2018 Winners
Lindsay Thompson Award for Excellence in Education
Narre Warren South P-12 College
Outstanding Koorie Education Award
Bruthen Primary School
Outstanding Inclusive Education Award
Warringa Park School
Outstanding School Advancement Award
Narre Warren South P-12 College
Outstanding Education Support Team Award
Melbourne Girls' College
Outstanding Business Manager Award
Chris Dickson, Warrnambool College
Outstanding Primary Teacher Award
Kerri Smith, Fish Creek and District Primary School
Outstanding Secondary Teacher Award
Cassandra Marinopoulos, Berwick College
Outstanding Primary Principal Award
Jane Satchwell, Chelsea Heights Primary School
Outstanding Secondary Principal Award
Robert Pyers, Horsham College
Previous Years
2017 Winners
Lindsay Thompson Award for Excellence in Education
Steven Cook, Albert Park College
Outstanding Koorie Education Award
Berwick College
Outstanding Inclusive Education Award
Baltara School and Bendigo Special Developmental School
Outstanding School Advancement Award
Swan Hill North Primary School
Outstanding Education Support Team Award
Cranbourne East Secondary College
Outstanding Business Manager Award
Brett Coad, Kurnai College
Outstanding Primary Teacher Award
Emma Ross, Canterbury Primary School
Outstanding Secondary Teacher Award
Nicole Marie, Point Cook Senior Secondary College
Outstanding Primary Principal Award
Di Craig, Specimen Hill Primary School
Outstanding Secondary Principal Award
Steven Cook, Albert Park College
2016 Winners
Lindsay Thompson Award for Excellence in Education
Jacqui Gore, Warrnambool Primary School
Outstanding Secondary Principal Award
Peter Corkill, John Monash Science School
Outstanding Primary Principal Award
Jenny Manuel, Wilmot Road Primary School
Outstanding Secondary Teacher Award
Hayley Dureau, Mount Waverley Secondary College
Outstanding Primary Teacher Award
Jacqui Gore, Warrnambool Primary School
Outstanding Business Manager Award
Shirley Niblett, Lara Secondary College
Outstanding Education Support Team Award
Maryborough Education Centre
Outstanding School Advancement Award
Northern Bay College (Tallis Street Campus Leadership Team)
Outstanding Inclusive Education Award
Williamstown North Primary School
Outstanding Koorie Education Award
Warrnambool Primary School
2015 Winners
Lindsay Thompson Award for Excellence in Education
Sunshine College Maths Team, Sunshine College
Outstanding Secondary Principal Award
Anthony Rodaughan, Kurnai College
Outstanding Primary Principal Award
Leanne Edwards, Bass Valley Primary School
Outstanding Secondary Teacher Award
Robert Sbaglia, Crusoe 7-10 Secondary College, Bendigo
Outstanding Primary Teacher Award
Sarah Asome, Bentleigh West Primary School
Outstanding Business Manager Award
Fiona Kirby, Old Orchard Primary School
Outstanding Education Support Team Award
Education Support Officer (ESO) Team, Mornington Primary School
Outstanding School Advancement Award
Sunshine College Maths Team, Sunshine College
Outstanding Inclusive Education Award
The Katandra Project, Katandra School
Outstanding Koorie Education Award
Koorie Education Program, Northern Bay P-12 College
2014 Winners
Lindsay Thompson Fellowship
Britt Gow
Primary Principal of the Year
Esther Wood
Secondary Principal of the Year
Karen Wade
Teachers Health Fund School Leadership Team of the Year
Warracknabeal Secondary
Herald Sun Outstanding Curriculum Innovation
Warrnambool East Primary
Victoria Teachers Mutual Bank Early Childhood Teacher of the Year
Rachael Weber
Victoria Teachers Mutual Bank Primary Teacher of the Year
Kate Phoenix
Victoria Teachers Mutual Bank Teacher of the Year – Disability and Additional Needs
Shane Spence
bankmecu Secondary Teacher of the Year
Katherine Tsagaris
Victoria Teachers Mutual Bank Teacher of the Year – Indigenous Education
Christina Drummond
Education Support Team of the Year
Dandenong West Primary
Business Manager of the Year
Barb Martin
Outstanding Partnerships with Families and Communities
Ballarat Secondary
Outstanding Youth Pathways and Transitions
Carwatha College P-12
2013 Winners
Lindsay Thompson Fellowship
Chris Barry
School Leadership Team of the Year
Dandenong North Primary School
Primary Principal of the Year
Charles Branciforte
Secondary Principal of the Year
Bronwyn Harcourt
Outstanding Partnerships with Families and Communities
Huntly Primary School
Outstanding Youth Pathways and Transitions
Berendale School and Montague Continuing Education Centre
News Australia Outstanding Curriculum Innovation
Bendigo Senior Secondary College
Education Support Team of the Year
Cowes Primary School
Victoria Teachers Mutual Bank Early Childhood Teacher of the Year
Louise Fitzpatrick Leach
Victoria Teachers Mutual Bank Teacher of the Year - Disability and Additional Needs
Amanda Purcell
Victoria Teachers Mutual Bank Teacher of the Year - Indigenous Education
Janet Barnard
Victoria Teachers Mutual Bank Primary Teacher of the Year
Rebecca Spink
Secondary Teacher of the Year
Britt Gow
2012 Winners
Lindsay Thompson Fellowship
Narissa Leung
Outstanding School Leadership Award
Wilma Culton
Outstanding School Leadership Team Award
Manor Lakes P-12 College
Curriculum Innovation Award
Bellaire Primary School
Partnership with Families and Communities Award
Dallas Brooks Community School
Youth Pathways and Transitions Award
Benalla College
Outstanding Education Support Team Award
Camelot Rise Primary School
Outstanding Business Manager Award
Ann Robinson
Outstanding Secondary Teacher Award
Chris Barry
Victoria Teachers Mutual Bank Outstanding Teacher Award - Disability and Additional Needs
Michael Duckett
Victoria Teachers Mutual Bank Outstanding Primary Teacher Award
Kathleen Morris
Victoria Teachers Mutual Bank Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Award
Lori Farchione-zappia
2011 Winners
Lindsay Thompson Fellowship
Michelle Bootes
Outstanding School Leadership Award
Tony Bryant
Outstanding School Leadership Team Award
Copperfield College, Taylors Lakes Secondary College and Rosehill Secondary College
Curriculum Innovation Award
Huntingdale Primary School
Partnership with Parents and Communities Award
Mansfield Secondary College
Pathways and Transitions Award
Carrum Downs Secondary College
Outstanding Education Support Team Award
Bendigo Senior Secondary College
Outstanding Business Manager Award
Bromwyn Minihan
Outstanding Secondary Teacher Award
Neil Cockburn
Victoria Teachers Credit Union Outstanding Teacher Award - Disability and Additional Needs
Laura Greaves
Victoria Teachers Credit Union Outstanding Primary Teacher Award
Lynette Barr
Victoria Teachers Credit Union Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Award
Gisella Benetti
2010 Winners
Lindsay Thompson Fellowship
Leonie Anstey
Outstanding School Leadership Award
Michael Phillips
Outstanding School Leadership Team Award
Yarra Junction Primary School
Curriculum Innovation Award
Silverton Primary School
Partnership with Parents and Communities Award
Eaglehawk Primary School
Pathways and Transitions Award
Bendigo Senior Secondary College
Outstanding Education Support Team Award
Wallarano Primary School
Outstanding Business Manager Award
Nancy Sandilands
Outstanding Secondary Teacher Award
Adrian Camm
Victoria Teachers Credit Union Outstanding Teacher Award - Disability and Additional Needs
Jacquiline Getreu
Victoria Teachers Credit Union Outstanding Primary Teacher Award
Claire Glover
Victoria Teachers Credit Union Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Award
Glenda Hewitt
Minister's Award for Significant Contribution to Victorian Education
Professor Richard Teese and Professor Stephen Lamb
2009 Winners
Lindsay Thompson Fellowship
Louise Duncan
Victoria Teachers Credit Union Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Award
Catherine Russo
Victoria Teachers Credit Union Outstanding Primary Teacher Award
Huong Thi Tran
Outstanding Secondary Teacher Award
Brendan Murray
Outstanding Business Manager Award
Tracey Smith
Outstanding Education Support Team Award
Bendigo Senior Secondary College
School Leadership Team Award
Wallan Primary School
Curriculum Innovation Award
Courtenay Gardens Primary School
Outstanding School Leadership Award
Colin Simpson
Partnership with Parents and Communities Award
Buninyong Primary School
Pathways and Transitions Award
Ballarat Secondary College
2008 Winners
Lindsay Thompson Fellowship
Heather Ridge, Coach (Teacher), Loddon-Mallee Regional Office
Curriculum Innovation Award
Andrew Douch, Teacher (Biology), Wanganui Park Secondary College
Outstanding Business Manager Award
Sharon Ciantar, Business Manager, Braybrook College
Outstanding School Leadership Award
Colin Schot, Principal, Concord School
Outstanding School Services/Support Team Award
Ms Sandra Ellis, School Services Officer and Ms Kay Mattingly, School Services Officer (Integration Aide), Haslem Street (Kyabram) Primary School
Early Childhood Teacher Award
Maree Sheehan, Audrey Brooks Memorial Pre School, West Heidelberg
Outstanding Primary Teacher Award
James Penson, Teacher, Greenhills Primary School
Outstanding Secondary Teacher Award
Gary Schultz, Teacher, Dimboola Memorial Secondary College
School Leadership Team Award
Ms Jessica Sargeant, Teacher (Team Leader); Mr Peter Dredge, Principal; Mr Gary Palmer, Assistant Principal; Mr Rod Homburg, Teacher; Ms Sue Jackson, Teacher; Mr Chris Maple, Teacher; Ms Lesley Thorpe, Business Manager. Ballarat High School
2007 Winners
Lindsay Thompson Fellowship
Abigail Graham, Trafalgar Neerim Cluster
Curriculum Innovation Award
St Helena Secondary College, Northern Metropolitan Region, Nanotechnology–A Daring Innovation in the Science Curriculum
Outstanding Business Manager Award
Chris Confoy, Frankston High School
Outstanding School Leadership Award
Steven Boyle, Corio Bay Secondary College
Outstanding School Services/Support Team Award
Doveton North Primary School
Victoria Teachers Credit Union Outstanding Primary Teacher Award
Lynette Hines, Tallarook Primary School
Outstanding Secondary Teacher Award
Paul Van Eeden, Thornbury High School
School Leadership Team Award
Seabrook Primary School
2006 Winners
Lindsay Thompson Fellowship
Jane Satchwell, Edithvale Primary School, Southern Metropolitan Region
Outstanding School Leadership Award
Val Gill, Western Autistic School, Western Metropolitan Region
Outstanding School Services/Support Team Award
Sebastopol College, Grampians Region.Team: Garry Taylor, Sandra Silvey, Wendy Abraham, Karen Snibson, Norm Darwin, George Porter, Roger Stephens, Rob Bourke Finn and Sandy Lacy
Curriculum Innovation Award
Ringwood North Primary School, Eastern Metropolitan RegionTeam: Adam Brice, Michael Green and Richard Lambert
Victoria Teachers Credit Union Outstanding Primary Teacher Award
Helen Otway, Essendon North Primary School, Western Metropolitan Region
Outstanding Secondary Teacher Award
Stephen McNamara, Belmont High School, Barwon South West Region
Westfield Premier's Education Scholarships
Diane Campisano, Albany Rise Primary School
Wendy O'Connor, Bendigo Senior Secondary College
Libby Le Rossignol, Elisabeth Murdoch College
Sue Graham, Monbulk Primary School
Michelle Hamilton, Ballarat Grammar - City Cite
2005 Winners
Lindsay Thompson Fellowship
Andrew Phillip Taylor, The Swamp Cluster, Southern Metropolitan Region
Outstanding School Leadership Award
Diane Joseph, Geelong High School, Barwon South West Region
Curriculum Innovation Award
Julie Rees, Victorian College for the Deaf, Southern Metropolitan Region
Victoria Teachers Credit Union Outstanding Primary Teacher Award
Keir Jasper, Findon Primary School, Northern Metropolitan Region
Outstanding Secondary Teacher Award
Lorraine Watson, Whittlesea Secondary College, Northern Metropolitan Region
Westfield Premier's Education Scholarships
Mary Harrington, Galen Catholic College
Geoffrey Hayhow, Westbourne Grammar Secondary College
Ken Murray, Wanganui Park Secondary College
Megan Parker, You Yangs Learning Community Cluster, Lara Secondary College
Anna Templeton, Wodonga High School
2004 Winners
Lindsay Thompson Fellowship
Peter De Wacht, Bayside Secondary College, Knox Northwest Cluster, Eastern Metropolitan Region
Outstanding School Leadership Award
Wayne Craig, Box Hill Secondary College, Eastern Metropolitan Region
Curriculum Innovation Award
Kerri Simpson, Findon Primary School, Northern Metropolitan Region
Victoria Teachers Credit Union Outstanding Primary Teacher Award
Virginnia O'Loughlin, Bellaire Primary School, Barwon South West Region
Outstanding Secondary Teacher Award
Shelby Papadopoulos, Derrinallum P-12 College, Barwon South West Region
Westfield Premier's Education Scholarships
Judith Bishop, Trafalgar Primary School
Angela Craven, Yarrunga Primary School
Greg Gebhart, Lowanna College
Stuart Johnstone, Berwick Secondary College
Jeanette Pritchard, Bainbridge College
2003 Winners
Lindsay Thompson Fellowship
Alison Rees, Milgate Primary School, Eastern Metropolitan Region
Outstanding School Leadership Award
Bert Van Halen, Deer Park Secondary College, Western Metropolitan Region
Curriculum Innovation Award
Myrrhee Primary School, Goulburn North East Region
Victoria Teachers Credit Union Outstanding Primary Teacher Award
Samantha Pretlove, Goroke P-12 College, Grampians Region
Outstanding Secondary Teacher Award
Janette Osborne, Orbost Secondary College, Gippsland Region
Westfield Premier's Education Scholarships
Chris Collins, Cleeland Secondary College
Daryll McMillan, Maffra Secondary College
Jill Caruana, Sydenham-Hillside Primary School
Nia Holdenson, Melbourne Girls Secondary College
Russell Kerr, Frankston High School
2002 Winners
Lindsay Thompson Fellowship
David Reynolds, Princes Hill Secondary College, Northern Metropolitan Region
Outstanding School Leadership Award
Darrell Fraser, Glen Waverley Secondary College, Eastern Metropolitan Region
Curriculum Innovation Award
Balwyn High Secondary College, Eastern Metropolitan Region - joint winner
Yarrunga Primary School, Goulburn North East Region - joint winner
Victoria Teachers Credit Union Outstanding Primary Teacher Award
Perry Kick, Mentone Park Primary School, Southern Metropolitan Region
Outstanding Secondary Teacher Award
Richelle Hollis, Bendigo Senior Secondary College, Loddon Mallee Region
Westfield Premier's Education Scholarships
Helen Walsh, Dawes Road Primary School, Kyabram
David Parker, Rosebud Secondary College
Leah Downey, Deer Park Secondary College
Christopher Davies, The Alpine School
Adrian Williams, Padua College, Rosebud