Premier’s ANZAC Spirit School Prize 2024
Entries are due by 5pm Friday 6th September, 2024.
Click the link for competition entry requirements and to check the list of service people formerly the subject of a winning entry who cannot be researched again.
The Premier’s ANZAC Spirit School Prize was first established in 2007. The prize aims to encourage young South Australians to recognise, connect with and maintain the ANZAC spirit.
Participants in the competition research and write the biography of a serviceperson who served Australia in World War One or Two and explain how they conducted their research.
Premier’s ANZAC Spirit School Prize Workshop – students and teachers
Wednesday 10 July 2024: 9:00am – 12:30pm
Free school holiday half-day intensive workshop to complete the Premier’s Anzac Spirit School Prize. Virtual War Memorial staff and historians will be available to provide assistance.
Students and teachers welcome. Teachers and students living in Regional South Australia can arrange for a video conferencing session
More information about the Anzac Spirit Prize Competition
The competition provides the opportunity for young South Australians to identify, examine, and articulate the nature of commitment and, in many cases, the sacrifices of Australian service men and women in the service of their country during times of conflict.
Students judged the winners of the competition are taken on an escorted tour of a place associated with Australians at war. Past tours have included:
· The Western Front (France, Belgium)
· Korea and Singapore
· Gallipoli
· Vietnam
· Darwin
The Virtual War Memorial Australia is a valuable resource for students entering the competition. In 2023, all 20 of the winning entries included the VWMA in the bibliographies and 94% of all the entries submitted for judging listed the VWMA in their bibliographies.
Further information available on the Virtual War Memorial Australia website.
