2008 Awards Index
School Leader Awards
| Ms Regina Byrne Special Commendation |
Principal | Mt St Joseph Girls' College Altona, VIC |
| Mr Matthew Hughes | Principal | John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School Mirrabooka, WA |
Teacher Awards
| Ms Jacquelyn Conn Special Commendation |
Statewide Braille Music Consultant and Music Teacher | Geebung Special School Geebung, QLD |
| Mrs Leonie Cecich | Music Teacher | East Victoria Park Education Support Centre East Victoria Park, WA |
| Mr Ashley George | Music Specialist | Tara Anglican School for Girls North Parramatta, NSW |
| Ms Elizabeth Harlock-Lea | Head of Music - Deputy Principal | Fremont Elizabeth City High School Elizabeth, SA |
| Miss Janette Kelly | Director of Music | St Hilda's School Southport, QLD |
| Ms Janice Leahy | Arts Coordinator | Para Hills High School Para Hills West, SA |
| Mrs Jennifer Meachem | Director of Music | Camberwell Girls Grammar School Canterbury, VIC |
| Mrs Mary Needham | Music Teacher - Coordinator | Elwood College Elwood, VIC |
| Mrs Jenny Robinson | Head Teacher Music | Randwick Girls' High School Randwick, NSW |
| Ms Carolyn (Caz) Soeters | Outreach Singing Program Coordinator, ESL and LA Teacher | Jervis Bay Primary School Jervis Bay Village, ACT |
| Mrs Julie-Ann Watson | Music Specialist | Nakara Primary School Nakara, Darwin, NT NT Music School Nightcliff, Darwin, NT |
2008 Awards Information
The recipients of the 2008 National Awards for Excellence in School Music Education were announced at a presentation function co-hosted by The Australian Society for Music Education and Artistic & Creative Education (Graduate School of Education) at the University Club, University of Melbourne, on Friday 22nd August 2008.
The Awards:
In response to the 2005 report of the National Review of School Music Education, a National Awards for Excellence in School Music Education Project is to be funded by the Australian Government under the Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme. The awards are to be administered by the Australian Society for Music Education (ASME).
The Awards aim to:
- Recognise individual teachers and school leaders who have made an outstanding contribution to the provision of music education in Australian schools;
- Provide opportunities for award recipients to further their professional learning related to music education; and
- Raise the status of music education in Australian schools.