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Simpson Prize 2010


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 to 1200 words, or prepare an audio-visual presentation of not more than 15 minutes, on a given statement every year.

This year's statement is: 

“Are there voices missing from the Anzac Legend?”
In your response, choose ONE or TWO groups of people whose contributions you consider have not been sufficiently commemorated and give reasons, supported by evidence, for your judgment.

ENTRIES CLOSE 11 DECEMBER 2009
Please submit 3 copies of each entry accompanied by an official coversheet to your HTAA State affiliate's competition coordinator.
Note: A maximum of 3 entries per school may be submitted

WHERE TO SEND YOUR ENTRIES: click here.

FORMS AND BROCHURES
The following forms are available for download:

  • General Information Sheet click here
  • Brochure click here
  • Student Information Sheet click here
  • Coversheet (to be attached to your entry) click here
  • Teacher Application Form click here

  • ENQUIRIES - In the first instance, direct your enquiries to your state coordinator. For contact details click here. For further enquiries please contact the Simpson Prize Competition Secretariat -
    Email: Simpson@htav.asn.au
    Phone: 03 9417 3422


    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.

    Read media release


    Winning Entries 2009

    Links are provided to winning essays from each student's name. Essays require Acobat Reader.

    State Student School

    Australian Capital Territory

    Varun Sundar

    Marist College

    New South Wales

    Lauren Tang

    Sydney Girls’ High School

    Northern Territory

    Erin Moriarty

    Darwin High School

    Queensland

    Megan Provatt

    Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School

    South Australia

    Johanna Stott-Williams

    Wilderness School

    Tasmania

    Madeleine Foote

    The Friends’ School

    Victoria

    Eleanor Lourey

    Camberwell Girls’ Grammar School

    Western Australia

    Nicholas Dyer

    Shenton College

    Runners-Up Entries

    State Student School

    Australian Capital Territory

    Sarah Dobbie

    Canberra Girls’ Grammar School

    New South Wales

    Marcus Harris

    Woolooware High School

    Northern Territory

    Samuel van den Nieuwenhof

    Darwin High School

    Queensland

    Daniel d’Hotman

    St Augustine’s College

    South Australia

    Duncan Soang

    Prince Alfred College

    Tasmania

    Emily Gayton

    St Michael’s Collegiate

    Victoria

    Tiarna Borleis

    Beechworth Secondary College

    Western Australia

    Christine Hartley

    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.