HALT Recognition Ceremony
This ceremony celebrates NSW teachers who have achieved Highly Accomplished and/or Lead Teacher (HALT) accreditation.
About the ceremony
The HALT Recognition Ceremony is an annual event recognising and celebrating the hard work, dedication and achievement of NSW teachers who have attained HALT accreditation.
The ceremony is held annually to celebrate the teachers who have obtained this level of accreditation over the previous 12-month period.
HALT Recognition Ceremony 2023
This year's HALT Recognition Ceremony took place on Friday 27 October at the NSW Parliament House.
Watch a recording of the ceremony
Download the official program
Photo gallery
Browse photos from the event by visiting the 2023 HALT Recognition Ceremony gallery or visit the event photo booth page to see fun GIFs and photos of our HALTs.
Celebrate our HALT teachers
School communities can use these assets to share and celebrate their HALT accredited teachers on social media using #HALTNSW and #HALT2023.
Using the assets:
- Right click on an asset and select ‘Save image’ to download it to your device.
- The overlays can be added to your own photo or video. Canva is a free tool that you can use to do this.
e-Cards
Newsletter tiles and banners
Social media
X (formerly known as Twitter)
Backgrounds for Teams or Zoom
HALT accreditation
HALT accreditation is a voluntary national certification. It recognises and promotes the development of collaborative practice. It also supports teachers to continually reflect upon and improve their practice and the practice of colleagues.
Learn more about HALT accreditation.
HALT accredited teachers' lists
You can view the lists of NSW teachers with HALT accreditation from 2010 to 2022. The lists are divided into Highly Accomplished Teachers and Lead Teachers.
Highly Accomplished Teachers
View this list of NSW teachers who achieved Highly Accomplished Teacher accreditation.
Highly Accomplished Teachers lists 2010 to 2022
Lead Teachers
View this list of NSW teachers who achieved Lead Teacher accreditation.
HALT Recognition Ceremony 2022
NESA recognised 85 NSW teachers who achieved HALT accreditation at the 2022 ceremony. This included teachers who achieved their HALT accreditation between 2021 and 2019.
Photo gallery
Browse the photos from the ceremony by visiting the 2022 HALT Recognition Ceremony gallery.
Official program
Learn more about the ceremony by downloading the 2022 HALT Recognition Ceremony official program (PDF 113.77KB).