Finalists
World Teachers’ Day Awards - NT Excellence Awards
Congratulations to all our finalists who have been nominated by their peers for the 2026 World Teachers’ Day - NT Excellence Awards.
Each year, our school teachers, specialist teachers, early childhood educators, principals, leaders and support staff continue to impress with their dedication and enthusiasm to deliver quality learning to young Territorians.
Regional and overall winners will be announced at the regional award ceremonies on Friday 30 October 2026.
2026 award finalists announced
The 2026 World Teachers’ Day - NT Excellence Awards finalists are:
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Annie Morrison Tennant Creek Primary School Barkly Edna Nelson Urapunga School Big Rivers Edwin Bundurr Rami Numbulwar School Big Rivers Gamburruwuy Wunungmurra Yirrkala School East Arnhem Heleana Yarrngu Wahchope Warruwi School Top End Jannette McCormack Alice Springs Language Centre Central Maria Raymond Newcastle Waters School Barkly Marissa Hansen Ross Park Primary School Central Melissa Ah Kit Darwin High School Darwin Michelle Nomoa Driver Primary School Top End Mitchell Booth Nakara Primary School Darwin Norissa Watson Yuendumu School Central Rebecca Dhamarrandji Baniyala Garrangali School East Arnhem Rosanna Wilson Mutitjulu School Central Taneal Croydon Tennant Creek High School Barkly Tarna Andrews Areyonga School Central Ursula Badari Gunbalanya School Top End Virginia Cardona Miller-Mungatopi Ludmilla Primary School Darwin Wesley Campbell Yarralin School Big Rivers Yinydjay Bidingal Laynhapuy Homelands School East Arnhem -
Amalie Anderson Darwin Corporate Office Darwin Anna Latz East Arnhem Corporate Office East Arnhem Anthony Sherwell and his team - Financial Systems and Innovation, Financial Services Darwin Corporate Office Darwin Carmel Pedersen Top End Corporate Office Top End Cheyenne Ellis Barkly Corporate Office Barkly Jodianne Stanley Big Rivers Corporate Office Big Rivers Marianne Carter Top End Corporate Office Top End Tamika Chin East Arnhem Corporate Office East Arnhem Thomas Middleton Central Corporate Office Central -
Brooke Mcallan Gillen Primary School Central Charlotte Smith Mutitjulu School Central Elly Newbold Tennant Creek Primary School Barkly Fiona Henry Alawa Primary School Darwin Gaynor Klaase Alyangula Area School East Arnhem Goḏuṯ Ganambarr Laynhapuy Homelands School East Arnhem Grady Redway Moulden Primary School Top End Hayley Walker Katherine School of the Air Big Rivers Kirsty Bartlett Casuarina Street Primary School Big Rivers Lisa Hughes Nemarluk School Darwin Mary Boeck Bakewell Primary School Top End Natalie Carroll Alyarrmandumanja Umbakumba School East Arnhem Rachel Kuhl Wagaman Primary School Darwin Sarah Riches Bees Creek Primary School Top End Tamara Matthews Larapinta Primary School Central -
Alli Wagstaff Alyangula Area School East Arnhem Amelia Hore Nhulunbuy Primary School East Arnhem Bianca Tyler Nermarluk School Darwin Bronwyn Andrews Bradshaw Primary School Central Hannah Robbins Katherine High School Big Rivers Jacqueline Bramley Larapinta Primary School Central Jen Cubillo Wulagi Primary School Darwin Karly Devereux Casuarina Street Primary School Big Rivers Kylie Forsyth Taminmin College Top End Lauren Hofmeyer Henbury School Darwin Leanne Bull Acacia Hill School Central Miller Perez Driver Secondary School Top End Nicole Hennessy Malak Primary School Darwin Trudy Casey Forrest Parade School Top End -
Alex Wilson Rosebery Secondary School Top End Amanda Thomas Henbury School Darwin Bridget McMeel Barunga School Big Rivers Brooke Mcallan Gillen Preschool Central Deb Simpson Braitling Primary School Central Emmy Macrae Gapuwiyak School East Arnhem Holly Harlow Nhulunbuy Primary School East Arnhem Jacinta Berger Parap Primary School Darwin Karen Dixon Tennant Creek Primary School Barkly Lana Howitt Millner Primary School Darwin Lisa Sherriff Acacia Hill School Central Louise O'Kelly Tennant Creek Primary School Barkly Lucy Ewin Bakewell Primary School Top End Nick Bailey Arlparra School Barkly Nicolle Gadd Casuarina Street Primary School Big Rivers Pippa Boyle Ross Park Primary School Central Rachael Sauer MacFarlane Primary School Big Rivers Randall Gould Tennant Creek Primary School Barkly Rebecca Arbon Yirrkala School East Arnhem Rebecca Gardner Zuccoli Primary School Top End Tara Finlay Larapinta Primary School Central Tessa Fondacaro Katherine South Primary School Big Rivers -
Akane Tschirpig Darwin Languages Centre Darwin Alastair Marshall Stuart Park Primary School Darwin Ben Rankin Katherine School of the Air Big Rivers Caitlan Ingle Larrakeyah Primary School Darwin Demi Cubillo Anula Primary School Darwin Eliza Toohey Katherine South Primary School Big Rivers Emily Lock Arlparra School Barkly Habiba Nasser Sadadeen Primary School Central Jarrod Mcclay Gapuwiyak School East Arnhem Jess Gysbert Alyangula Area School East Arnhem Jessie McBeath Yarralin School Big Rivers Karen Eglinton Alice Springs School of the Air Central Keeva Spencer-Wright Ross Park Primary School Central Kerrie O'Connell Wulagi Primary School Darwin Kim Bellis Larapinta Primary School Central Kim Fyson Howard Springs Primary School Top End Kym Lowson Gillen Primary School Central Maddilyn McGregor Bradshaw Primary School Central Michael Loughman Gray Primary School Top End Rose Baartz Driver Primary School Top End Sharon Griffey Nhulunbuy Primary School East Arnhem Stephen Klingenberg Minyerri School Big Rivers Zowie Sumendra Karama Primary School Darwin -
Ben McCasker Zuccoli Primary School Top End Carrie White Humpty Doo Primary School Top End Christopher Harvey Alekarenge School Barkly Christopher O’Neill Gapuwiyak School East Arnhem Clare Jelley Shepherdson College East Arnhem Danielle Banicek Rosebery Primary School Top End Fathma Mauger Larrakeyah Primary School Darwin Genevieve Wild Alyarrmandumanja Umbakumba School East Arnhem Jessica Rose Wallace Rockhole School Central Joel Hohn Acacia Hill School Central Katrina Georgiou Tennant Creek Primary School Barkly Maisie Floyd Driver Secondary School Top End Noella Goveas Millner Primary School Darwin Penny Weily Ross Park Primary School Central Rachel Blundell Nhulunbuy Primary School East Arnhem Renez Lammon Casuarina Street Primary School Big Rivers Robert McIntosh Sanderson High School Darwin Zoe Richardson Yarralin School Big Rivers -
Alex Pye Acacia Hill School Central Amy Ratcliffe Sanderson High School Darwin Anne-Marie Abbott Wallace Rockhole School Central Barry Georgeopoulos Centralian Middle School Central Chandrina Tidalgo Driver Secondary School Top End Donna Dickinson Girraween Primary School Top End Duane 'Max' Ahfat Barunga School Big Rivers Elaine Lasaqa Tennant Creek High School Barkly Erin Smillie Arlparra School Barkly Gemma Totterdell Nhulunbuy High School East Arnhem Gina Barker Casuarina Senior College Darwin Jodie Lutze Tennant Creek Primary School Barkly Kerry Barnes Malak Primary School Darwin Madi Stubbs Katherine School of the Air Big Rivers Maria Raymond Newcastle Waters School Barkly Melinda Wilson Casuarina Street Primary School Big Rivers Melissa Insch Acacia Hill School Central Michelle Johnstone Durack Primary School Top End Michelle Petty Woodroffe Primary School Top End Michelle Rowntree Larapinta Primary School Central Nicole Wienert Darwin High School Darwin Rebecca Blaik Katherine South Primary School Big Rivers Sarah Crawford Ross Park Primary School Central Sarah Robertson Braitling Primary School Central Sharon Scarabello Nhulunbuy Primary School East Arnhem Stephanie Henry NT School of Distance Education Darwin Suerita Gurruwiwi Gapuwiyak School East Arnhem Taneal Croydon-Fraser Tennant Creek High School Barkly -
Amanda Grace Centralian Senior College Central Bandi Roopa Dripstone Secondary College Darwin Belinda Short Taminmin College Top End Catharine Mauboy Nightcliff High School Darwin Claire Thorpe Tennant Creek High School Barkly Darcy Crouch Ramingining School East Arnhem Elisha Francis Maningrida College Top End Elodie Pieper Shepherdson College East Arnhem Emily Wilson Barunga School Big Rivers Jemima Saunders Darwin High School Darwin John Sarev Tennant Creek High School Barkly Madeline Walker Maningrida College Top End Natalie O'Connor Centralian Senior College Central Olivia Billows Sanderson High School Darwin Tahlia Deschepper Mimik-Ga Centre Darwin Tara Binder Casuarina Senior College Darwin Tegan Burness Nhulunbuy High School East Arnhem Teigan McCarty Henbury School Darwin