $500, trophy and prize pack
Runner-up: $300 and prize pack
Entries to be submitted by the teacher, eligibility criteria:
- students on assisted learning programs
- students with English as a second language.
David Maher Award (primary schools only)
Awarded to the best individual entry from a school with 25 students or less. (Home-school/distance education students not eligible)
Winner: $250, trophy and prize pack
Multicultural NSW Award
Winner: $500, trophy and prize pack (separate presentation arrangements)
For the best poem highlighting the value of cultural diversity within Australian community:
- Commenting on the cultural diversity of people (or their descendants) who have migrated to Australia; or
- Exploring interactions and experiences of migrants (or their descendants) after their arrival in Australia; or
- Reflecting on the life of migrants (or their descendants) in Australia in comparison to their life before coming to Australia.
Schools’ Award
For schools that demonstrate effort, achievement and a high standard of entries, awarded at the judges’ discretion.
Winner Primary: $1000, trophy and prize pack
Winner Secondary: $1000, trophy and prize pack
Prize Packs
Prize packs include a unique trophy and a wonderful collection of books from a number of publishing houses and local businesses.