Prize Giving Speech

1. Prize Distribution Speech
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen and pupils of _______________ School. It is with very great
pleasure that I share with you this delightful evening to celebrate our achievements.
There is an old Chinese curse which says “May you live in interesting times.” It has indeed been an
interesting year of an array events for all of us connected to the school.
Education is about far more than happens inside the four walls of the classroom, and we are very
fortunate to have staff that recognizes this. If the building and the staff are two resources available to a
school, the pupils are certainly a third – and certainly one of the joys of teaching is drawing that
academic, creative, enterprising, sporting potential out of pupils. So for the next few minutes, I would like
to talk about attainment and achievement.
The school was delighted to see their hard work rewarded and our fingers are crossed for them as they
await the results of their examination this year. This year we did better than ever. (Give details). I would
also give a great deal of credit to other pupils who worked very hard all year and met their targets.
I now turn to achievements and I interpret this very broadly indeed – from group participation in
competitions and events, from individual performances and aspirations, to events and opportunities that
enhance the learning experiences offered to our pupils.
The school management feels that they are not just looking for academic qualifications, but also for
personal qualities like leadership and teamwork, determination and flexibility, respect and consideration,
confidence and self-belief.
Much of life’s successes are governed by attitude rather than innate intelligence and that a strong work
ethic will take you far in life.
Various other successful events took place this year. ( Mention major events of the year here)
We have had two talent shows which have been hugely popular with pupils. It has been delightful to see
rather nervous young people developing into confident public performers. We continue to be heavily
involved in sport: I would like to thank the staff who are involved in running competitive and recreational
sport in the school for their time and dedication to this side of school life.
I would like to thank the School Management and the Parent Teacher Association for their ceaseless
support . I would also like to thank parents for their support in attending parents’ days and other school
events like this.
I now wish to draw this prize giving speech to a close to give way to hose who worked hard to win prizes
during the session. I see highly committed teachers working with an increasing number of highly

2. committed pupils – you will see them before you this evening. I see those teachers spare no effort to
probe the hidden talent in the pupils entrusted to them. At the end of the year, I am increasingly
convinced that we are building the foundations of a very strong school.
Best wishes to you for the examinations and for the future.
Thank you.