November 14th, 2023Daylesford primary wins ‘high ability’ excellence award

Daylesford Primary School has been named among the winners in this year’s Victorian Education Excellence Awards announced in recent days.

The annual awards celebrate the state’s outstanding teachers, principals and support staff with the local Daylesford Primary School (pictured above) named among the winners in the Outstanding Provision for High-Ability Students (Primary) category.
Congratulating the winners and finalists at The Plaza Ballroom in central Melbourne, Minister
for Education Ben Carroll applauded the commitment and passion of teachers, leaders and
school staff across Victoria for their incredible work in helping make Victoria the Education State.
The Victorian Education Excellence Awards celebrate the inspirational teachers, principals,
business managers, support staff working in Government schools to help students to achieve
their best.
The awards support the continued professional development of staff, with professional learning
grants of up to $25,000 for the winner in each category.
Member for Macedon, Mary-Anne Thomas: “Congratulations to Daylesford Primary School. Teachers, leaders and school staff in Macedon do tremendous work in setting local students up to thrive in their education and life – and these awards recognise and praise these educators for their outstanding
contributions.”
Minister for Education Ben Carroll: “Congratulations to all the winners and finalists of this year’s Victorian Education Excellence Awards – you do Victoria proud and your big ideas inspire students across the state.”
“These awards recognise the work that our amazing school workforce do to motivate and inspire students to pursue their dreams and passions and are a key part of what makes us the Education State.”