Public Education Foundation's June E-News
A message from our General Manager
One of the great highlights of the Foundation's year is our annual celebration of public education, and our scholarship recipients. Our Proudly Public event at Sydney Town Hall on 17th May was an exuberant, joyful and moving showcase of our public schools, their students and educators. You can read further about the event below, but I would like to extend our gratitude to all of our sponsors and supporters especially our premium partners NSW Teachers Federation, Teachers Mutual Bank, Teachers Health, and First State Super. Photos of the night's events can be viewed on our Facebook page and on our website.
As the end of financial year draws closer I would ask that you consider donating to support the work that we do here at the Public Education Foundation. You can help us transform the lives hundreds of students around Australia.
Scholarships Now Open
Cookery Scholarship
The 2018 NSW Cookery Teachers Association Scholarship assists public school students who demonstrate a keen interest in the subject. The scholarship is offered to students completing Year 12 in 2017 who intend to continue to university with a major in Food Technology.
In 2018, three scholarships are available. Each scholarship has a value of $6,000 per year for 3 years.
Disability Scholarship
The Walter and Eliza Hall Trust Opportunity Scholarship provides financial assistance to students who have a physical disability to enable them to reach their academic potential as they transition to tertiary education.
Since its establishment by Eliza Hall in 1912, the Trust have been helping many Australians in need. There are a total of three scholarships in 2018, each valued at $10,000.
Wakil Foundation Scholarship
These scholarships seek to support and grant access to students who have enthusiasm for and ambition in a field they otherwise might be prevented from entering into, due to disadvantage or prohibitive costs.
The scholarships provide financial assistance to high potential students in Year 12 who intend to continue studying either at TAFE or University after finishing their Higher School Certificate.
Public Education Essay Competition
The Public Education Foundation Essay Competition, supported by the Retired Teachers' Association, is open to NSW year 11 students who attend public schools. All you need to do is write a 400-word essay on Why a Good Public Education System Matters in Modern Australia.
The winning entry will receive a $1,000 scholarship.
Applications close on Monday 4 July 2017.
Minister's & Secretary's Awards for Excellence
To recognise and reward outstanding teaching and learning in NSW Public Schools, the NSW Department of Education and the Public Education Foundation have launched the annual Minister’s and Secretary’s Awards for Excellence.
Please nominate a teacher, a school initiative, an outstanding student and/or parent.
Applications close on Monday June 19 2017 .
Public Education Foundation in the News
A number of scholarship recipients have been featured in several publications and broadcast networks including:
Sarah Reeves from Parkes High School who received the Trades and Technology Scholarship
Shakeilah from Toomelah Public School who received the Camburn Withers Scholarship
Students from Cabramatta, Prairiewood, Fairvale and Westfields Sports High Schools
Students at Bankstown Senior College receive scholarships page 13
Wagga High School Students who received the Friends of Zainab Senior Secondary Scholarship and also here
More news articles can be found here
News from our Executive Director, David Hetherington
You just can’t script it. Trump’s 100 days an unparalleled success. Teresa May declares war on Brussels. And for a fresh set of eyes on Australian education after the Gonski years, Malcolm Turnbull appoints… David Gonski.
What to make of this last political eye-catcher? The first thing to say is that it’s clever politics. In a moment, it takes the sting out of the most powerful word in the Opposition’s arsenal. After all, how can the Government not be for Gonski when standing next to them endorsing their approach is… Gonski. Secondly, it’s an improvement on the Government’s status quo position for school funding. They are now committed to a genuine schools funding increase rather than the scorched earth policy of Tony Abbott’s 2014 Budget. And thirdly, it contains some real advances on Labor’s policy. It is willing to address overfunded schools, which are typically non-government ones, and does away with the silly mantra that no school will be worse off.
