ACEL National Awards 2024
Recognition of the profession by the profession
 

ACEL invites you to nominate an individual or team who has made a significant educational contribution and who has influenced education at a national level in Australia.

The most important evening on the ACEL calendar celebrates its impressive 39th year since the first Gold Medals were awarded to Victoria’s Robert Fordham and Western Australia’s Edwin Harold. Since their inception, the ACEL national awards have grown in stature with educators being recognised for their contributions across six categories. We also recognise media organisations/journalists/programs that contribute significantly to raising the profile of the education sector and make valuable contributions to the national conversation via “The ACEL National Media Award’.

Always a highlight of the ACEL Annual Conference, our National Awards Ceremony honours educational leaders who have dedicated themselves to the improvement of student and educational outcomes.

Awards will be presented across the seven categories which are open for nomination and one special achievement award which are listed below.

Nominated Categories
ACEL Gold Medal Award
ACEL National Fellowships
ACEL Hedley Beare Award for Educational Writing
ACEL Nganakarrawa Award
ACEL Keith Tronc Award for Outstanding Teacher Leadership
ACEL Leadership Award
ACEL National Media & Journalism Award

Achievement Award
ACEL Presidential Citation (discretionary)

The work of each nominee will be reviewed against criteria based on each specific award. Evidence provided must also demonstrate impact at a system, state and/or national level. This process is completely confidential. The ACEL Awards Committee has provided information in regard to nomination requirements, criteria for Fellowships and Awards and also provided guidelines and sample documentation to assist with the nomination process.

The 2024 National Awards will be announced on 30 September and will be presented with a more formal ceremony after the close of Day 1 of the ACEL National Conference 2024. Information in regard to the conference is available on our website at: acel.org.au/calendar

Guidelines to assist Nominators:
Sample of supporting statements, citations and biography

Nominations close
Monday, 06 May 2024 at 12 pm (AEST)