Simpson Prize 2009
The History Teachers’ Association of Australia (HTAA), together with HTAA State affiliates, conduct this competition for year 9 and 10 students on behalf of the Australian Government.
The focus of the competition is the Australian ANZAC tradition and students are asked to write an essay of 900–1200 words, or prepare an audio-visual presentation of not more than 15 minutes, on a given statement every year. This year's statement was: ‘World War I had a devastating effect on Australian society. Why should we commemorate our participation in this conflict?’
The winners and runners-up for the 2009 Simpson Prize competition are listed below.
The Minister for Education the Hon Julia Gillard presented presented the winners and runners-up with their prizes at Parliament House on 16 March 2009.
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Any enquiries should be addressed to the Simpson Prize Competition Secretariat, email simpson@ncsonline.com.au
Winning Entries 2009
Links are provided to winning essays from each student's name. Essays require Acobat Reader.
| State | Student | School |
Australian Capital Territory |
Marist College |
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New South Wales |
Sydney Girls’ High School |
|
Northern Territory |
Darwin High School |
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Queensland |
Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School |
|
South Australia |
Wilderness School |
|
Tasmania |
The Friends’ School |
|
Victoria |
Camberwell Girls’ Grammar School |
|
Western Australia |
Shenton College |
Runners-Up Entries
| State | Student | School |
Australian Capital Territory |
Canberra Girls’ Grammar School |
|
New South Wales |
Woolooware High School |
|
Northern Territory |
Darwin High School |
|
Queensland |
St Augustine’s College |
|
South Australia |
Prince Alfred College |
|
Tasmania |
St Michael’s Collegiate |
|
Victoria |
Beechworth Secondary College |
|
Western Australia |
Shenton College |
Two teachers Ms Sharon Mann from Marian College in Victoria and Mr Peter Sharrett from Woodvale Senior High School in the Western Australia have been selected to accompany the student winners.