A few weeks ago Oxley College from Bowral NSW celebrated what would have been HRH Prince Philip’s 100th birthday. Award Coordinator, Timothy Dibdin advised their Award Community at Oxley College enjoyed a lovely time celebrating Prince Philip’s 100th birthday by holding a special recess. "The students sang with gusto and it actually started sleeting. Prince […]
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Statement from the Chair, The Hon Gary Nairn AO
A Committed Champion of Young People As a global Award family, we are deeply saddened by the death of our Founder, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh KG, KT, AK; a committed champion of young people. The Duke of Edinburgh’s unwavering commitment to young people began in 1956, when The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award was established. […]
Book of Condolences
As a global Award family, we are deeply saddened by the death of our Founder, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh KG, KT, AK. A committed champion of young people; His Royal Highness leaves the world and its young people with an extraordinary legacy. If you would like to share a message of condolence, or a […]
Celebrating the life of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, AK 1921 - 2021
An inspirational and committed champion of young people worldwide It is with great sadness that The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award acknowledges the death of our Founder HRH The Duke of Edinburgh KG, KT, AK. Sixty-five years ago, His Royal Highness established The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in the UK and 62 years ago in […]
New Award Resources
We have some new Award Resources we are very excited to share with you! 1: New Australian Brand Guidelines https://dukeofed.com.au/resources/logo-and-brand-guidelines/ 2:New Award Level Guides https://dukeofed.com.au/doing-the-award/ 3: New Award Brochure Award Brochure 4:New Award Journey Map https://dukeofed.com.au/resource/award-journey-map/
Flinders Island District High School student first to receive Bronze Duke of Ed Award this century on the Island
IN THE NEWS February 23, 2021 Congratulations to Flinders Island District High School student Connor Wheatley who is the first on the Island this century to complete his Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's International Award, Australia. He accepted his award from the Award's State Manager in Tasmania, Mr Steve Halloran. Article - Flinders Island Student Bronze […]
New Virtual Exploration (VBE) Webpage
Our new Virtual Exploration (VE previously known as the VBE) webpage is up and running! To find out more about the VE and how you and your Award Centre can access it click here: VIRTUAL EXPLORATIONS
ORB Update
ORB Update Complete! The International Award Foundation will be updating the Online record book, due to this, the ORB will be offline between 6pm on Sat 16th January until 5am Tues 19th January (AEST). The purpose of the update is to provide a stable server for the Online Record Book than the existing platform […]
A GLOBAL YOUTH-LED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE
World’s largest youth organisations and WHO launch global mobilization to respond to disruptive impacts of COVID-19 on young people Funding for community programs, engaging youth in solutions to address COVID-19 and Global Youth Summit are key features of this new mobilization A new ground-breaking global youth mobilization was launched today to invest in and […]
