- The recipients of the 2026 Premier's Anzac Prize have been welcomed home after a two-week journey that pays homage to Australia's fallen soldiers.
- Eight students and two teachers from across Queensland participated in the trip, including recipients from Roma, Warwick and Bundaberg.
- As part of the Prize, students visited memorial sites, war museums and the Anzac Day dawn service in France.
- Applications for the 2027 Premier's Anzac Prize are now open.
The 2026 Premier's Anzac Prize recipients have returned home from a two-week excursion to memorials, battlefields and historic war sites across Europe.
Recipients of the prestigious prize honour Australia's Anzac legacy and walk in the footsteps of fallen soldiers at historic war sites in the United Kingdom, Belgium and France.
The Premier's Anzac Prize tour culminated at the Anzac Day commemoration service at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, France.
The Premier's Anzac Prize is part of the Crisafulli Government's excellence and awards programs for high-achieving students, including the Peter Doherty Awards, The Quantum Challenge, Premier's Reading Challenge, and the inaugural 2026 Westminster Prize.
This is one of the ways the Crisafulli Government is delivering a world-class education to students after a decade of Labor neglect.
Minister for Education John-Paul Langbroek said the tour was a living history lesson and a chance to learn about Queensland and Australian identity.
"I'm proud to see the 2026 Premier's Anzac Prize recipients have returned with a passion for Australia's rich military history," Minister Langbroek said.
"From Bundaberg to Roma, students from right across the State have taken part in this extraordinary experience to learn, travel and pay respect to the Anzacs.
"It's important for all young Queenslanders to understand the sacrifices that were made for the lives we enjoy today.
"Queensland has been sending students to Europe through the Premier's Anzac Prize since I introduced this program back in 2013.
"Applications are now open for the 2027 program, and I encourage students from right across Queensland to apply.
"My thanks to RSL Queensland, who is a proud sponsor of this Prize, as well as to the State Library of Queensland for their delivery of the Young Historians Workshop and White Gloves Experience, and Queensland Museum for hosting the 2026 Welcome Back Event."
Applications for the 2027 Premier's Anzac Prize are now open. For details visit the Premier's Anzac Prize web page.
