Awards

There is no pre-set limit to the number of awards to be given out. There are two kinds of awards:
(a) Award for Teaching Excellence
  Nominees who have demonstrated excellence holistically in the four domains of assessment, namely Professional Competence; Student Development; Professionalism and Commitment to the Community; and School Development, will be presented with the Award for Teaching Excellence.
   
(b) Certificate of Merit
  Nominees who have demonstrated a standard very close to excellence in the four domains will be presented with the Certificate of Merit.
   
Nominations presented with the Award for Teaching Excellence or the Certificate of Merit will receive the following prizes:
Item
Nomination presented with the Award for Teaching Excellence
Nomination presented with the Certificate of Merit
Individual Nomination
Group Nomination1
Individual Nomination
Group Nomination1
(a) Cash Award
$20,000
$40,000
$12,000
$24,000
(b)
Dissemination and Continuing Professional Development Grant
$60,000
$80,000
$36,000
$48,000
(c) Trophy and Certificate
(i) A trophy for nominations presented with the Award for Teaching Excellence
(ii) A certificate for nominations presented with the Certificate of Merit
(iii) A personal trophy and a certificate for each awarded teacher
Item
Nomination presented with the Award for Teaching Excellence
Individual Nomination
Group Nomination1
(a) Cash Award
$20,000
$40,000
(b)
Dissemination and Continuing Professional Development Grant
$60,000
$80,000
(c) Trophy and Certificate
(i) A trophy for nominations presented with the Award for Teaching Excellence
(ii) A certificate for nominations presented with the Certificate of Merit
(iii) A personal trophy and a certificate for each awarded teacher

Item
Nomination presented with the Certificate of Merit
Individual Nomination
Group Nomination1
(a) Cash Award
$12,000
$24,000
(b)
Dissemination and Continuing Professional Development Grant
$36,000
$48,000
(c) Trophy and Certificate
(i) A trophy for nominations presented with the Award for Teaching Excellence
(ii) A certificate for nominations presented with the Certificate of Merit
(iii) A personal trophy and a certificate for each awarded teacher
1 For awarded group nominations, each group has to decide on the share of the items (a) and (b) apportioned to each group member.
   
Nominators of the nominations presented with the Award for Teaching Excellence and the Certificate of Merit will receive book coupons in the value of $2,800 and $1,600 respectively.