The AIA Healthiest Schools Competition encourages Australian primary and secondary schools to make their school healthier, happier, and more sustainable. All while being in the running to win big prizes!
Download curriculum-aligned resources that make entering this student-led, educator-supported competition a breeze!
By participating in the AIA Healthiest Schools Competition, you'll:
🌏 Join schools all across Australia (and the world!) who are supporting their school communities to learn about healthy habits.
😄 See the positive impacts of students designing, implementing, and leading projects that matter to them.
💪 Strengthen your school community by uniting students, educators, and families in making your school a happier, healthier place to be.
🏆 Be in the running to win up to $150,000 AUD (approx. $ 100,000 USD) in prizes!
AIA understands the important role educators play in helping people develop healthy habits. They've designed useful (and Cool.org-approved) AIA Healthiest Schools Competition resources. Pro-tip: Download the action plan first! This will be your go-to in preparing to enter.
The AIA Healthiest Schools Competition is designed to be student-led and educator-supported. How that looks is entirely up to your school. Each school can enter one project that helps its school community become happier, healthier, and more sustainable. Pro-tip: The primary and secondary toolkits are perfect for walking your students through the process of generating an idea and putting it into action.
Whether your students' project increases movement, strengthens belongings, or focuses on healthy eating, now is the time to see the project come to life! Pro-tip: Gather evidence to support your entry along the way. Photos, videos, quotes, data: all will come in handy for the final step.
Entering is easy regardless of whether you're a planner who has been documenting your school's project since the beginning, or you're completing the entry form before the deadlines. 🔑 Register to join AIA Healthiest Schools. It's free and is key to entry. 📥 Download the entry form. 🖋️ Fill it in to share the impact of your school's project. 🔒 Submit it via the AIA Healthiest Schools Competition Portal. Entries are open now and close on 3 December 2026. T&Cs can be found on the AIA Healthiest Schools website.
✅ Register your school
✅ Grab bite-sized activities
✅ Download the competition T&Cs
✅ Submit your entry
✅ Learn more about AIA’s commitment to supporting schools to be happier, healthier, and more connected places!
AIA’s purpose is to help millions of people live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives and make a wider positive impact on communities across the Asia Pacific.
The AIA Healthiest Schools Program is dedicated to supporting teachers with resources that help make schools and communities healthier.