Primary School of the Year – Government
Finalists
Canterbury Primary School
Cessnock East Public School
Green Hill Public School
Mount Ousley Public School
Oran Park Public School
Revesby Public School
Sherwood Grange Public School
Tamborine Mountain State School
Primary School of the Year – Non-government
Finalists
Haileybury
Ormiston College
Pymble Ladies' College
St Paul’s Lutheran Primary School
St Paul's School
Toorak College
Wahroonga Preparatory School
Secondary School of the Year – Government
Finalists
Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina Campus
Canley Vale High School
Endeavour Sports High School
Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie
Holroyd High School
Narrabundah College
Urangan State High School
Secondary School of the Year – Non-government
Finalists
Australian International Academy, Melbourne Senior Campus
Haileybury
Knox Grammar School
Korowa Anglican Girls' School
Mentone Grammar
Ormiston College
Pymble Ladies' College
Toorak College
Boarding School of the Year
Finalists
Ascham
Snowy Mountains Grammar School
The Scots College
Toorak College
Regional School of the Year
Finalists
Dubbo College
Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie
Kangaroo Island Community Education
Mount Ousley Public School
Rockhampton Girls Grammar School
St Columba Anglican School
The Scots School Albury
Whitsunday Anglican School
Special Education School of the Year
Finalists
Aspect Hunter
Clarke Road School
Giant Steps
Revesby Public School
Woniora Road School
Best School Strategic Plan
Finalists
Mentone Grammar
Ormiston College
Pymble Ladies' College
St Paul's School
The Springfield Anglican College
Best Student Wellbeing Program
Finalists
Alexandra Hills State High School
Callaghan College Wallsend Campus
Carey Baptist Grammar School
Elizabeth College
Geelong Grammar School
Margaret Jurd College
Melbourne Girls Grammar
Parkmore Primary School
Best Professional Learning Program
Finalists
Australian Science and Mathematics School
Bethany Lutheran Primary School
Brisbane Water Secondary College
Knox Grammar School
Melbourne Girls Grammar School
Ormiston College
Pymble Ladies' College
Revesby Public School
St Paul's School
Primary School Principal of the Year – Government
Finalists
Kirstin Beck, Alstonville Public School
Henry Grossek, Berwick Lodge Primary School
Chantal Mamo, Thornleigh West Public School
Loretta Piazza, Meadowglen Primary School
Kim Sweeny, Cessnock East Public School
Primary School Principal of the Year – Non-government
Finalists
Brad Gaynor, Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
School Principal of the Year – Government
Finalists
Wayne Haworth, Mount Alexander College
Diane Robertson, Clarke Road School
School Principal of the Year - Non-government
Finalists
Dr Paul Browning, St Paul's School
Marco DiCesare, Caroline Chisholm Catholic College
Kristy Kendall, Toorak College
Catherine Misson, Melbourne Girls Grammar School
Derek Scott, Haileybury
Dr Mark Sly, Coomera Anglican College
Vicki L Waters, Pymble Ladies' College
Brett Webster, Ormiston College
Department Head of the Year
Finalists
Kirstin Beck, Alstonville Public School
Allison Blight, Callaghan College Waratah Technology Campus
Bek Duyckers, Perth College
Travis Goulter, Ormiston College
Dailan Hatherley, Toorak College
Iain Hoy, Tara Anglican School for Girls
Robert Johnson, Haileybury
Mike O'Brien, Dominic College
Shannon Rivers, Mount Brown Public School
Erin Ware, Ormiston College
Teacher of the Year
Finalists
Dr Deborah Beswick, Elizabeth College
Joanne Bradley, Cessnock East Public School
Kristin Culley, Cessnock East Public School
Jane Doyle, Dominic College
Sarah Jones, St Columba Anglican School
Annette McArthur, Ormiston College
Jessica Ruscica, Mount Brown Public School
Stephanie Westwood, Cardiff North Public School
Rebecca Wilson, Birmingham Primary School
Education Rising Star of the Year
Finalists
Lian Davies, Whittlesea Secondary College
Joshua Duff, Moura State High School
Brittany Hicks, Cessnock East Public School
Keita Matsumoto, Traralgon College
Sheena Nadan, MET School
Cally Nielsen, Bundaberg State High School
Ashanie Perera, Melbourne Girls Grammar School
Alice Vigors, Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School
Best Co-Curricular Program
Finalists
Briar Road Public School
Elizabeth College
Genazzano FCJ College
Oakleigh State School
Pymble Ladies' College
Snowy Mountains Grammar School
Toorak College
Traralgon College Wakakirri
Best STEM Program
Finalists
Alstonville Public School
Coomera Rivers State School
St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Concord West
St Leonard's College
St Patrick's College Townsville
Sturt Public School
Toorak College
Tullawong State High School
Warwick Senior High School
Best Use of Technology
Finalists
Atomi
Callaghan College Wallsend Campus
Cardiff North Public School
Cessnock East Public School
Coomera Rivers State School
Mount Ousley Public School
Ormiston College
Table Cape Primary School
Innovation in Curriculum Design
Finalists
Bethany Lutheran Primary School
Carey Baptist Grammar School
Cooks Hill Campus, Annex to Newcastle High School
Kingswood College
Kurri Kurri High School
Lumineer Academy
Snowy Mountains Grammar School
St Paul's School
Toorak College
Traralgon College
Innovation in Learning Environment Design
Finalists
Bethany Lutheran Primary School
Birchgrove Public School
Cessnock East Public School
Hillcrest Christian College
Kurri Kurri High School
Lumineer Academy
2018-finalists