
Each year, DATTA Vic celebrates the hard-working, committed and creative Design and Technologies teachers and support staff who work in schools throughout Victoria. Please help us celebrate and spread the word about the fantastic work that goes on in our classrooms and workshops every day of the school year by nominating a colleague or applying yourself for an award.
Meet our 2026 recipients; |
The Foster Adem Award for Leadership in Technologies Education | Joint Secondary Teacher of the Year Award | Joint Secondary Teacher of the Year Award | Primary Teacher of the Year Award |
Ian Watson Aitken College | Laura Dalta-Viota Mount St. Joseph's Girls College | Matt Plummer Templestowe College | Damian Hoy Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar |
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Joint New to Technologies Teaching Award | Joint New to Technologies Teaching Award | Community Service Award |
Jacinta Raquel St. Muchael's Grammar | Kailey Scott Vermont Secondary College | James Dutton Northcote High School |
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Congratulations to our 2026 shortlisted educators: |
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Previous award winners
About the awards |
There are two ways for an educator to be entered for these awards:
The following are the different categories of awards given. Please ensure you click on the links to see the award criteria of each one: |
Recipients of Awards will receive a gift, certificate and free entry to the DATTA Vic annual conference, where the awards will be presented. A profile of each of the winners including a photo will be included in TECHNOTES. This profile will also be shared on this web page when the winners are chosen. |