# 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." The category was first presented in 2017, four short-listed nominees were announced in October and public voting determined the winner in late November. The teacher's educational institute is acknowledged in the announcement of the winner.

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