Full list of Queensland’s top teachers of the past 10 years

More than 30 Queensland teachers have been recognised for their extraordinary achievements in the past decade. As this year’s teaching award finalists are announced, we revisit the past winners. FULL LIST

QUEENSLAND teachers from across the state have been celebrated for their extraordinary work over the past decade.

As the finalists for this year’s prestigious Queensland College of Teachers TEACHX Awards are revealed, The Courier-Mail revisits some of the past winners.

FULL LIST: This year’s finalists for the Queensland College of Teachers TEACHX Awards

The awards, previously known as the QCT Excellence in Teaching Awards, have become an annual celebration where teachers from all across the state are acknowledged for their incredible contributions to their school communities and of course, to students.

Previous winners include teachers from Brisbane schools All Hallows’, St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School, Yeronga State High School and Kelvin Grove State College.

Teachers from the Gold Coast have also been regularly awarded, including at Pacific Pines Primary School and The Southport School.

And it’s not just those in the southeast which are recognised for their achievements, with award winners from all over the state including northern and western Queensland, Toowoomba and the Torres Strait Islands.

In 2019 teachers will also vie for the Merline Muldoon Award Excellent Innovation in Teaching Award, which has been introduced as a new category.

Five teachers from across the state have been named as finalists — Townsville State High School’s Kevin Butler, Frenchville State School’s Wendy Goldston, Nambour Special School’s Jennifer Irving, Marsden State High School’s Thomas Patterson and C&K Eimo Road’s Belinda Rule.

The winners of the awards will be announced on October 24, on the eve of Queensland’s World Teachers’ Day celebrations.

PAST TEACHER AWARD WINNERS

Excellence in Teaching

2009 PATRICIA CARMICHAEL Concordia Lutheran College

2010 GARY TURNER Maroochydore State High School

2011 SCOTT ADAMSON All Hallows’ School

2012 FIONA ALTOFT Marymount College

2013 DEBRA KOH St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School

2014 LISA MILLER The Southport School

2015 ANTHONY YOUNG St Laurence’s College

2016 KRISTEN HOGG Queensland Academies Science, Mathematics and Technology

2017 JANE GREFFE Marymount College

2018 NATALIE HARRIS Pacific Pines Primary School, Gold Coast

All Hallows' teacher Stephen Crapnell was named the winner of the Excellent Leadership in Teaching and Learning award in 2018. Photo: Adam Head

Excellent Leadership in Teaching and Learning

2012 GARRY BROWN Queensland Academies Health Sciences Campus

2013 CORRINE MCMILLAN Glenala State High School

2014 MICHELLE BOND Royal Children’s Hospital School

2015 HELEN WARDROP Sarina State School

2016 SUNANDA BRADBURY Emerald North State School

2017 DIANNE AYLWARD Moreton Bay Environmental Education Centre

2018 STEPHEN CRAPNELL All Hallows’ School, Brisbane

Yeronga State High School’s Jessica Walker was named the winner of the Outstanding Contribution to School Community awarded in 2018. Photo: Ian Bartlett

Outstanding Contribution to School Community

2018 JESSICA WALKER Yeronga State High School

Outstanding Contribution to Teaching

2011 ADELE RICE Milpera State High School & SISTER ELVERA SESTA St Rita’s College

2012 FRAN JONES Elanora State High School

2013 BRENDA SHIRLEY Glenala State High School

2014 DARYL HANLY St Joseph’s Nudgee College & BEVAN PENROSE Bundamba Secondary School College

2015 WILL JONES C & K Central

2016 KATH KAYROOZ Queensland Academies Science, Mathematics and Technology & JIM WAGNER Trinity Bay State High School

2017 LYN NOTHDURFT St Patrick’s College, Gympie

2018 COLIN OREVICH Australian Industry Trade College, Gold Coast Campus

C & K White Rock’s Mweisi (Moy) Carra (right), pictured with fellow finalist St Monica’s College teacher Rachael Tranter. Ms Carra was the winner of the Excellence in Beginning to Teach award in 2018. Photo: Justin Brierty

Excellence in Beginning to Teach

2009 SANDRA QUINN Forest Lake State High School

2010 JESSIKA HOGAN Kingston State School

2011 TARRYN BERNING Payne Road State School

2012 KERRIE JOHNSTONE Moreton Bay Boys’ College

2013 PADDY MACLEOD Kirwan State High School

2014 DAVID RAWSON St Ursula’s College Toowoomba

2015 NATHAN CHRISTENSEN Kelvin Grove State College

2016 KRYSTAL FLYNN Tagai State College, Saibai Island

2017 TAHNEE BROWN Wisdom College

2018 MWEISI CARRA C & K White Rock Community Kindergarten, Cairns