Student Awards & Certificates Teaching Resources
Get easy-to-edit printable student awards and certificates to celebrate the brilliant humans in your primary school classroom with positive reinforcement in mind!
From student of the week and student of the month certificates to star student awards, this teaching resource collection was teacher-created with your needs in mind. That means you'll find a range of student certificates that can be printed in colour at any size, with blank templates that can be edited to add in students' names and other important information, such as the event they participated in or their birthday.
The teaching resource collection also includes themed desk reward charts, certificates for cursive writing and telling time, kindness awards, student behaviour bookmarks, plus comprehensive classroom reward systems.
Need ideas for how to award your students for their classroom successes at the end of the term or school year? Explore these ideas for creative student awards from our teacher team!
Creative Awards to Give Students This School Year
Whether you're planning an end-of-year awards ceremony or just looking for some ideas to encourage students to shine in the classroom, you probably already have 'most improved,' 'highest average,' or 'participant' certificates queued up and ready to go. Why not mix things up a bit this year?
There are some easy ideas for awards that make students smile:
- Fabulous Friend Award — This is the perfect award for students who always show compassion and kindness toward their classmates.
- Aspiring Author Award — Hand out certificates to the students who have gotten hooked on writing this year!
- Maths Monster Award — Did you have a student who made a monstrous effort in maths this year? This certificate is for them!
- Reading Rockstar Award — Your classroom bookworms will appreciate those bookmark awards for gobbling up all those pages.
- Creative Cookie — Award the student who has a creative solution for every problem.
- Powerhouse Problem Solver — Problem-solving is a skill we can't undervalue in our students!
- Critical Thinker Award — Make sure you have an award for that student who puts their thinking cap on every time to look deeply at a problem.
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I Need a Break! Card Templates
Help your students regulate their emotions by presenting them with an ‘I Need a Break!’ Card for a few minutes of downtime.
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Australian Dollars - Monetary Themed Classroom Reward System
An Australian Dollars monetary themed classroom reward system using $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 notes and Reward Tokens.
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Digital Reward Chart – Marble Jar
Celebrate classroom successes with a fully digital marble jar classroom reward chart.
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Grandparents' Day Printable Trophy Card
Surprise grandma and grandpa with a “World’s Best Grandparent” trophy with our printable Grandparents’ Day Craft template.
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Editable End-of-Year Certificate Templates
Reward students with End-of-Year merit awards specifically tailored to their special strengths and abilities with customisable certificate templates.
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Kindness Award Pack
Reward kindness with five styles of certificates that celebrate thoughtful acts among your students and the environment.
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Sports Achievement Certificate
A sport themed certificate.
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Happy Birthday Certificate
Use this Happy Birthday certificate to make your students feel special and valued on their birthday.
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Fresh Fruits – Award Certificate
Fresh Fruits themed merit award certificate to provide positive feedback to your students.
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Groovy Flowers – Award Certificate
Celebrate your students with one of these flower-themed merit award certificates.
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Printable Grandparents Day Gifts - Award Certificates
Award all the grandparents with printable Grandparents Day Certificates.
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Colourful Insects – Star Student Badges
A set of Colourful Insects themed star student badges.
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Most Magnificent Mum Award
An award certificate to acknowledge magnificent mums.
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Journalism and News - Award Certificate
A journalism and news themed award to provide positive feedback and encouragement to your students.
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Playdough - Award Certificate
A playdough themed award to provide positive feedback and encouragement to your students.
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Australian Animals - Award Certificate
An Australian animal-themed award to provide positive feedback and encouragement to your students.
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Brag Tags
Provide positive reinforcement for good behaviour and achievements with printable Brag Tags!
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Editable Award Certificates
A set of four editable Microsoft Word award certificates.
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Printable Fire Safety Badge and Certificate
Reward your young heroes for their commitment to fire safety with a printable fire safety certificate and fire chief badge.
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Positive Self-Talk Brag Bracelets
Encourage a positive mindset with a fun set of printable positive self-talk bracelets.
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Desk Pet Adoption Certificate
Boost student behaviour using Desk pets, starting with a printable Desk Pet Adoption Certificate.
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My Behaviour Bookmark - Behaviour Chart
Encourage your students to monitor their behavior with a handy behaviour tracking bookmark.
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Student of the Week Certificate – Upper Grades
A certificate to present to students when they are student of the week.
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Affirmations – Award Certificate
Affirmations themed merit award certificate to provide positive feedback to your students.
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Abstract Pattern – Award Certificate
Abstract Pattern themed merit award certificate to provide positive feedback to your students.
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You Have Started Home Reading Again! - Certificate
A certificate to celebrate a home reading achievement.
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Llama and Cactus - Award Certificate
A Llama and Cactus-themed award to provide positive feedback and encouragement to your students.
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Personal and Social Capability - Self-awareness Badges
A selection of 7 students badges that celebrate student success in the area of self-awareness.
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Giraffes - Award Certificate
A giraffe themed award to provide positive feedback and encouragement to your students.
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Champions - Award Certificate
A champions themed award to provide positive feedback and encouragement to your students.
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Stars Pattern - Award Certificate
A stars-themed award to provide positive feedback and encouragement to your students.
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Reading at Night Certificate
Give positive feedback to your students for reading at night with this certificate.