The Schools Reconciliation Challenge, run by Reconciliation NSW, is an annual competition across New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Now in its 14th year, the competition asks students to create themed artworks or stories inspired by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, peoples and history.

In 2022, upward of 13,000 students and teachers used the online teaching resources, with over 650 students from across 82 registered schools submitting art and writing entries to the challenge.

The finalist artworks included in the 2022 exhibition showcase students’ visions for reconciliation in Australia. By engaging with the 2022 theme ‘From River to Sea: Our Island Home’, schools and students explored and celebrated the knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their relationships with water.

Top image credit: 'Gaawaa' © Ace Maston. International Grammar School Sydney.



Finalists from the 2022 Schools Reconciliation Challenge


Writing finalists

Primary School category


High School category