Timeline

The key dates are shown on the timeline below.

Current awards status

Entries now open.

11 September 2017 > Awards open

23 March 2018 > Entries close

May 2018 > All finalists are announced

May – June 2018 > Judging of finalists

June 2018 > Awards ceremony announcing the winners in each category, the Focus Prize and Supreme Award winner.

The Prime Minister's Education Excellence Awards recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements in early learning, primary and secondary schooling.

New Zealand Government