Congratulations to the following eight recipients of this year’s awards including the Aunty Joan Hendriks Reconciliation Award:

Maureen Burton, Brisbane Catholic Education North Schools Service Centre, Archdiocese of Brisbane

Nat See Kee, Our Lady Help of Christians School, Earlville, Diocese of Cairns

Bronwyn Reguson, St Joseph’s Catholic School, The Strand, Diocese of Townsville

Kathleen Hore, Chanel College, Gladstone, Diocese of Rockhampton

Emily O’Sullivan, Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Highfields, Diocese of Toowoomba

Dr Shannon O’Gorman, St James College, Spring Hill, Edmund Rice Education Australia

Robyn Bloomfield, Holy Spirit College, Cooktown, Diocese of Cairns (Aunty Joan Hendriks Reconciliation Award)

Deadly Indigenous Education Workers (Team Award) Emma Shaxson, Melisia Ellis, Marita Murray, Good Shepherd Catholic School, Rasmussen, Diocese of Townsville (Aunty Joan Hendriks Reconciliation Award)

A summary of the work for which the recipients are being recognised is available on the Catholic Education Week website awards page.

These awards will be presented to the recipients at the official launch of Catholic Education Week on Wednesday 31 July at St Joseph’s Cathedral in the Diocese of Rockhampton.

Certificates for all nominees have been provided to schools or Catholic School Authorities to be presented during Catholic Education Week. A complete list of this year’s nominees is also available on the Catholic Education Week website.

Special thanks to event sponsors Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund and the Australian Catholic University whose support allows the recipients to travel to Rockhampton to receive their awards and provides them with a $500 grant to be used in their school community.