Schools Honouring the service of local veterans
Primary and secondary students from all over the nation have had the opportunity to discover the stories of veterans in their local communities through the 2024 Anzac Day Schools' Awards.
There's more to war, conflict and peace operations than what is recorded in history books. For many people it was, and is, a significant chapter in their lives, and their service and sacrifices are remembered and told by these young Australians.
The entries were broad, showcasing the respectful and imaginative ways that students learnt about Australia's military history and the experiences of veterans in their local community.
Entries included websites, songs, roving reporters, memorial gardens and walls, wreaths made from flowers grown at the school, artwork, crochet, dioramas, poetry, re-enactments, posters and even an escape room.
The winner of both the National Award and Brigadier Bill Rolfe AO award for veteran involvement was St Patrick's College for Girls in Campbelltown, New South Wales, building an impressive website dedicated to telling the stories of local veterans who served in conflicts and peacekeeping missions since the First World War.
Entries for the 2025 Anzac Day Schools' Awards are now open with the theme 'Remembering Gallipoli: 110 years'.
