World Teachers' Day

About World Teachers' Day

World Teachers' Day celebrates quality teaching and inspirational teachers.

There are over 170,000 primary, secondary and early childhood teachers working in NSW. The event is an opportunity to recognise all teachers.

World Teachers' Day is celebrated every year on 5 October. As this date is within the school holidays, NSW celebrates on the last Friday of October.

This year, World Teachers' Day was celebrated in NSW on Friday 25 October 2024, alongside our annual HALT Recognition Ceremony.

NSW Teaching Gems

The wisdom and expertise of teachers shines brightly in our NSW schools, communities, homes, and vibrant workforce.

We asked the NSW community to tell us who lights up their school community by adding a NSW teaching gem to our interactive map. A gem is a teacher or educator who is important to you.

The NSW Teaching Gems Map is now closed. However, you can still explore the over 9,800 messages submitted to teachers for World Teachers' Day.

NSW Teaching Gems – celebration kit

Copy and paste this URL across your channels:

https://www.nsw.gov.au/education-and-training/nesa/awards-and-events/world-teachers-day

Copy and paste this QR code and pop it on your website or in your e-newsletter:

Print materials

Posters

Print out and place these posters in your centre, school or venue:

Cards – send a special card to your NSW teacher

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Newsletter tiles and banners

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Colouring-in page

World Teacher's Day 2024 (PDF 146.88KB)

Social media tools

How to use the assets:

Download the asset to your device.
The overlays can be added to your own photo or video. Canva is a free tool you can use to do this.

Instagram

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Facebook

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X (formerly known as Twitter)

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