Congratulations to all nominees!
The following teacher aides have been nominated for the 2020 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year award.
Thank you to all school leaders who took the time and effort to acknowledge the valuable role of their teacher aides.
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| SCHOOL | NOMINEE | NOMINATED BY | |
| Acacia Ridge State School | Briony Baron | Donna Wynn | |
| Aitken Creek Primary School | Natasha Cotter | Cassandra Keath | |
| Aldridge State High School | Diane Goldsmith | Gayle Barbeler | |
| Alesco Illawarra | Matt Lewis | Carolyn LoPinto | |
| Al-Taqwa College | Rizana Mohmed Naleem | Amal Assafiri | |
| Ascot State School | Melissa Allen | Cindy Keong | |
| Ayr State School | Michelle Darker | Nikki Schell | |
| Banksia Beach State School | Kerrie Barraud | Amanda Litchfield | |
| Banksia Beach State School | Marnie Orchard | Amanda Litchfield | |
| Berry Springs Primary School | Linda Lawton | Colleen Williams | |
| Berry Springs Primary School | Megan Pohlner | Clare Dougall | |
| Berry Springs Primary School | Rachel While | Maha Andrew | |
| Boorowa Central School | Taryn Riles | Graham Jones | |
| Bray Park State School | John Hoisser | Leigh-Anne Moritz | |
| Bundaberg State High School | Taylor Hayman | Teisha Ford | |
| Caboolture Special School | Lisa | Eva Robinson | |
| Caroline Chisholm School | Sharon Stevens | Danielle van Kemenade | |
| Caulfield Grammar School | Clare Boulton | Simone Davis | |
| Chevallum State School | Leesa MacKay | Kim Kelly | |
| Claremont Special School | Steven Doyle | Stephanie Ingram | |
| Clayton South Primary School | Anna Cardamone | Greg Clement | |
| Clayton South Primary School | Felicia Zinas | Greg Clement | |
| Clayton South Primary School | Aimee Lau | Greg Clement | |
| Clayton South Primary School | Kathie Witter | Greg Clement | |
| Clayton South Primary School | Libby Mason | Greg Clement | |
| Coolah Central School | Kathleen Gardiner | Melissa Richard | |
| Coolnwynpin State School | Rachel Sullivan | Penelope Stewart | |
| Corinda State High School | Lorraine Louden | Karen Mastenbroek | |
| Crow's Nest State School | Michelle Bingham | Helen Thompson | |
| Dakabin State High School | Rosalyn O'Sullivan | Victoria Walsh | |
| Deloraine High School | Carolyn Eyles | Damus Fry | |
| Drayton State School | Esmay Millers | Stephanie Costello | |
| Driver Primary School | Taryn Roser | Ranae Graham | |
| Dunedoo Central School | Debra Craggs | Michelle Gavin | |
| Eden Marine High School | Lisa Hayden | Kylie Gibson | |
| Ellenbrook Christian College | Gillian Falloon | Pam Tyrrell | |
| Essendon Keilor College | Connie Midiri | Kaye Coutts | |
| Evatt Primary School | Mathew Middleton | Katie Fleming | |
| Fitzroy North Primary School | Jude Fry | Dianna Bazzano | |
| Forest Lake State High School | Treena Monk | Robyn Ferguson | |
| Forest Lake State High School | Peter Clarke | Denise Kostowski | |
| Forest Lake State School | Sandy McNalty | Krystin Whitten | |
| Gawler & District College B -12 | Sue Anne Scott | Roslyn Conboy | |
| Geebung State School | Debbie Marsh | Helen Waters | |
| Glenvale State School | Fiona Charles | Laura Gilbody | |
| Gordon Education Centre | Alison Pink | Kylie Reed | |
| Gordon Primary School | James Wardle | Catherine Campbell | |
| Griffin State School | Kim Tukavkin | Rachael Steinhardt | |
| Griffin State School | Sue Jamesion | Rachael Steinhardt | |
| Guildford Grammar School | Jodie Vance | Ullisa Macdougall-Hull | |
| Gunnedah High School | Michelle Hobden | Beck Henderson | |
| Gunnedah High School | Meegan Constable | Sarah Stewart | |
| Gympie West State School | Leonie Langton | Lizette Phillips | |
| Haileybury | Caleb Street | Dominic Linossier | |
| Haileybury | Tammy Hassett | Michele McGill | |
| Haileybury | Raelene Kennedy | Michele McGill | |
| Haileybury | Raelene Kennedy | Melissa McCrae | |
| Helensvale State High School | Trenae Jia | Suzanne Bailey | |
| Inglewood State School | Sandra Artura Hobbs | Shona Clark-Dickson | |
| Ivanhoe Primary School | Francine Stroud | Mark Kent | |
| Jabiru Area School | Leanne McLean | Amy Tambling | |
| James Busby High School | Tristan Roberts | Rimonda Prasad | |
| Jimboomba State School | Stephanie Cullen | Tim Farrell | |
| Kenmore State High School | Rachel Chitoni | Rebecca Murray | |
| Lalor Gardens Primary School | Joanne Tawil | Monique Walsh | |
| Malvern Central School | Melanie Pearce | Grant Durham | |
| Manly State School | Lynette Lee | Jacqueline Clark | |
| Mary's Mount Primary School | Belinda Henderson | Loretta Hackner | |
| Miles Franklin Primary School | Vicki Woods | Sylvia Headon | |
| Miles Franklin Primary School | Mary Liondi-Barlow | Georgina Sofatzis | |
| Mole Creek Primary School | Corinne Allen | Nathan Rockliff | |
| Mooroolbark College | Kelly Ayton | Ann Stratford | |
| Mooroolbark East Primary School | Maureen Biggwither | Kerry Craig-Smith | |
| Mossman State School | Abby Day | Sonja Craven | |
| Mount Isa Special School | Kim Thompson | Lorna Hockings | |
| Nelson Park School | Katrina Crichton | Libby Gatgens | |
| Noosa District State High School | Janine Sheldon | Kate Watson | |
| Norfolk Village State School | Michelle Lunan-Smith | Krystal Brown | |
| North Rockhampton State High School | Janelle Learmont | Desolee Cowley | |
| Ormeau State School | Sharon Parlevliet | Emma Workman | |
| Ormeau State School | Oliviann Woods | Nicole Taylor | |
| Ormeau State School | Maria Montenegri | Erin Mallouk | |
| Oxenford State School | Cheryl Hainberger | Kim Maroske | |
| Oxley Christian College | Susan Hamilton | Sharon Sandison | |
| Pacific Paradise State School | Lisa Brough | Margie Burrell | |
| Pacific Paradise State School | Robyn Ball | Margie Burrell | |
| Palmerston College | Susan Murphy | Katie Kelly | |
| Parke State School | Andrea Pearson | Tracey Tait | |
| Peregian Springs State School | Amanda Brown | Danae Steer | |
| Peregian Springs State School | Desleigh Sorensen | Veronica Reid | |
| Peregian Springs State School | Lisa Seagg | Sarah Mitchell | |
| Petrie State School | Susan Drysdale | Robyn McLeish | |
| Redlands College | Beth Cooper | Michelle Sprenger | |
| Redlands College | Lisa McMurray | Barb Farley | |
| Redlands College | Ruth Smith | Barb Farley | |
| Reservoir East Primary School | Cameron Cavallo | Mary Dimitrijevski | |
| Richardson Primary School | Kylie Crabtree | Anne Tow and Brooke Calvert | |
| Rockbank Primary School | Diane Hanmer | Christopher Daxecker | |
| Rokewood Primary School | Kylie Carr | Melanie Hilliard | |
| Rosedale Primary School | Loraine Woolan | Fiona Knight | |
| Sandgate District State High School | Nicolette Cannard | Leonie Turnbull | |
| Shalom College | Sharon Cahill | Stephanie Ray | |
| Shalom College | Antonio Kaufusi | Melinda Pearson | |
| South Grafton High School | Deb Welch | Zoe Goodsell | |
| Southport State High School | Shannon Mattock | Rachel Cureton | |
| Spinifex State College | Karen Bower | Lauren Brown | |
| Springwood Road State School | Belinda Morrison | Deb Robinson | |
| St Francis School | Kaylaha Malaponte | Megan Tatnell | |
| St Gregory's College | Rebecca Burke | Joanne Dash | |
| St Helena's Catholic Primary School | Annette Bolton | Kyrya Quayle | |
| St Mary's Parish School | Tracy Hocking | Terina McNair | |
| St Pius X Primary School | Callum Walley | Chet Richardson | |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | Leeanne Russell | Jane Wolf | |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | Rachel Hassall | Jane Wolf | |
| St. Patrick's College | Kate Hoban | Dr. Rebecca Seward-Linger | |
| Staines Memorial College | Leah Makin | Kate Reid | |
| Sunshine Christian School | Gretta O'Mahoney | Damian Pietsch | |
| Surf Coast Secondary College | Jenny Lambert | Amy Snow | |
| Surf Coast Secondary College | Gayle Ianniello | Danny Monk | |
| Swan Hill College | Loretta Rowlands | Peta Lindsay | |
| Tamworth South Public School | Tracey McDonald | Chrissy Kemp | |
| Tara Shire State College | Beryl Bennett | Alexis Capewell | |
| The Caves State School | Lisa Kime | Michelle Farrell | |
| The Spot Academy | Dee Tamihana | Elaine Makepeace | |
| The Woden School | Linda Charlton | Alice Ziolo | |
| Tiaro State School | Andrea Ebert | Rhiannon Gane | |
| Tooradin Primary School | Carolina Mabarrack | Zania Cope | |
| Torbanlea State School | Jennifer Zahl | Dianne McRae | |
| Townsville Central State School | Mandy Furnell | Damien Tillack | |
| Townsville Central State School | Claudia Furnell | Damien Tillack | |
| Ulverstone Secondary College | Elizabeth Eustace | Sally Haynes | |
| University of Canberra High School | Tammy Charalambous | Carol Ellis & Jenelle Reynolds | |
| University of Canberra High School | Adam Belin | Carol Ellis & Jenelle Reynolds | |
| Wandong Primary School | Emma Brancatisano | Kelly Morrow | |
| Wantirna South Primary School | Julianne Matthews | Kerri Emonson | |
| Wantirna South Primary School | Lorraine Maskill | Kerri Emonson | |
| Waratah Special Developmental School | Debra Biglin | Annabelle Scotney | |
| Warruwi School | Jenny Manmurulu | Keira Stewart | |
| Woodridge North State School | Nicola Thomasz | Julie Everson | |
| Woree State High School | Amanda Ham-Zammit | Helen Tenison-Woods | |
| Yarra Glen Primary School | Ema Ashmore | Courtney Wood | |
| Yawarra Community School | Katie Johnston | Caja O'Brien |
