Five teachers from NSW public schools are among the recipients of this year’s Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards, announced at Parliament House in Canberra on Sunday.

Two NSW public school educators received Teaching Fellowships:

• Carolyn Wilson, a Transition Support Teacher at Woodberry Public School in the Hunter.

• Mai Anh Lu, an Instructional Leader, Assistant Principal, at Lansvale Public School in Fairfield.

Three Early Career Teacher Awards were presented to NSW public school teachers:

• Cameron Rodgers, a teacher at Sarah Redfern High School.

• Jack Maslen, a teacher at Finley High School.

• Tiffany Wye, a teacher at Shoalhaven High School.

Valued at $40,000, the Teaching Fellowships include $25,000 for a strategic school project and a 12-month professional development program.

The Early Career Teaching Awards are worth $10,000 and include a study tour of high performing schools in Australia, a leadership program and $5000 for professional development.

There were 22 recipients honoured at the awards night from more than 500 nominations.

The national awards were co-hosted by the Federal Education Minister, Jason Clare, and presented by Schools Plus.

Schools Plus is a not-for-profit organisation supporting students in opportunities to thrive at and after school.

The agency was founded following a recommendation in the first Gonski Review, which identified a need for philanthropic funding in schools to help close the education gap caused by disadvantage.