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Educators of the Year Awards 

Award WinnersEach year, DATTA Vic celebrates the hard-working, committed and creative Design and Technologies teachers and support staff who work in schools throughout Victoria. Please help us celebrate and spread the word about the fantastic work that goes on in our classrooms and workshops every day of the school year by nominating a colleague or applying yourself for an award.


Congratulations to our 2025 award winners!


The Foster Adem Award for Leadership in Technologies Education

Secondary Teacher of the Year Award 

Secondary Teacher of the Year Award 

Primary Teacher of the Year Award 

Andy Ding

Gleneagles Secondary College


Lynn Kong

Australian International Academy

Brendan Johnston

Saints College Ballarat

Joshua Vella

Thornbury Primary School




New to Technologies Teaching Award

New to Technologies Teaching Award

Community Service Award

Aysha McCoy

Highvale Secondary College

Kevin Wantrych

St. Mary's College

Adam Dix

St. Michael's Grammar School




Congratulations to our shortlisted teachers:

  • Stephanie Pavlou, Melbourne Girls' Grammar, shortlisted for the Foster Adem Award for Leadership in Technologies Education
  • Intiyaz Ali, Lalor Secondary College, shortlisted for the Secondary Teacher of the Year Award


Previous award winners



About the awards

There are two ways for an educator to be entered for these awards:

  1. An educator can be nominated
  2. An educator can apply themselves

The following are the different categories of awards given. Please ensure you click on the links to see the award criteria of each one:

  • All nominees must be members of DATTA Vic - either as an individual or through their school.
  • You must provide sound reasons for the nomination/application - Please ensure you read the criteria for each category and address the relevant topics in your application/nomination
  • The Community Service Award is open to teachers, technicians or support staff.

Recipients of Awards will receive a gift voucher, certificate and free entry to the DATTA Vic annual conference, where the awards will be presented.

A profile of each of the winners including a photo will be included in TECHNOTES. 

This profile will also be shared on this web page when the winners are chosen.


Selection Criteria

In each of our forms, the questions let us assess how well our nominees/applicants address our selection criteria.  These are;

  • A successful approach to engaging students 
  • An innovative approach to Technologies education
  • A commitment to the promotion of the Design & Technologies learning area within the wider school community

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