Winner: 2024 Good Design awards

The Game Changer Challenge won the prestigious Good Design Award in the Social Impact category for exceptional design and innovation.

NSW Department of Education Secretary, Murat Dizdar, said the Game Changer Challenge 2023 was recognised for exceptional design and innovation,

“A massive team effort went into making the Game Changer Challenge 2023 the success it was, and it’s great to see this recognition for everyone’s hard work at the very highest level,” Mr Dizdar said.

“Game Changer is a unique event that changes as the needs of our students and schools change, and I think that is a real strength.”

Entries at this year’s Australian Good Design Awards were scrutinised by more than 80 international jurors, including designers, engineers, architects, and industry leaders.

The jury commended the department for the ongoing evolution and impact of the Game Changer Challenge.

“This program, which integrates design thinking to solve real-world problems, effectively fosters critical skills such as collaboration, empathy, and creativity in students and teachers across NSW public schools. The program’s expansion to include rural and remote communities while maintaining high-quality educational experiences is particularly impressive. The GCC is a testament to the power of innovative, inclusive educational design in preparing students for future challenges and opportunities.”

Good Design awards are assessed against three core criteria: Good Design, Design Innovation, and Design Impact, ensuring that each winner demonstrates outstanding design quality and effectiveness.

Winner: 2022 Mumbrella Publish Award for Event or Virtual Event of the Year

The Game Changer Challenge won the 2022 Mumbrella Publish Award in the Event or Virtual Event of the Year category. The award recognises stand-out events or virtual events, focusing on the impact for audiences and integration of partners to create success.

The Game Changer Challenge was also shortlisted in the Best Sustained Initiative for Diversity, Equality and Inclusion category.

The Mumbrella Publish Awards are designed to celebrate the industry’s big thinkers, initiatives, and achievements.

Winner: 2021 NSW Premier's Award for Highest Quality Education

The Game Changer Challenge won the 2021 NSW Premier's Award in the Highest Quality Education category: nurturing and educating our children and young people through their schooling life and providing access to quality lifelong learning ensures that we have the skills for jobs of the future. Focusing on improving educational outcomes will help to make the people of NSW ready for the future.

The NSW Premier’s Awards celebrates excellence in the delivery of public services to the NSW community by the public sector, not-for-profit organisations and private businesses.

Find out more and see the full list of winners on the Premier's Awards website.