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Ministers' Arts Awards

THANK YOU! Applications for this year’s Minister’s Awards are now closed. The Panels are busy meeting to determine this year’s outstanding winners. We look forward to celebrating the 2026 awardees in late October!

The Minister for Education, Training and Skills is providing 5 awards for Arts educators in South Australia. Please see the categories below.

Information Booklet

Each Award is worth $8000!

Here are the categories:

Public School: Primary Teacher of the Arts Preview questions here!
Public School: Secondary Teacher of the Arts Preview questions here!
Non-Government School: Primary Teacher of the ArtsPreview questions here!
Non-Government School: Secondary Teacher of the ArtsPreview questions here!
Early Career Category: Teacher of the Arts (first 5 years of teaching, any sector or system) Preview questions here!
*NOTE: Early Career Educators teaching journey can include contract, TRT and on-going appointments. Early Career Educators can also apply for other categories of the Scholarships.

Message from the "Arts Awards" Ambassador

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Zoe used her Award money to go to New York!

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Missed our Minister’s Awards info session?

Watch the recording and get some hot tips for your application!

Hear from our previous Minister's Awards winners!

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Congratulations to the previous
Award Winners!

Minister’s Arts Education Awards

2025 Winners 

2024 Winners 

2023 Winners 

Artwork by Elizabeth Yanyi Close (Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara)

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the traditional owners throughout South Australia and we pay respect to the custodians of the lands on which we live and learn. We respect their spiritual relationship with Country and acknowledge that their cultural and heritage beliefs are still as important to those living today and we do so in the spirit of reconciliation.