… a moment to recognise the exceptional leaders at the heart of every school …

School principals are more than educators: they are community builders, mentors, crisis navigators and advocates for every child’s wellbeing and success.

Make opportunity to acknowledge and support your local primary school principal on Australian Primary Principals Day. Friday 7 August 2026

More information available here

Australian Primary Principals Day

2026 APPA President’s Letter. Read it here.

2026 Australian Primary Principals Day Poster. Download it here.

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We thank those State Education Ministers who have shared their support. Watch their video messages below:

Hon John-Paul Langbroek MP – QLD Minister for Education and the Arts

Hon Lucy Hood MP – SA Minister for Education, Training and Skills, Minister for Autism, Minister for the City of Adelaide

Hon Prue Car MP – NSW Deputy Premier, Minister for Education and Early Learning and Minister for Western Sydney

Hon Jo Palmer MLC – TAS Minister for Children and Youth, Minister for Disability Services, Minister for Education, Minister for Women and the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence

Hon Sabine Winton MLA – WA Minister for Education, Early Childhood, and Wheatbelt

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