ARIA Award for Music Teacher of the Year

The ARIA Music Award for Music Teacher of the Year, is a popular-voted award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, "to recognise music teachers for their passion and hard work in providing Australian children with a better education and the chance to play and enjoy music."^[1] The category was first presented in 2017, four short-listed nominees were announced in October and public voting determined the winner in late November.^[2][3] The teacher's educational institute is acknowledged in the announcement of the winner.

ARIA Award for Music Teacher of the Year
Country	Australia
Presented by	Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
First award	2017
Currently held by	Nathaniel Miller (2024)
Website	aria.com.au/music-teacher/

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the winner is highlighted in a separate colour, and in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface.

  Winner marked in a separate colour

Year	Winner	School
2017 (31st)
	Renee McCarthy	Woodcroft College
	Julie Layt	Crescent Lagoon State School, West Rockhampton, Queensland
	Stephen Mcewan	Bellarine Secondary College
	Alex Manton	Asquith Girls High School
2018 (32nd)
	Scott Maxwell	Grant High School
	Becky Hall	Education Institute, Royal Children's Hospital
	Dean Harawira	Nerang State High School
	Deborah Skelton	Caladenia Primary School, Canning Vale, Western Australia
2019 (33rd)
	Antonio Chiappetta	St Andrews College
	Bel Skinner	North Regional TAFE
	Julie Rennick	Gunnedah Conservatorium, Gunnedah
	Lee Strickland	Narbethong State Special School
2020 (34th)
	Sarah Donnelley	Wilcannia Central School, Wilcannia
	Thomas Fienberg	Evans High School, Blacktown
	Kathryn McLennan	Virginia State School, Virginia, Queensland
	CJ Shaw	Palmerston District Primary School, Palmerston, Australian Capital Territory
2021 (35th)
	Zoë Barry	Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy
	Ashley Baxter	Pimlico State High School
	Aaron Silver	Wodonga Primary School, Wodonga
	Daniel Wilson	Star Struck, Newcastle
2022 (36th)
	Matt Orchard	Apollo Bay P-12 College, Apollo Bay VIC
	David Collins-White	Haberfield Public School, Haberfield NSW
	Jane Nicholas	Willandra Primary School, Seville Grove WA
	Kath Dunn	Wollondilly Public School, Goulburn NSW
2023 (37th)
	Sue Lowry	Southport Special School, Southport QLD
	Hank Lewerissa	Upper Coomera State College, Upper Coomera QLD
	Jessie Copeman	Ainslie School, Braddon ACT
	Peter Earl	Numerous schools in the Blue Mountains/Western Sydney region, Bullaburra NSW
2024 (38th)
	Nathaniel Miller	Bulman School, Bulman Community, Arnhem Land, NT
	Casey Allen	PLC Sydney, Croydon, Eora Nation, NSW
	Hayley Wedding	Seaview High School, Seacombe Heights, Kaurna Land, SA
	Susan Sukkar	Petersham Public School, Lewisham, Eora Nation, NSW