Australia’s premier course for aspiring creatives.


AWARD School takes your inner creativity and transforms it into industry-ready thinking. In just 12 intensive weeks you’ll be ready to take your next career step, whether it’s embarking on a career in advertising, creating cut-through content, taking a business idea to the next level, or enhancing your creative skills with confidence.

No qualifications or experience are needed.

GLOBALLY RECOGNISED

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100+ LEADING CREATIVE TUTORS

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12 WEEKS

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10 BRIEFS

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24 LECTURERS

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ONE MASSIVE GRADUATION PARTY

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AD INDUSTRY-SUPPORTED

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GLOBALLY RECOGNISED | 100+ LEADING CREATIVE TUTORS | 12 WEEKS | 10 BRIEFS | 24 LECTURERS | ONE MASSIVE GRADUATION PARTY | AD INDUSTRY-SUPPORTED |

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 Learn from industry leaders.

AWARD School’s creative leaders are passionate about sharing their insights and career experience.

SCOTT DETTRICK
National Executive Creative Director,

M&C Saatchi Group AUNZ

AWARD School Head: National / NSW

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KIAH NICHOLAS
Associate Creative Director & Innovation Lead, BMF Australia

AWARD School Head: Online

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SHARON EDMONDSTON
Creative Consultant

AWARD School Head: National / NSW

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RYAN PETIE


Executive Creative Director, Publicis Worldwide

AWARD School Head: QLD

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RYAN CLAYTON
Creative Director,

The Taboo Group

AWARD School Head: VIC

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COREY SWAFFER
Executive Creative Director, kwpx

Agency

AWARD School Head: SA

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HUEI YIN WONG
Senior Art Director, Howatson+Company

AWARD School Head: VIC

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TIM NEWTON
Creative Lead, VML Perth

AWARD School Head: WA

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Our programs


IN-PERSON

Melbourne | Sydney | Brisbane | Perth | Adelaide

The national AWARD School course, held outside business hours, consists of 12 weeks’ part-time study with weekly lectures and Thursday night tutorials hosted by key advertising and creative agencies.

Lecturers are renowned creative industry leaders with expertise across digital, film, radio, print, social media and new business disciplines. A creative brief will be issued each week for students to work on with the assistance of tutors and mentors drawn from the cream of our industry.

What is the time commitment?
Lectures (typically released on Mondays) 30-60 minutes / week
Tutorials (Thursday Nights) 2 hours / week
Additional "idea generating" time 2+ hours / week (varies)


ONLINE

City | Regional | Overseas

Our online course is delivered virtually outside of work hours by lecturers and tutors drawn from Australia’s creative industry. All lectures, tutorials and the graduation event are held online. The graduation includes the announcement of the year’s top online student award.

The top student from each programme (including online) will compete for the highly sought-after AWARD School national top student title.

What is the time commitment?
Lectures (typically released on Mondays) 30-60 minutes / week
Tutorials (Thursday Nights) 2 hours / week
Additional "idea generating" time 2+ hours / week (varies)

AWARD School graduates go on to forge creative, rewarding careers.

Meet a few of them below.

JESSICA SUTTON
2022 GRAD | ART DIRECTOR | PERTH, WA

ANGUS WHALAN
2022 GRAD | DIGITAL ARTIST | SYDNEY, NSW

TOSH GREENSLADE
2022 GRAD | COPYWRITER | SYDNEY, NSW

Next steps

Applications for AWARD School 2025 open from 6 - 20 February. Register interest here.


“AWARD School kicked off my career, and it’s still part of my story today,”
Sarah Vincenzini, Creative Consultant & former Associate Creative Director, M&C Saatchi.

  • "You can't go wrong with AWARD School. It's really the pulse of the industry because it's run by people in the industry."

    DAVID DROGA,

    CEO and Creative Chairman, Accenture Song

  • "AWARD School kicked off my career and it’s still part of my story today.”

    SARAH VINCENZINI,

    Consulting Creative Director

  • "AWARD School will test your limits. But by the end of it you'll know if the ad industry is for you."

    LEILA CRANSWICK,

    Creative Director, Ogilvy Sydney