NTBOS awards
The Northern Territory Board of Studies (NTBOS) holds student awards presentation ceremonies each year in Alice Springs and Darwin to publicly recognise the achievements of outstanding students.
The ceremony recognises academic excellence in school leavers. It formally recognises the top 20 students in the Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE); students who have achieved a perfect score of 20 for Stage 2 subjects or Outstanding Achievement scores for Community Studies subjects; students who have been awarded the Australian Students Prize; and our top students in industry-sponsored awards for particular subjects.
The events are held in the first two weeks of February.
These ceremonies pay tribute to the tremendous work of students and recognise the people who helped them excel - parents, friends and members of their communities, as well as the principals, teachers and curriculum staff who have worked to ensure the Northern Territory gets the best results.
Award ceremonies
- 2008 Award winners (pdf 18 kb)
- 2007 Award winners (pdf 39 kb)
- 2006 Award winners (pdf 105 kb)
- 2005 Award winners (pdf 32 kb)
Academic Excellence Awards
The Board offers Academic Excellence Awards to students in their final years of primary, middle and senior schooling. The Academic Excellence Awards do not form part of the award ceremonies, but are presented to winning students at their end of year school functions. The principal/head teacher and school council determine the criteria for selecting the winners.
The Academic Excellence Awards consists of a Certificate of Merit and $50 award money in the following categories:
Memo regarding the awards (pdf 38 kb)
| Category | Form | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary schools | The top achiever in Year 6 | Form (word 28 kb) |
| Middle schools | The top achiever in Year 9 | Form (word 28 kb) |
| Senior schools |
The top achiever in Year 12 |
Form (word 29kb) |
Administrator's Medal
Primary schools nominate students for the Administrator's Medal which recognises scholastic achievement at the senior primary school level. Medals are awarded to one student in the non-government sector, one student from the Arnhem, City, Northern Suburbs, Palmerston and Rural and Rivers clusters and two from the Central cluster. Students nominated for this award are not necessarily the same student nominated for an academic excellence award. There is no prize money awarded.
The criteria for this medal are:
- Academic achievement
- Appropriate behaviour
- Outstanding citizenship and concern for others.
The criteria must be addressed and all nominations should be typed. Additional pages may be added to the nomination form if required. The Administrator's Medals are presented at the Board's annual student awards ceremonies in Alice Springs and Darwin.
- Memo (pdf 38 kb)
- Guidelines (pdf 18 kb)
- Form (word 37 kb)
Vocational Education and Training in Schools (VETiS) award
The VETiS awards are sponsored by the Minister for Education and Training and are for senior secondary students who have either completed their Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE) or anticipate completion in 2009. These awards are intended to encourage and recognise senior secondary students who have demonstrated a high level of commitment, skill and achievement whilst undertaking a VETiS program as part of their NTCE.
The VETiS award consists of a certificate and monetary prize.
- Memo (pdf 34 kb)
- Guidelines (pdf 91 kb)
- Nomination form (pdf 60 kb)
Inaugural Northern Territory Board of Studies/Group Training NT School-Based Apprentice or Trainee of the year award
The School-Based Apprentice or Trainee of the Year award is for senior secondary students who are due to complete a Certificate II and III qualification or are currently enrolled in a Certificate III qualification, are making sound progress and achieving a high standard in their apprenticeship/traineeship, and are due to complete their NTCE by December 2009.
This award is sponsored by Group Training NT and consists of a Certificate and monetary prize.
- Memo (pdf 33 kb)
- Assessment criteria (pdf 24 kb)
- Nomination form (pdf 85 kb)
Contacts
NT Board of Studies
1st Floor, Harbour View Plaza
Corner Tiger Brennan Drive and McMinn Street
Darwin NT 0800
GPO Box 4821
Darwin NT 0801
t: (08) 8999 4344
f: (08) 8999 4363
e: ntbos@nt.gov.au