About the Awards and Governance
The World Teachers’ Day NT Awards (formerly known as the Teaching in the Territory Excellence Awards) recognise the contribution of Northern Territory Government school teachers, principals, leaders, school based support staff and corporate based staff to quality education.
Terms and Conditions
2025 Teaching in the Territory Excellence Awards – Terms and Conditions PDF (417.5 KB)
Judging process
The 2025 process is a multi-staged process involving the following steps:
- Nomination period
- Principal endorsement period – principals endorse one nomination per category for their school which will move to the next round of judging
- Regional Senior Directors endorse three nominations per category, per region that they oversee – these nominees become the regional finalists in that category
- Deputy Chief Executive, Schools endorses regional and overall winners
- Chief Executive approves all winners.
Each judge is provided with an online judging scoresheet to assist in the assessment process and ensure the integrity of their selections.