Congratulations to the following teacher aide teams for being nominated in the 2025 Australian Teacher Aide Team of the Year awards, and thank you to all the school leaders who took the time and effort to acknowledge the valuable role of their teacher aides.
SCHOOL | TEAM NOMINEES | NOMINATED BY: |
Al Siraat College, VIC | Sana Jamil, Shazia Shah, Kawthar Zoubiri, Mehrina Ali, Aleyna Orhan, Husna Khan, Balqis Djafar, Laaiba Chaudhary, Mahdi El-Youssef, Abdulrahman Taleb, Carmel Elmawey, Maria Adeel, Saba Amir Khanzada, Sidra Naeem, Muaaz Moolla, Hafsah Arain, Zahra Leghari, Wahiba Chaudhary, Muska Rasikh, Raqiba Ayoubi, Rizwana Ali, Romaisa Omer, Sahar Sajjad & Asma Choudhry | Sana Jamil |
| Balingup Primary School, WA | Linda Mauger, Tiffany Blackman, Elizabeth Valentine, Ann Morton & Kate Elliott | Nicole Corcoran |
| Beverley District High School, WA | Marie Walker, Gemma Ugle, Siobhan Marshall, Hollie Smith, Amanda King, Sandra Mallatratt, Louise Atkinson, Samantha Mearns, Dee Tilley, Amy Cleaver, Amy Tasker & Elle Berkhout | Adrian Lister |
| Catholic Regional College - Caroline Springs, VIC | Anne Crockford, Cathy Palermo, Rosa Molluso, Maria Krizmancic, Suzanne Walson, Alana Valentini, Jaksen Luhm, Sam Dunne, Lachlan McGregor, Marietta Orsin, Tim Kemp, Margaret Gray Bannerman, Doris Curcio, Serena Del Castello, Layla Molica, Joshua Di Lullo, Natasha Seitz, Yianna Ross & Amelia Krizmancic | Anne Crockford |
| Chatswood Hills State School, QLD | Mo Russell, Desley Rankin, Jane Spencer & Sefora Cosovan | Erin Hodge |
| Dalyellup College, WA | Debbie Horner, Anna Ringrose, Joanne Daniels, Laura Ray, Toni Smyth, Michelle Cuddon, Christine Bailey, Sonia van Wyck, Janet Thorley, Ashton Paget, Alelie Benitez & Rebecca West | Eileen Annandale |
| Faith Lutheran College Plainland, QLD | Sharon Czislowski, Jannine Armstrong, Makayla Willey, Jo Veness, Denise Stapleford, Sam Wiggins, Gaylene Roobottom, Monica Lavender, Jordan Webster & Candice Wells | Danielle Thompson |
| Foundation College, VIC | Max Spurgeon & Jennifer Paul | Loretta Lloyd |
| GOAL College, NSW | Tahli Cooper, Mitchell Fa’Oa, Lochlan Woodham, Alexandria Bousfield, Gabriel Cassimatis & Jarrod Ritchie | Kate O'Donnell |
| Gosnells Primary School, WA | Allana Lake, Jackie Anderson, Jessica Jarrett, Luke English, Jacqueline Wearing, Bronwyn Stauborg, Amanda Bonnefin, Errin Piukala, Jessica Hurley, Padma Boyapati & Shanae Wright | Anelise Edkins |
| Hilder Road State School, QLD | Carol Tilsley, Katherine Collado, Sally McLeod, Eva Gallagher, Natalie Hart & Tracey Hall | Dayle Davidson |
| Hills International College, QLD | Maya Parer, Lisa Elvish, Shelley Taylor, Beverley Atkinson, Kendall McMillan, Leah Florey, Tilli Coulter, Caragh Rosevear, Lauren Bull, Shannon Franklin, Charlotte Maskell & Renee Hansell | Stuart Ablitt |
| Indooroopilly State High School, QLD | Chelsea Finch, Declan Surawski, Alison Janette Lunson, Sharlene Cotterrell, Tascha Cox, Giovanna Wells-Page, Monique Ann Maree Sheppard, Eva Louise Vautin, Jarrason Purcell, Elizabeth Jayne Bohorquez, Sarah Jackson, Anthony Vanden, Amelia Van Ravenswaay, Yan Qu, Hilary Woodley, Michelle Simmonds, Nicola D'Andrea, Pamela D Danieluk, Mary Frances Alexander & Maya Rao | Delia Armstrong |
| Kawungan State School, QLD | Kathryn Clayton, Melinda Duncan, Leanne Gillespie & Mary Freeman | Sophie Ridgley |
| Kolbe Catholic College, VIC | Nicola Karaconstantis, Patrick Ryan, Sophia Antoniades, Tanya Borg & Annika Ring | Nikole Cymbalak |
| Korowal School, NSW | Helen Curry, Robyn Spark, Trish Fitzgerald, Tammy Hall & Nathanael Hunter | Sam Corlett |
| Launceston Big Picture School, TAS | Jacqui Leslie, Hayley McPartlin, Mel Tyson, Bree Gibson, Damon Long & Ash O'Kane | Marianne Olsen & Cindy-Anne Johnston |
| Margaret Jurd College, NSW | Mirjana Chatziconstantinos, Colleen Knight, Amanda Coombes, Michelle Roser, Paul Stipack, Stacey Street & Karly De Witte | Jamie Shackleton |
| Meringandan State School, QLD | Leah Sharp, Penelope Brown, Meaghan Lord, Sally-Ann Benham, Brooke Thurston, Louise Thorneycroft, Jaqueline Marshall, Penny Elliot & Alison Phillips | Andrew Skippen |
| Monto State School, QLD | Amy Spletter, Amanda Wells, Kellie-Sue Dent, Sonya Clarke, Karen Staines, Maddy Brown & Kim Pointon | Karla Galloway |
| Mount Warren Park State School, QLD | Michelle Blocksidge, Sally Downs, Sharon Watt, Sue McKenzie, Raelene Preston, Sharon Downs, Di Wilson, Kym Allingham, Jo Allen, Amanda Peace, Cheryl Barnet, Kath Kunde, Melissa Finlay, Kerry Knight, Karen Davis, Sonia Sylvester, Liana Frisch, Nicole Hele, Cat Duque, Scott Ellis, Jane Bombala, Bonita Cooper, Mia Archbold, Anna Beresneva, Reo Hoori, Kathy Whitnall, Danielle Hillard & Lesley Bunney | Mark Hitchen |
| Nazareth College, VIC | Shyla James, Maria Hatzis, Naomi Pernar, Emily Bryon, Madonna Richardson, Caitlin Trustum, Angela Jordan, Tania Persi, Sanjulata Mourya, Priya Gnanaswamy, Jules McKenzie, Claire Duckett, Priyanka Saha, Roshni Shakeeb, Hansa Parashar, Gabriella Brusco, Tiffany Blake, Kajal Varshney, Elijah Brasher, Kenzo Piang Nee, Alyssa Florio, Alessandra Pop, Jimmy Carlyle, Meg Bradbury & Charles Opio | Emma Wray |
| New Hope Christian School, NSW | Felicity Kirkegard, Courtney Cattell, Cheryl Sefton, Rhonda Burfield, Marina Mourched, Brooke Miller, Debbie Barrett, Theresa Lee, Joe Pennington, Sarah Sumskas, Carolyn Watkins, Janine Crocker, Jayne Ng, Jane Soper & Ailleen Kim | Dianne Dowson |
| Nowra East Public School, NSW | Tiffany Davidson, Linda Garrett, Jane Quigan, Tracey Hopkins, Sian Smith, Marcus Dron, Tanya Gewohn, Aly Zancolich, Jen Stephenson, Emma McGuire, Tina Stuart, Brooke Sloan, Alexis Barnett, Aimie Wright, Kayla Davis, Rachel Whitehead, Will Culbert, Brad Payne, Ava Gunning, Simone Barreett, Marley Smith, Nathan Byron, Jemma Ingold, Sharon Walmsley, Claudia Fernie, Katie Carbone, Tracey Dawson, Jen Holman, Tammy Stovin-bradford, Bella Williams & Ethan Reay | Karen Terry |
| Pittsworth State School, QLD | Lynelle Gordon, Jenny Beil, Casey Byford, Melissa Morris, Suzy Rauchle, Selena Petersen, Kristie Fletcher & Kristie Grimmer | Carol Ann Coonan |
| Redlynch State College, QLD | Samantha Bell, Omar D'Aietti, Janine Ehlers, Liz Evans, Lana Hampton, Emma Hentschke, Melinda Johnston, Kiera McWilliam & Thea Prescott | David Zhang |
| Sheldon College, QLD | Angela Daly, Bec Iffland, Bec Short, Bek Rae, Danni Williams, Hugh MacDonald, Louise Bowley, Marielle Ashcroft, Michelle Lanaro, Natasha Herman, Pav Sandhu, Phoebe Hall, Rachel Whitehead, Sam Evans, Susan Etherington & Therese Davis | Matt Steenson |
| St Michael's College - Merrimac, QLD | Theresa Truskinger, Katie Buckby, Jennifer Donnelly, Eve Lowe & Patricia Hewitt | Bonn Hatton |
| St Patrick's Tongala, VIC | Emma Keirl, Abby VanHaaster, Rachael Currey, Monica Tucker & Dani Dodman | Jackie Stockdale |
| Worongary State School, QLD | Larissa Shirreffs, Natasha Lake, Ash Pieterse, Karen Hill & Linda Layton | Valissa Bauer |
| Yarra Glen Primary School, VIC | Belinda Russell, Allison McVicar, Kay Corless, Kai Martin & Danielle Joseph | Jessica Amey |
