2017 ResourceSmart Schools Awards
Winners announced
Congratulations to the schools named as winners in Victoria’s biggest sustainability awards for schools – the ResourceSmart Schools Awards. These Awards recognise the sustainability achievements of Victorian schools and their contribution to taking action on climate change.
In 2017 the Awards celebrates its tenth anniversary. This year’s awards focused on the theme ‘a decade of school wins for the environment’ and have inspired school communities to take sustainability and climate action, while providing learning opportunities for students.
Sustainability Victoria manage these Awards as part of the ResourceSmart Schools program to help schools embed sustainability into everything they do, and acknowledge the steps schools are taking to waste, save energy and water, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
School of the Decade
Winner: St Louis de Montfort Primary School (Aspendale)
Finalists:
- Carrum Primary School (Carrum)
- St Macartans Parish Primary School (Mornington)
- Winters Flat Primary School (Castlemaine)
Leadership School of the Year
Winner: St Louis de Montfort Primary School (Aspendale)
Finalists:
- Mentone Primary School (Mentone)
- Warracknabeal Secondary College
- Werribee Primary School (Werribee)
Biodiversity School of the Year – Primary
Winner: Firbank Grammar (Sandringham)
Finalists:
- Badger Creek Primary School (Badger Creek)
- Eppalock Primary School (Axe Creek)
- St Therese Primary School (Torquay)
Biodiversity School of the Year – Secondary
Winner: Kyneton Secondary College (Kyneton)
Finalists:
- Lowanna College (Newborough)
- Yarra Ranges Special Development School (Mt Evelyn)
Waste School of the Year – Primary
Winner: Manchester Primary School (Mooroolbark)
Finalists:
- Carrum Primary School (Carrum)
- Mentone Primary School (Mentone)
- Werribee Primary School (Werribee)
Waste School of the Year – Secondary
Winner: Nossal High School (Berwick)
Finalists:
- Brentwood Secondary College (Glen Waverley)
- Kaniva P–12 College (Kaniva)
- MacKillop Catholic Regional College (Werribee)
Water School of the Year – Primary
Winner: Exford Primary School (Exford)
Finalists:
- Epping Views Primary School (Epping)
- Stella Maris Primary School (Beaumaris)
- Werribee Primary School (Werribee)
Water School of the Year – Secondary
Winner: Warringa Park School (Hoppers Crossing)
Finalist:
- MacKillop Catholic Regional College (Werribee)
Energy School of the Year – Primary
Winner: Werribee Primary School (Werribee)
Finalists:
- Athol Road Primary School (Springvale South)
- Epping Views Primary School (Epping)
- Koonwarra Village School (Koonwarra)
Energy School of the Year – Secondary
Winner: Lauriston Girls School (Howqua)
Finalist:
- MacKillop Catholic Regional College (Werribee)
Student Action Team of the Year – Primary
Winner: Tatura primary school (Tatura)
Finalists:
- Ararat 800 Primary School (Ararat)
- Chewton Primary School (Chewton)
- St Louis Primary School (Aspendale)
Student Action Team of the Year – Secondary
Winner: Cheltenham Secondary College (Cheltenham)
Finalists:
- MacKillop Catholic Regional College (Werribee)
- Melbourne High School (South Yarra)
- Nossal High School (Berwick)
Teacher of the Year – Primary
Winner: Mount Waverly Primary School (Mt Waverley) – Loretta Leary
Finalists:
- Carrum Primary School (Carrum) – Marcus Mulcahy
- Killara Primary School (Sunbury) – Robyn Smith
- Wooragee Primary School (Wooragee) – Christine Varker
Teacher of the Year – Secondary
Winner: St Joseph’s College (Newtown, Geelong) – Kelly Jenkins
Finalists:
- Nagle College (Bairnsdale) – Andrea Savage
- Nossal High School (Berwick) – Jessica Ball
- St Monica’s College (Epping) – Rachel Zammit
Community Leadership School of the Year – Primary
Winner: St Louis de Montfort Primary School (Aspendale)
Finalists:
- Eppalock Primary School (Eppalock)
- St Judes Parish Primary School (Langwarrin)
- Toongabbie Primary School (Toongabbie)
Community Leadership School of the Year – Secondary
Winner: Catholic Regional College (St Albans)
Finalists:
- Monterey Secondary College (Frankston North)
- Warracknabeal Secondary College (Warracknabeal)
2017 ResourceSmart Schools Awards Booklet
The ResourceSmart Schools Awards are Victoria’s biggest sustainability awards for schools and celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2017.
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Want to know more? Get in touch with:
ResourceSmart Schools Awards, Sustainability Victoria
03 8626 8747
resourcesmartawards@sustainability.vic.gov.au
