The ARIA Music Award for Music Teacher of the Year, is a popular-voted award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, "to recognise music teachers for their passion and hard work in providing Australian children with a better education and the chance to play and enjoy music." The category was first presented in 2017, four short-listed nominees were announced in October and public voting determined the winner in late November. The teacher's educational institute is acknowledged in the announcement of the winner.
Winners and nominees In the following table, the winner is highlighted in a separate colour, and in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface.
Year Winner School 2017 Renee McCarthy Woodcroft College Julie Layt Crescent Lagoon State School, West Rockhampton, Queensland Stephen Mcewan Bellarine Secondary College Alex Manton Asquith Girls High School 2018 Scott Maxwell Grant High School Becky Hall Education Institute, Royal Children's Hospital Dean Harawira Nerang State High School Deborah Skelton Caladenia Primary School, Canning Vale, Western Australia 2019 Antonio Chiappetta St Andrews College Bel Skinner North Regional TAFE Julie Rennick Gunnedah Conservatorium, Gunnedah Lee Strickland Narbethong State Special School 2020(34th) Sarah Donnelley Wilcannia Central School, Wilcannia Thomas Fienberg Evans High School, Blacktown Kathryn McLennan Virginia State School, Virginia, Queensland CJ Shaw Palmerston District Primary School, Palmerston, Australian Capital Territory 2021(35th) Zoë Barry Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy Ashley Baxter Pimlico State High School Aaron Silver Wodonga Primary School, Wodonga Daniel Wilson Star Struck, Newcastle 2022(36th) Matt Orchard Apollo Bay P-12 College, Apollo Bay VIC David Collins-White Haberfield Public School, Haberfield NSW Jane Nicholas Willandra Primary School, Seville Grove WA Kath Dunn Wollondilly Public School, Goulburn NSW 2023(37th) Sue Lowry Southport Special School, Southport QLD Hank Lewerissa Upper Coomera State College, Upper Coomera QLD Jessie Copeman Ainslie School, Braddon ACT Peter Earl Numerous schools in the Blue Mountains/Western Sydney region, Bullaburra NSW 2024(38th) Nathaniel Miller Bulman School, Bulman Community, Arnhem Land, NT Casey Allen PLC Sydney, Croydon, Eora Nation, NSW Hayley Wedding Seaview High School, Seacombe Heights, Kaurna Land, SA Susan Sukkar Petersham Public School, Lewisham, Eora Nation, NSW
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