Award Categories
Ngā Wāhanga Tohu
Award entries are judged across four categories, plus an Education Focus Prize. The Prime Minister’s Supreme Award is then given to the single best overall entry among the four category winners.
This year’s Education Focus Prize will be awarded for Excellence in Māori-medium Education.
Ka whakawākia ngā tono mō ngā wāhanga e whā, mō tētahi Taonga Mātauranga hoki. Ka whakawhiwhia te Tohu Nui a te Pirimia ki te tono pai rawa atu o ngā toa mō aua wāhanga e whā.
Mō tēnei tau, ko te aronga o te Taonga Mātauranga ko te mātauranga arareo Māori.
EXCELLENCE IN ENGAGING
TE HIRANGA O TE TUITUI TĀNGATA
This award celebrates working together as a community to transform relationships and strengthen achievement, leading to improved and sustained outcomes for all children and young people.
E whakanui ana tēnei tohu i te mahi ohu a te hapori hei whakaumu I ngā āhuatanga whakawhanaunga, hei whakapakari whakatutukitanga hoki mō ngā tamariki me ngā taiohi katoa, he huanga nui, mauroa hoki te mutunga iho.
EXCELLENCE IN LEADING
TE HIRANGA O TE ARATAKI
This award celebrates leadership and its influence on strengthening professional capability and creating a change in conditions, leading to improved and sustained outcomes for all children and young people.
E whakanui ana tēnei tohu i te arataki me tōna awenga e pakari ai te ngaiotanga, e rerekē ai hoki ngā āhuatanga mō ngā tamariki me ngā taiohi katoa, he huanga nui, mauroa hoki te mutunga iho.
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING
TE HIRANGA O TE AKO
This award celebrates teaching that transforms the learning of all children and young people, and achieves improved and sustained outcomes.
E whakanui ana tēnei tohu i te whakaako hei āhuatanga whakaumu i te ako o ngā tamariki me ngā taiohi katoa, ā, he huanga nui, mauroa hoki te mutunga iho.
EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH AND WELLBEING EDUCATION
TE HIRANGA O TE MĀTAURANGA ORANGA
This award celebrates practices that enhance the health and wellbeing of all children and young people, and achieves improved and sustained outcomes.
E whakanui ana tēnei tohu i ngā mahi hāpai i te oranga o ngā tamariki me ngā taiohi katoa, he huanga nui, mauroa hoki te mutunga iho.
2019 EDUCATION FOCUS PRIZE
2019 TE TAONGA MĀTAURANGA
EXCELLENCE IN MĀORI-MEDIUM EDUCATION
This award celebrates Māori-medium education in kōhanga reo and ngā puna kōhungahunga (early learning services), kura, schools and wharekura that delivers excellent outcomes for tamariki and rangatahi.
TE HIRANGA O TE MĀTAURANGA ARAREO MĀORI
E whakanui ana tēnei tohu I te mātauranga arareo Māori i ngā Kōhanga Reo me ngā puna kōhungahunga, ngā kura, wharekura hoki e tuku ai ngā kairangi mō te tamariki me te rangatahi.
SUPREME AWARD
TE TOHU NUI
The Prime Minister’s Supreme Award
Te Tohu Nui A Te Pirimia
This award is selected from the winners in the four Award categories and celebrates the most outstanding entry received overall.
Ka kōwhiria tēnei tohu mai i ngā wāhanga Tohu e whā, ā, ka whakanui i te tono pai rawa atu o ngā tono katoa.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2019
NGĀ RĀ MATUA MŌ 2019
ENTRIES OPEN KA TUWHERA NGĀ TONO
25 February 2019
25 Huitanguru 2019
ENTRIES CLOSE KA KATI NGĀ TONO
05 April 2019
05 Paengawhāwhā 2019
ENTRY ASSESSMENT TE AROMATAWAI TONO
April – May 2019
Paengawhāwhā – Haratua 2019
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED NGĀ TORONGA O NGĀ KAIWHAKAWĀ
June 2019
Pipiri 2019
JUDGING VISITS TE PŌ TUKU TOHU ME TE HĀKARI NUI
June 2019
Pipiri 2019
CEREMONY & GALA DINNER TE PŌ TUKU TOHU ME TE HĀKARI NUI
September 2019
Mahuru 2019
Prizes and Benefits
Ngā paraihe me ngā painga
AWARDS
NGĀ TOHU
THE PRIME MINISTER’S SUPREME AWARD
TE TOHU NUI A TE PIRIMIA
