About Education Week
Education Week is an annual celebration of public education in Victoria.
In 2026, Victoria celebrates Education Week from Monday 18 May to Friday 22 May.
The theme of 2026 Education Week is Showcase your school, encouraging school communities to celebrate what’s great about their school.
Every Victorian school is great in its own unique way, whether it’s the people, the place, the learning opportunities or the school community.
Ideas for showcasing your school
School celebrations
- Hold an open day for your community or throw open your classrooms and invite parents and carers to see what’s great about your school.
- Encourage students to draw or write about the best part of their school and offer house points or school reward points for the best entries.
- Dedicate time in your regular school assembly or host a special assembly during Education Week to celebrate what makes your school great.
- Celebrate the people who make your school great by recognising your long-serving staff, as well as the community members and volunteers who support your school. Invite students and staff to send thank you messages to the people who make their school great.
Share your school’s story
- Put together a special newsletter for your school community titles ‘It’s all here at our public school’ or ‘Showcasing our school’ celebrating what makes your schools great. It could be about the people, facilities, learning or even your school community. Share it with your community.
- Reach out to local media about upcoming school events, performances or student achievements to see if it could make a good news story. If there is media interest, let the media team know by emailing media.unit@education.vic.gov.au Remember to ensure you have parental consent for students’ photos or names to appear in media.
- Use the social media tiles and frames in the Education Week communications kit to post on your school’s social media channels about what makes your school great. Use #EdWeekVic to help share your story.
- Use the posters and social media tiles at Your public school. It’s all here. to celebrate the great things happening at your school and to raise your school’s profile.
School communications kit
Download these digital resources to use with your school 2026 Education Week communications:
- Education Week poster – Primary schools
- Education Week poster – Secondary schools
- Social media tile
- Student activity sheet
Sample social media post:
This Education Week we are proud to be showcasing our school! At [school name] we are celebrating the many things that makes our school great including: [examples could include your people, facilities, learning and your school community.]
🎉 [example 1]
🏅 [example 2]
💯 [example 3]
👏 [reason 4]
#EdWeekVic
Sample newsletter text:
Our school is celebrating Education Week 2026 from Monday 18 May to Friday 22 May.
This year’s theme is ‘Showcase your school’, encouraging school communities to celebrate what’s great about their school.
There are so many great things about [school name], from our people to our school facilities, our learning programs and our supportive school community. It's all here at our school!
To celebrate Education Week, our school will be [include details of open day, open classroom, student activity or school event].
Nominate for awards
Showcase your school by nominating your people and teams for awards and celebrate the nomination during Education Week. You don’t need to be a finalist or a winner to celebrate your amazing efforts. Showcase the reasons why your school is nominating for an award.
Victorian Education Excellence Awards
The Victorian Education Excellence Awards recognise inspirational:
- teachers
- principals
- assistant principals
- business managers and
- education support staff.
All staff employed by the Victorian government in a Victorian government school can nominate themselves, their team or a colleague for the 2026 VEEA.
Nominations close on Tuesday 26 May 2026, visit Victorian Education Excellence Awards to learn more.
Victorian Early Years Awards
Nominations for the 2026 Victorian Early Year Awards (VEYA) are opening soon and both early childhood education and care services and primary schools are eligible.
The awards recognise the outstanding initiatives and work of early years professionals to improve the health, learning, development and wellbeing of Victorian children aged birth to 8 years and their families. This includes in primary school settings.
Winners receive grants of $15,000 towards their initiative or professional development. Finalists in each category are also eligible to win the Minister’s Award, selected by the Minister for Children.
Go to Victorian Early Years Awards to learn more.
More awards
Nominations aren’t open just yet, but schools can start preparing to nominate their school, staff and students for:
- Victorian School Sports Awards
- School Sport Victoria Awards
- Victorian Schools Garden Program Awards
- Victorian Global Learning Awards
Many local councils in Victoria also hold awards for community service, leadership, volunteering and other areas of excellence. Showcase your school and nominate today.
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