Teacher Appreciation Day "Gold Star Getaway" Competition

What They'll Win:

The winning teacher will receive:

• A $1,000 AnyCard for a getaway of their choice. 

For maximum flexibility, it will be up to the teacher how they split this to cover all of the essentials to suit their style of getaway: For example:

• Airbnb
• Restaurant Choice Gift Card (can be spent at any restaurant/cafe across Australia)
• Uber
• Uber Eats
• Luxury Escapes
• endota spa
• Ticketek
• Webjet

Flexible, nationwide and useful - so your teacher can relax, eat well and get there without out-of-pocket stress.

How to Enter:

It’s easy – nominate your teacher HERE and they're in the running. 

Open to parents/guardians across Australia to nominate a teacher. Open to all school sectors (public, Catholic, independent, etc.) and levels of education from K-12.

🗓 Entries close: Thursday 30 October 2025, 11:59pm AEDT
🎉 Winner announced: Friday 31 October 2025 (World Teachers’ Day in Australia)

You may nominate several teachers; however, the same teacher cannot be nominated more than once by the same parent/guardian. Multiple parents may nominate the same teacher.

What's GroupTogether?

GroupTogether is the EASIEST way to organise a gift for the teacher from the whole class. 

You just:

1. Choose your "thanks teacher" card design and share a link with parents.
2. Everyone clicks to add messages/photo to the card online, and chip in for a gift (optional).
3. Choose from our gifts, withdraw it or give an AnyCard and let the teacher choose from 100+ eGift Cards.

It's just one simple link to create a group card and collect for a gift. No chasing parents in the car park. No awkward bank transfers. 

PS: GroupTogether is Australia's #1 group gift platform and over 1 million Aussies have used us! 

Why We're Celebrating Teachers

Teaching isn’t just worksheets and whiteboards. It’s extra stories at pack-up, quiet encouragement before a test and the thousand tiny kindnesses that make classrooms feel safe. We believe in saying thanks, and making it simple for every family to be part of it.

Terms & Conditions 

• Eligibility
  Entry is free and open to Australian residents aged 18+ who are a parent/guardian of a current school student in Years K–12.

• Game of chance
  This is a game of chance. The winner will be drawn at random from eligible entries. Skill plays no part in determining the winner.

• Key dates
  Entries close 11:59pm AEDT, 30 October 2025. The winner will be contacted by email and announced on 31 October 2025.

• Prize
  One (1) AnyCard valued at $1,000. Prize is not redeemable for cash. Standard AnyCard terms and conditions apply.

• Nominations
  Parents may nominate several teachers; however, the same teacher cannot be nominated more than once by the same parent. Multiple parents may nominate the same teacher.

• Publicity consent
  By entering, you consent—if you win—to GroupTogether sharing your nomination (teacher’s name and school) in marketing materials and social posts.

• Verification & conduct
  GroupTogether reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and to disqualify any entrant who tampers with the entry process or submits an entry not in accordance with these terms.

• No affiliation
  This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, any third-party platform or provider.

Meet the experts

Ali + Julie

Co-Founders, GroupTogether.

Life’s busy. That’s why we’re here to make it easy for you to collect money from a group. Less wasted time, less packaging waste, and spending a little less but giving a lot better!