On Sunday 9 March 2025, AMEB (NSW) held their annual presentation ceremony at UNSW to honour students and teachers who excelled during 2024. Deputy CEO of NESA and deputy chair of the AMEB (NSW) board Paul Daniell acted as master of ceremonies for the event.
Wagga Wagga piano teacher Leonie Hunter began her association with AMEB in 1979 as a young child learning piano from the nuns at St Joseph's Convent in the small NSW town of Narrandera.
She continued her studies into her teenage years and played piano as part of her music studies for her HSC. Leonie achieved her AMusA for piano in 1990, under the tutelage of Keith Radford, the director of the Wagga Wagga Conservatorium of Music.
Jade Park sat for her first trumpet exam with AMEB (NSW) at the age of 7. Over the next decade, she successfully completed twenty AMEB exams across six different subjects. Jade’s AMEB journey culminated with receiving the Licentiate of Music (LMusA) for both oboe and trumpet in her early teens.
The Sydney Morning Herald recently published an article about the fear of public speaking. The article shared that Chapman University in the USA published a survey that cited the fear of public speaking to be just behind a fear of sharks and ahead of a fear of snakes and spiders. In the UK, fear of public speaking was the third most common fear after a fear of heights and spiders.1
We congratulate the private teachers, music schools, conservatoria and NESA accredited schools who achieved excellent results for the 2024 examination year. The honour roll appears below.
Most outstanding private teacher Preliminary to Grade 6 - Keyboard
Other commendations (alpha-order)
The NSW Government funds a Creative Kids program as an initiative to encourage NSW children to participate in the arts and explore their creativity.
Parents, guardians and carers can apply for a voucher with a value of up to $100 per calendar year for each student aged 4.5 to 18 years old enrolled in school. The voucher may be used with a registered activity provider for registration, participation and tuition costs for a range of creative activities including music and drama lessons.
AMEB (NSW) recommends that all enrollers using YouTube should review their account from time to time and remove old videos that are no longer required.
It is important that enrollers understand what is required in this slightly different exam format. Please click here for information that will help you understand what this exam is all about, how to present for it and of course, how to receive the best possible result.
