The Simpson Prize

The Simpson Prize is a great opportunity for year 9 and 10 students to participate in a nationwide essay competition, giving them the chance to win an unforgettable 2 week trip to Turkey as well as a prepatory trip to Canberra.

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

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 question.

This year's question is: 

"Why has Australian commemoration of ANZAC Day increased in popularity in recent years?"*

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

ENTRIES CLOSE 9 DECEMBER 2011
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

• Please send your entries to your State Coordinator. For details, see information brochure by clicking here

• 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

Information Brochure

Student Information Sheet

Coversheet (to be attached to your entry)

Teacher application Form

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.prize@htav.asn.au

Phone: 03 9417 3422

2011 Gallipoli Trip Blogs & Journals

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

The winners and runners-up for the 2011 Simpson Prize competition are listed below.

The Minister for Education, Early Childhoood & Youth, the Hon. Peter Garrett AM, presented presented the winners and runners-up with their prizes at Parliament House Canberra on 28 February 2011.

Winning Entries 2011

Each State/Territory winner won the three day educational trip to Canberra and the trip to Gallipoli for the Anzac Day Service in 2011

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.

Additional Outstanding Essay

Elisabeth Sandbach, Camberwell Girls' Grammar, VIC

TEACHER WINNERS
Teachers applied to accompany students to Gallipoli in April 2011. 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 Caroline Watson, Albury High School, New South Wales
Ms Geraldine Carrodus, Sacre Coeur, Victoria