P&C Federation Annual Volunteer Awards

Is your P&C doing an outstanding job supporting your school? Got a fabulous member or volunteer you’d like to recognise? Is your principal an amazing ally?

Please consider nominating those fantastic individuals, or your Association, for the P&C Federation’s Annual Volunteer Awards.

Nominations are now open, so this is your chance to recognise groups and individuals who make outstanding contributions to their school communities.

We’re also thrilled to announce a new award category, Principal of the Year, as a way to say thanks to the incredible principals who go above and beyond to support their P&Cs.

Nominations
Nominations close Friday, 11 August 2023, 11:59 pm AEST. Finalists will be notified via email.

Awards Ceremony
The Awards Ceremony will be held on the evening of Saturday, 26 August 2023.

Award Categories

This award recognises an individual P&C member or P&C members that have contributed significantly to the P&C Association. Note that there is a separate category for the whole P&C Association.

  • To be able to nominate your P&C Association must be a current member (affiliate) of P&C Federation
  • The nominee or nominees must be a member(s) of the P&C Association.
  • All nominees must be endorsed by the P&C Association and that endorsement must be recorded in the minutes at a meeting of the P&C Association.
  • Nominations must include a statement of support detailing the nominees’ contributions to the P&C Association/school and a copy of the minutes where that person is formally nominated.
  • Criteria will be judged on outstanding
    • Leadership
    • Community engagement and building
    • Service or overall contribution

This award is for a volunteer or group of volunteers that are not members of the P&C Association but have provided outstanding service to P&C activities.

  • To be able to nominate your P&C Association must be a current member (affiliate) of P&C Federation
  • Nominees must be endorsed by the P&C Association and that endorsement must be recorded in the minutes at a meeting of the P&C Association.
  • Nominations must include a statement of support detailing the nominee’s contributions to the P&C Association/school and a copy of the minutes where the nominees are formally nominated.
  • Criteria will be judged on outstanding
    • Leadership
    • Community engagement and building
    • Service or overall contribution

This award is for outstanding contributions by a P&C Association in support of its school community. The award recognises a P&C Association that has

  • developed and implemented innovative and/or ground-breaking activities, campaigns or strategies to support their school and/or
  • contributed significantly to building community engagement and participation that has impacted positively on school culture
  • A P&C Association must be a current member (affiliate) of P&C Federation in order to nominate.

Entries must address the criteria above.

This award recognises outstanding contributions by a NSW public school Principal in strengthening and engaging their school community. 

  • To be able to nominate your P&C Association must be a current member (affiliate) of P&C Federation
  • Nominees must be endorsed by the P&C Association and that endorsement must be recorded in the minutes at a meeting of the P&C Association.
  • Nominations must include a statement of support detailing the nominee’s contributions to the P&C Association/school and a copy of the minutes where the nominees are formally nominated.
  • Criteria will be judged on:
    • Supporting and championing the work of the P&C Association at the school
    • Acknowledging and valuing the voices of parents and carers
    • Promoting a positive, respectful and collaborative culture at the school

Submit your nominations

Nominations for the 2023 P&C Federation Annual Volunteer Awards are now closed.