Information for teaching award winners
Date and time
Date: Sunday 8 March, 2026
Time: commences 2:00pm
Venue: The Sir John Clancy Auditorium, University of NSW (C24 Chancellery Walk, Kensington)
*Award recipients are to be seated in the auditorium between 1:10pm and 1:30pm. Guests may enter from 1:30pm.
Schedule
| 12:00pm | Awardee registration commences. |
| Photographer available for individual portraits. Note: please take family photos in the nearby gardens during this time. | |
| 1:00pm | Awardees assemble in left corridor for entry. |
| 1:30pm | All diplomates and awardees to be seated. |
| Main doors to auditorium open for public entry (unassigned seating). | |
| 2:00pm | Ceremony commences with processional. |
| 4:00pm | Ceremony concludes. |
| 4:45pm | Venue closes. |
Tickets
General admission tickets for family and friends can be purchased online. Limited tickets will be available at the box office on the day.
Awardee + guest: complimentary
Adult ticket: $49.90 (plus booking fee)
Concession ticket*: $42.90 (plus booking fee)
*Children (under 17) and concession card holders, seniors and pensioners
Dress code
The official party is seated onstage for this event. Suggested attire is smart casual.
Photos and ceremony video
No photographs or videos are permitted inside the auditorium during the ceremony. A professional photographer and videographer will capture the day. Photos and video of the ceremony are available for purchase.
These services are provided by independent contractors. All enquiries should be directed to the providers, and not to AMEB (NSW). Please refer to the brochures below.
Ambassador productions - ceremony video
Venue information
Pedestrian access
Enter through gate 9 on High Street Kensington.
Public transport
The L2 Randwick Light rail line has a station at UNSW that stops directly outside The Sir John Clancy Auditorium. Selected buses travel from the city to Anzac Parade and High St (nearest cross street is Wansey Rd). For details call 131 500 or visit www.transportnsw.info.
Parking
Enter through Gate 11, Botany St. Free parking is available in the multi-level parking station. When you exit the car park, walk through the Samuels Building underpass and proceed down Chancellery Walk. The Sir John Clancy Auditorium is on the left.
Note: street parking is extremely limited. Please allow plenty of extra travel time and aim to arrive early.
Food
A small number of vendors in the Mathews food court behind The Sir John Clancy Auditorium will be open from 11am to purchase lunch and snacks. Only bottled water will be permitted in the auditorium.
Venue map
A map of UNSW and where to find The Sir John Clancy Auditorium can be found here.
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