The following teacher aides and teacher aide teams have been nominated for the 2021 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.
| SCHOOL | NOMINEE | NOMINATED BY: | |
| Alesco Senior College - Cessnock Campus | Belinda Wells | Therese Pantalone | |
| Alyangula Area School | Katrina Jackson | Georgia Laidlaw | |
| Auburn Public School | Danielle Coleman | Naomi Bonus-Ross | |
| Belyuen School | Aiden Sing | Elspeth Hurse | |
| Berry Springs Primary | Karmyn Pfeiffer McAuliffe | Emma Ashworth | |
| Berry Springs Primary | Audrey Godwin | Rebecca Clarke | |
| Berry Springs Primary | Rachel White | Maha Andrew | |
| Berry Springs Primary | Michelle Price | Carlie Mamo | |
| Berry Springs Primary | Megan Pohlner | Clare Dougall | |
| Biala Special School | Janiece Bone | Rosin Connolly | |
| Bremer State High School | Heather Osborne | Sally Goodfellow | |
| Bundaberg State High School | Kylie Hayman | Margaret Danziger | |
| Calwell High School | Andrew Rowe | Nicole Canturk | |
| Canterbury College | Elaine Dobeli | Sarah Wishart | |
| Casino High School | Eliza Cotton | Kylie Garrard | |
| Cleveland District State High School | Jacquie Boumford | Karen Abraham | |
| Collinsville State School | Margaret Raska | Samantha Langton | |
| Driver Primary School | Trudy Dacey | Ranae Graham | |
| Edens Landing State School | Lisa Hasenkam | Clinton Curran | |
| Endeavour primary school | Donna Hartman | Sean Reid | |
| Forest Lake State High School | Trista Lyle | Robyn Ferguson | |
| Forrest Parade School | Deb Osborne | Faye Brooks-Jones | |
| Geham State School | Janine O'Brien | Kylie Meagher | |
| Glenella State School | Maria Archer | Mel Benjamin | |
| Glenvale Christian School | Joan Johnston | Donna Murphy | |
| Gordon Education Centre | Diana Radley | Kylie Reed | |
| Greystanes High School | Ricky Lam | Hayley Matas | |
| Griffin State School | Susan Jamesion | Rachael Steinhardt | |
| Gumdale State School | Meagan Randall | Holly Davies | |
| Gympie Special School | Darren Stockmeier | Debra Jacobson | |
| Henschke Primary School | Carla Warren | Alisha McIntyre and Sharyn Nimmo | |
| Inglewood State School | Beth Brown | Nicole Cooper | |
| Ithaca Creek State School | Katrina de Vries | John Druery | |
| James Busby High School | Anne Mathew | Monika Bray | |
| Kangaroo Island Community Education | Debbie Butler | Leanne Woods | |
| Katherine South Primary | Beth Morrison | Catherine Shield | |
| Kimba Area School | Robyne Enright | Anne Moyle | |
| Kolbe Catholic College | Julie Buick | Jane Wenlock | |
| Lanyon High School | Elizabeth Musitano | Amanda Pickering, Sascha Zsigmond and Lara Croucher | |
| MacKillop Education Maidstone | Abigail Hart | Caitlin Maree Burman | |
| Mango Hill State Secondary College | Ashlyn Forsaith | Jodie Major | |
| Margaret Jurd College | Keighan McElhone | Jarrod McGrath | |
| Mel Maria | Lucinda Bachiler | Marie Brown | |
| Mil Lel Primary School | Angela Beltakis | Ben Savage | |
| Miles Franklin Primary School | Priyakanthi Ganewatta | Sumana Sen | |
| Miles Franklin Primary School | Beth Clarke | Sumana Sen | |
| Millers Forest Public School | Michelle Burdon | Rhianne Crichton and Christyne Phelps | |
| Newman College | Teresa Fisher | Sharon Wills | |
| Northern Christian School | Vonnie Pattinson | Kerrie Prentice | |
| Northern Christian School | Gaynor Mullen | Kerrie Prentice | |
| Northern Christian School | Jane Edler | Kerrie Prentice | |
| Northern Christian School | Michelle Dean | Kerrie Prentice | |
| OneSchool Global | Joanne Van Elden | Vanessa Clifford | |
| OneSchool Hobart | Janet Harris | Jesse Wright | |
| Ormeau State School | Maria Montenegri | Erin Mallouk | |
| Ormeau State School | Sharon Parlevliet | Emma Workman | |
| Prince Of Peace Lutheran College | Abigail Morse | Natasha Cochrane and Kristie Stedman | |
| Punchbowl Primary School | Tonia Kaine | Lauren Shephard | |
| Redlands College | Sally Duffield | Elyse Clarke | |
| Spreyton Primary School | Shelbie Hayes | Anonymous | |
| Spring Road Community Kindergarten | Jo Dickenson | Lucy Nilsson | |
| St Brigid's Collie | Allison (Margaret) Vlasich | Marcia Collins | |
| St John Bosco College | Kirsty Kingsley | James Elder | |
| St John Bosco College | Christie D'Lima | James Elder | |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School | Elizabeth Reeves | Monica Foran | |
| Stuart Park Primary School - STUART PARK | Nomiki Moussa | Sylvia Siskamanis | |
| Trinity College | Rebecca Neveldsen | Jason O'Malley | |
| Trinity Lutheran College | Caroline Winter | Amelia Nemeth | |
| University Senior College | Pranay Sharma | Zahra Pirvali | |
| Victory College | Hayley Magarry | Josh Walker | |
| Wauchope High School | Jakob Coote | Leonie Price | |
| Woodcrest State College | Kim Harrison | Amanda Moran | |
| Woy Woy Public School | Kim Martin | Michelle Pathirana | |
| Yass High School | Samantha Boughton | Melanie Meadley |
| SCHOOL | TEAM NOMINEES | NOMINATED BY: | |
| Avenues College - Centre of Deaf Education | Chelsea Sawley, Roy Visser, Tahlia Riessen, Tracy Papanotis | Teresa Maiolo | |
| Dandenong West Primary School | Evelyn Vrondou, Melanie Hutchins | Tamsin Forth | |
| Kendenup Primary School | Anne Young, Dianne Collins, Edna Walker, Lynette Hambley, Mary Duddles | Lynette Hambley | |
| Kenmore South State School | Amanda Mansfield, Cathy Maiden, Chris Everett, Christine Turner, Cynthia Zhang, Ellie Mastrapostolos, Hannah Bride, Jacqui Karambasis, Mandy Codrington, Michelle Taylor, Susie Riby, Tracey Hilevuo, Wendy Alexander | Robyn Cooney | |
| Tasmanian eSchool | Amberlei Darlington-Beresford, Deb Arnold, Felecia Phillips, Jessie Phillips-Lee, Jonathon Tanner, Kara Nankervis, Michelle Denman, Monica Sigtenhorst, Nathan East, Sheri Mathews | Janet Johnson | |
| Sacred Heart College | Sacred Heart College Education Assistants Team | Peter Edward Bothe |
