National History Challenge
The National History Challenge is an exciting contest that encourages students from years 5 to 12 to use research and inquiry based learning to discover more about Australia and its past.
NFAW is proud to sponsor the Women's Category of the National History Challenge. Originally this category was sponsored by NFAW's Women's History Month Project, and now the NFAW National History Challenge Committee takes responsibility for raising sponsorship funds for the women's category each year.
Including a women's category in this competition has a significant impact, raising the awareness of Australian school children of the role played by women in Australia's history.
The theme for 2011 is "Defining Moments". The theme for the Women's category is "Women who made a difference to their families or communities by taking decisive actions which changed the course of their lives or the lives of others."
All students who participate in the National History Challenge receive a Certificate of Participation. Each Australian State and Territory has a coordinator, and State and Territory judging is undertaken locally. The National Judging takes place in October to determine category winners and the Young Historian of the Year finalists. From these finalists, the Young Historian of the Year is chosen. The prizes are presented to the winner at Parliament House, Canberra.
The History Teachers' Association of Australia conducts the National History Challenge each year. Details about the Challenge and how to enter are available on the National History Challenge website.
Sponsors of other special categories in the National History Challenge include the Department of Veterans' Affairs, Old Parliament House and the National Archives of Australia.