Public Education Week 2024

This year Public Education Week will be held from 5-9 August 2024 (Term 3, Week 3). This year’s theme is: "Proud to belong".

Use the Public Education Week 2024 toolkit to help plan your own events and activities.

Key messages

You can use the following messages when communicating to your community about Public Education Week 2024.

• This year’s theme is: Proud to belong. Public Education Week is a time for all of us to feel “proud to belong”, sharing our pride in being part of NSW public education and the achievements of our students and staff.
  

• Public Education Week is when we celebrate and acknowledge all those who contribute to our children and young people’s educational journey. School staff, parents and carers, community leaders and P&C associations all play an important role in our students' education.

About Public Education Week

Public Education Week, previously known as Education Week, is a state-wide annual event, held by the NSW Department of Education from 5-9 August 2024 (Term 3, Week 3), to celebrate NSW public education. Public Education Week celebrates the achievements of local schools, their students, teachers and the value of public education to communities across NSW. 

During Public Education Week, schools are encouraged to organise their own events and celebrations, inviting parents, carers and community participation.  Each year a theme is selected to help guide celebrations and key messages.