Building the Education Revolution - Recognition Ceremony

This Kit provides you with the information you will need to plan your Recognition ceremony under the Building the Education Revolution (BER).

Registering your Recognition Ceremony

The Minister or his representative would welcome the opportunity to attend your Recognition Ceremony. 

For this reason, you are asked to propose three dates and times for your ceremony, as this provides the Minister or his representative more flexibility for attendance.  You need to ensure that the dates do not fall on a Parliamentary Sitting Day. The following link will take you to the Sitting Dates Calendar.

A Recognition Registration form is available for you to enter the details of your event.  This can be filled out and emailed to the BER Taskforce at BERRecognition@deewr.gov.au.

• Registration Form ( PDF 317KB | RTF 84KB)
• Factsheet ( PDF 148KB | RTF 27KB)

When selecting a date for your ceremony, please be aware that the Minister requires a minimum of two months prior notice to any proposed ceremonies or public events.

Planning your Recognition Ceremony

Some things to remember when planning your Recognition Ceremony:

• Put together a running order which outlines the format of your event. Make provision in the official proceedings for the Minister or his representative to speak. An outline of a standard event running order is provided below to assist you with the timing of your event.
• An event should only be a maximum of 45 minutes. This allows for the official proceedings to take place including a tour of the school, without too much disruption to the school day.
• Where possible and where time permits, arrange for representatives of your student body or the school community to speak as part of the ceremony.
• Make sure arrival times are sufficient to allow guests to be welcomed and seated.
• Ensure sufficient parking is allocated for all guests.
• Ensure members of staff or the student body are present to greet and accompany your official guests on the day.
• A plaque will be provided by the Australian Government for recognition of the assistance provided under the BER. This should be fixed to the new or refurbished buildings as appropriate and as set out in the BER Guidelines available on the BER website.
• Acknowledge the Australian Government’s assistance in all speeches and publicity issued by the school such as newsletters, websites or local media articles.
• Record the day through photographs or video footage and make them available on your website.

A School Liaison Officer will be in contact once your event has been scheduled and details finalised to ensure that everything is in place and to answer any questions you may have.

Example of Event Running Order