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 topic for the 2009 Simpson Prize is

World War I had a devastating effect on Australian society. Why should we commemorate our participation in this conflict?

Letter from HTAA President (477 KB Acrobat file)
General information (835 KB Acrobat file)
Student information sheet (564 KB Acrobat file)
Student entry sheet (526 KB Acrobat file)
Teacher application form (475 KB Acrobat file)
Entries close 12 December 2008

Any enquiries should be addressed to the Simpson Prize Competition Secretariat, email simpson@ncsonline.com.au

Winning Entries 2008

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

State	Student	School
Australian Capital Territory	James Butterworth	Canberra Grammar School
New South Wales	Emma Campbell	Frensham School
Northern Territory	Terry Lim	Taminmin High School
Queensland	Oliver Kersnovski	Kingaroy State High School
South Australia	Elizabeth Carroll-Shaw	Walford Anglican School for Girls
Tasmania	Emma Norton	The Friends School
Victoria	Jacinta Scadden – QuickTime video Jacinta Scadden – Transcript of video	Nathalia Secondary School
Western Australia	Kayla Mizzi	St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School

Runners-Up Entries

State	Student	School
Australian Capital Territory	Fiona Spitzkowsky	Radford College
New South Wales	Monte Sheppard	Cranbrook School
Northern Territory	Zoe Whittington	Palmerston High School
Queensland	Stephanie Ferguson	Saint Stephen’s College
South Australia	Truc Tran	Wilderness School
Tasmania	Ellie Cope	Kings Meadows High School
Victoria	Rebecca Free	MacKillop College Swan Hill
Western Australia	Brady Inman	Scotch College

Two teachers Ms Carmel Harman from Caboolture State High School in Queensland and Mr Robert Lee from Palmerston High School in the Northern Territory have been selected to accompany the student winners.