Nagle College celebrates national win 

September 2025

Nagle College, Bairnsdale, has been announced as the National Winner of the prestigious 2025 ANZAC Day Schools' Awards.

Established in 2001, the annual Awards recognising the outstanding work of students and educators, across the country, who engage with veterans and current serving personnel to gain a deeper understanding of military service and honour Australia’s wartime history.

Year 9 students at Nagle College began their delve into Australia’s military history through a visit from a Second World War veteran. Inspired, it proved the perfect starting point to explore this year’s Awards theme, Remembering Gallipoli: 110 years. Students began their research focusing on the unique experiences of local East Gippsland Gallipoli veterans.

They showcased their findings through creative writing, detailed diaries, letters, journals, biographies and notebooks as a tribute to the service and sacrifice of their community’s Gallipoli veterans.

Upon completion, the collected works were displayed for the school community, providing a focal point to explore and share the stories, and to ensure the legacy of Gallipoli veterans is not forgotten.