The Simpson Prize

The Simpson Prize is a national competition for year 9 and 10 students which will see a winner and runner up from each State and Territory, participate in a trip to Canberra where they will be awarded at a ceremony at Parliament House.

Accompanied by two teachers, the eight winners will then be flown to Gallipoli or the Western Front to attend the dawn service and other ANZAC Day ceremonies in 2013.

2013 Question:

“What does an investigation of primary sources reveal about the Gallipoli experience and to what extent does this explain the origins of the Anzac Legend?”

You should support your view with reference to at least 2 different periods of Australian history.

Students: Can either write an essay of 1200 - 1500 words,
or prepare an audio visual presentation of not more than 10 minutes.

Teachers: The Simpson prize also gives 2 teachers the chance to accompany the winning students to Canberra and Turkey and participate in this fantastic trip.

Competition closes 9 November 2012

Contact:
Email: simpson.prize@htav.asn.au
or
Phone: 03 9417 3422

How to Enter:

• Please send your entries to your State Coordinator. (Information brochure available soon)
  
• Please submit 3 copies of each entry accompanied by an official coversheet to that State Coordinator.
  Note: A maximum of 3 entries per school may be submitted

• The Simpson prize also gives 2 teachers the chance to accompany the winning students to Canberra and Turkey and participate in this fantastic trip - so please sumbit a "Teacher Application" to enter (see below).
  

FORMS AND BROCHURES - available soon

Information Brochure

Student Information Sheet

Coversheet (to be attached to your entry)

Teacher application Form

We are pleased to announce the winners and runners-up for 2012:

The Minister for School Education, Early Childhoood & Youth, the Hon. Peter Garrett AM, presented presented the winners and runners-up with their prizes at Parliament House Canberra on 19 March 2012.
To read the media release from the Minister's office click here

Winning Entries 2012

Each State/Territory winner won the three day educational trip to Canberra and the trip to Gallipoli for the Anzac Day Service in 2012

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

Runners-Up Entries

State/Territory Runners Up won the three day educational tour of Canberra.

TEACHER WINNERS 2012
Teachers applied to accompany students to Gallipoli in April 2012. They were selected for their passion for the subject and their ability to chaperone the students on such a trip.
The successful teachers were:
Ms Elizabeth McGinnis, Marist College, ACT
Ms Joanne Bleby, Loreto College Kirribilli, NSW

2011 Gallipoli Trip Blogs & Journals

Each prize winner and accompanying teacher from 2011 kept a journal of their trip: