Vote Now: Gympie’s favourite Prep teacher of 2025
Who will be crowned Gympie’s favourite Prep teacher of 2025? Vote now from our list of dedicated and beloved finalists.
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Prep teachers play a formative role in getting our youngest students ready for the rest of their school career.
They lay the foundation for young boys and girls in their lifelong education journey, and the best educators among them instil a love of learning early on.
We asked our readers on Facebook to nominate their favourite Prep teachers around Gympie, and plenty of names were brought forward - many teachers had multiple nominations.
Below is our shortlist of the top 13, with some heartwarming comments attached.
You can vote in the poll below the list.
The poll will stay open until midnight on Monday night.
Congratulations to all our nominees and good luck to:
Casey Mansfield at Gympie South State School — “she is a one of a kind teacher, kind, nurturing, patient and the kids adore her!”
Naomi Neal at Gympie South State School — “Absolutely amazing, so patient!”
Mrs Fraser at Gympie West State School.
Miss Nolan at Gympie West State School — “Can’t thank her enough for looking after my boy, he is full of energy and very stubborn. Miss Nolan is so patient with him and so caring, she has helped him to achieve so much this year!”
Mrs Pelling at One Mile State School.
Jellina Penn at One Mile State School — “She is absolutely amazing with the little ones. My daughter adores her and has come so far in the (short) amount of time since school has started.”
Kim Thompson at One Mile State State — “She is absolute gold, has been teaching for many many years, is a great asset to the community, and does so much not only for One Mile, but her little preppies too.”
Michelle Bailey at St Patrick’s primary School — “A balanced approach providing structure and a caring nature for the little preppies.”
Julie Black at Kilkivan P-10 State School — “She is simply phenomenal. The school is very lucky to have such a kind, caring and nurturing teacher. We appreciate everything you do.”
Kim Cahill at Victory College.
Michelle Jackson at Mary Valley State College — “She is absolutely incredible, goes above and beyond for all her students.”
Jane Mills at Gympie Central State School.
Lissa Spencer at Dagun State School.
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