Educational success celebrated at 2019 PM’s Education Excellence Awards
Five of the finalists in the Awards representing schools, kura and early learning services, were announced as winners at the 2019 Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards ceremony held in Wellington on 10 September.
Rotorua Boys’ High School led this year’s winners and took home the biggest award of the night, the Supreme Award.
The other category winners are:
|
Category |
Winner |
|
Excellence in Engaging |
Holy Family School, Porirua |
|
Excellence in Leading |
Rotorua Boys’ High School, Rotorua |
|
Excellence in Teaching and Learning |
Te Kōhanga Reo ki Rotokawa, Rotorua |
|
Excellence in Health and Wellbeing Education |
Tiaki Early Learning Centre, Rotorua |
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The 2019 Education Focus Prize – Excellence in Māori-medium Education |
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hoani Waititi Marae, Auckland |
Ministry of Education Acting Deputy Secretary for Early Learning and Student Achievement, Pauline Cleaver, congratulates all the winners and says they are a testament to the great teaching that’s happening around the country to support learners to succeed.
“Their hard work and dedication to education excellence have changed the lives of children and young people, and will have a lasting impact not just to them, but to their whānau and the community they belong to,” she says.
Each of the category winners received a prize package that includes a $20,000 financial award and professional development opportunities. The Supreme Award winner, Rotorua Boys’ High School received an additional $30,000 and will represent New Zealand at an international education event.
Find out more about what this year’s winners have achieved by heading to the Awards website.
Prime Minister's Education Excellence Awards (external link)
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