2008 School Annual Report Awards

 

 

In association with the Ministry of Education and supported by Hewlett Packard.

 

The 2008 awards winners have now been decided! Click here to find out who they are.

 

Introduction

 

The School Annual Report Awards are sponsored jointly by the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Ministry of Education and recognise and honour those Schools that have achieved excellence in Annual Reporting - presenting a true and fair account of the year's activities. 

 

Aim of the Awards

 

The aim of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants School Annual Report Awards is to encourage quality, excellence, integrity and communication with stakeholders and parents and caregivers through the provision and presentation of information in Annual Reports.

 

The annual reporting is as much about student achievement and discussion on community issues as well as the financial reporting.

 

Awards Overview

 

These Awards are open to every school in New Zealand.

 

In recognition of the widely differing school sizes and resources available, this Award programme has three entry categories 

 

Category 1 - High Schools and Colleges

Category 2 - Primary, Intermediate, Area and Composite Schools (100 or more pupils)

Category 3 - Primary, Intermediate, Area and Composite Schools (fewer than 100 pupils)

 

Award Placings

 

The Awards presented within each entry category at the Judges' discretion are:

 

Supreme Winner

 

This award recognises the best school annual report of the year and is selected from the winners of all entry categories within the School Annual Report Awards. The Supreme Award winner will receive a Hewlett Packard Tablet PC worth $3,500, a trophy and a certificate.

 

Category Winner

 

This recognition is reserved for the Annual Report that achieves the highest level of excellence in its category. Winners will receive a prize of $1,000, a Pocket Media Drive from Hewlett Packard worth $249, a trophy and a certificate.

 

Commendations

 

This pays tribute to the Annual Report(s) commended by the judging panel in each category, other than the winner. Commendations will receive a prize of $250 and a certificate.

 

Spot prize for short listed entrants

Schools whose annual report is short listed this year will go in the draw to win $500 cash. There is one cash prize to give away in each category

 

The judging panel will provide feedback to entrants so that they can understand what the judges look for in an annual report. Each school whose annual report is short-listed will receive a specific feedback report. A generic feedback report will be produced for non-short listed schools summarising the overall positives and negatives from the annual reports submitted. This will be posted on the Institute and Ministry of Education’s website and will also be reported in the Chartered Accountants' Journal in
December. 

 

For more information relating to the Awards please click on one of the links below or email Helena Anastasiou

 

2008 Winners

 

Judge’s Comments - 2008 Winners

 

Judge’s General Comments - 2008 Entrants

 

School Annual Report Awards Media Hub

Read articles about the 2007 winning reports and what the judges look for in a good annual report