About the competition
Students in years 7–12: We want you to unleash your creativity and find a new way to tell us about tax and super, for your chance to win a share of $12,000 in prizes!
Teachers: Empower your students with our specially created Teacher’s information — your guide to supporting your students to triumph in the competition.
The prizes
A $12,000 total prize pool awarded to winners and their schools:
Junior category (years 7–9): The top 3 entries will win $1,000 each plus $1,000 for their school.
Senior category (years 10–12): The top 3 entries will win $1,000 each plus $1,000 for their school.
Entry topics
The Tax, Super + You competition is split into two categories, Junior and Senior. Your entry should address the topic for your category. Entry topics for 2026:
Junior (Year 7–9)
What are my tax and super responsibilities when I start earning money?
Senior (Year 10–12)
How do the ATO app and Online services help Australians manage their tax and super and help protect them from fraud?
Competition date
The competition is now open!
Entries must be submitted by 5.00pm AEST on Friday 4th September 2026.
How to enter
To enter online:
Ensure your entry meets all requirements in the Terms and conditions, then go to taxsuperandyou.gov.au/entryform.
- Complete your entry form online, ensuring all fields are complete.
- If people appear in your entry, ensure you complete and attach a film or photo consent form for each person.
- Attach all files before submitting your entry.
Postal entries:
If you are unable to submit your entry using the online entry form, you can still enter the Tax, Super + You competition.
Ensure your entry meets all requirements in the Terms and conditions, then;
- Download and complete the postal entry form.
- Complete the film or photo consent form for each person appearing your entry.
- Copy your entry files to a USB flash drive.
- Post your entry and forms to:
Tax, Super + You competition
Australian Taxation Office
GPO BOX 9990
Melbourne VIC 3001
Entry criteria
Entering the competition is free! For your chance to become Australia’s next tax and super creative genius, you must:
- be a student in years 7–12 currently enrolled in the Australian education system – including Australian home school students.
- complete a separate entry form for each entry.
- submit your entry (no more than 3 entries per person/group) and complete a film or photo consent form for each person appearing in your entry.
- limit multimedia entries to a 4 minute maximum length.
Terms and conditions
You must ensure your entry complies with the terms and conditions. Please read through these before creating your masterpiece! They have a lot of important information, including:
- Entries must not include branding, images, logos or government crests which are the property of or represent the ATO.
- You must have permission or an appropriate licence to use music in your entry.
- Video entries must be provided using a video hosting website such as YouTube or similar.
Further information:
Competition terms & conditions
Need some inspiration?
Here’s some ideas to get your imagination flowing, the sky’s the limit, it’s your creation! There are no limits on the type of the entry that students can submit. Examples include:
Write it:
- Spin a tax or super yarn that twists and turns!
- Write a tax or super poem that will show em!
- Bring on the super theatrics and flip the script!
Make it:
- Create an app or game to showcase your tech skills!
- Sing a tax track with some bling or some zing!
- Tax is not hard work with creative artwork!
Film it:
- Make a video with tax or super the hero!
- Film a skit and show your tax & super wit!
- Unfold a tax mystery, with a case study victory!
If you need some more inspiration or want to see what other students have done in the past, check out our previous years shortlisted and winning entries.
Judging panel
This year our judges for the competition are:
How the winners are selected
The judges will be looking for:
- Relevance – how relevant is the idea to tax and super
- Accuracy – is the information in your entry correct
- Originality – how original is the concept presented
- Execution – how well is the idea executed
- Value – what is the potential marketing value of the concept.
Contact us
For more information email us at: taxsuperandyoucompetition@ato.gov.au
2025 competition winners
Students in Years 7–12 from all over Australia dedicated their time to develop creative projects that tell us about tax and super. The winners and finalists for the 2025 Tax, Super + You competition are below.
Winners
Junior:
- Mehan Pienaar (Year 8 - VIC)
- Jake Draper, Thomas Perry, Jake Legena (Year 9 - WA)
- Evangeline Lee (Year 9 - SA)
Senior:
- Claire Johnston, Josie Buck, Tui Rei (Year 11 - QLD)
- Steffany Nudo (Year 10 - NSW)
- Olivia O'Hara (Year 10 - SA)
Finalists
Junior:
- Ashwath Rajagopal, Waleed Umar, Armin Taheri (Year 9 - SA)
- Claire Dugouchet, Amelia Simonis, Bijoux Cesar (Year 9 - WA)
- Asha Paatsch, Aaliyah Da Siva (Year 9 - WA)
- Sienna Simmonds, Mia Anderson, Ruby Crisafulli (Year 9 - WA)
Senior:
- Michael Guzzi (Year 10 - VIC)
- Renee Tan (Year 10 - WA)
- Vishesh Manik (Year 12 - VIC)
- Kapilan Sarma, Wahhaj Farooq, Ayush Pande (Year 11 - NSW)
Winning entries - Junior
WINNER
Title: I got a job!
Mehan Pienaar (Year 8 - VIC)
WINNER
Title: Getting a job - A Minecraft analogy
Jake Draper, Thomas Perry, Jake Legena (Year 9 - WA)
WINNER
Title: Tax Super and Spaghetti
Evangeline Lee (Year 9 - SA)
Winning entries - Senior
WINNER
Title: Superannuation rap (a cappella)
Claire Johnston, Josie Buck, Tui Rei (Year 11 - QLD)
WINNER
Title: Escape the super curse
Steffany Nudo (Year 10 - NSW)
WINNER
Title: Olivia explains Super
Olivia O'Hara (Year 10 - SA)
Finalists - Junior
FINALIST
Title: $36 Heist
Ashwath Rajagopal, Waleed Umar, Armin Taheri (Year 9 - SA)
FINALIST
Title: Cash cut
Claire Dugouchet, Amelia Simonis, Bijoux Cesar (Year 9 - WA)
FINALIST
Title: Tax Super and You
Asha Paatsch, Aaliyah Da Siva (Year 9 - WA)
FINALIST
Title: How to get a job
Sienna Simmonds, Mia Anderson, Ruby Crisafulli (Year 9 - WA)
Finalists - Senior
FINALIST
Title: Superannuation
Michael Guzzi (Year 10 - VIC)
FINALIST
Title: Superannuation Rhapsody
Renee Tan (Year 10 - WA)
FINALIST
Title: SuperLife: The real world money game
Vishesh Manik (Year 12 - VIC)
FINALIST
Title: Super (duper) annuation
Kapilan Sarma, Wahhaj Farooq, Ayush Pande (Year 11 - NSW)
Competition past winners
On this page you’ll find links to previous years shortlisted and winning entries of the Tax, Super + You competition and an animation that was developed from a previous entrant.
Past years shortlisted and prize winning entries.
Village and the Boy Named Tax animation
Developed from the second-prize winning story in 2017 by high school student, Felicity Pollard, the Village and the Boy Named Tax animation is a student’s perspective of the value of tax in the community. 2017 Tax, Super + You competition first prize winner, Elise Hutchison, worked on the creation of the animation, including the voiceover. You can check out the animation here.
The Village and the Boy Named Tax – behind the scenes
The 2017 Tax, Super + You competition first-prize winner Elise Hutchinson worked on production of the animation during work experience with the ATO’s Marketing and Communication team. This behind-the-scenes video documents Elise’s experience, including recording the voiceover for the animation.
Teacher information
This page provides information for teachers who are engaging their students in the Tax, Super + You competition.
Teacher’s role
Your role is to help your class learn about tax and super and then challenge them to apply their learning and create great competition entries.
There’s no need to research and create your own classroom activities to teach your students about tax and super, we have done it for you!
The Tax, Super + You resource:
- is aligned and mapped to the Australian Curriculum v8.4 and 9.0 and NSW syllabus
- is packed with fun and engaging activities you can use in your classroom
- can be used by students as a starting point to allow them to research their topics and wow us with their knowledge
- will provide your students with essential skills and knowledge to use in their everyday life.
The competition is open to individual or group entries, that means you can assign it as part of your regular class work or as an extension activity.
Check out the 2 easy steps below to help your students enter the competition.
Making entering easy
- Register for Tax, Super + You – free high-quality teacher-developed resources at your fingertips!
- You can help your students learn about tax and super by getting them to complete any of our recommended activities from our Tax Super + You resource. Alternatively, check out our other activities by simply browsing or using keyword search.
The sky’s the limit on your student’s imagination and the entries they can create. Entries must be submitted by 5pm AEST on Friday 4th September 2026.
Recommended activities
We’ve listed a range of activities to help your students learn about tax or super and enter the competition.
Junior category
Senior category
If you have further questions about the competition you can email us at taxsuperandyoucompetition@ato.gov.au
Expression of interest
If you would like to find out more information about the competition, or receive updates about tax and super in the curriculum, let us know! Fill in the expression of interest form and we will get back to you.
Testimonials
From teacher and student participants
‘I would definitely promote the competition to other teachers, because it's a fun learning experience to challenge the students beyond the classroom and there's the added benefit of cash prizes. We knew going into the competition it would be beneficial as the ATO has a very good reputation and is one organisation that the students will deal with as they embark on the working lives in the future. It's very positive for the students to have such a positive experience with the ATO at such a young age whilst learning about the seriousness of challenges around tax and super.’
Teacher, WA
‘We wanted a fun way of getting students involved in becoming comfortable with using words associated with tax. (The competition) gave all the students an opportunity to be creative with a topic that is not traditionally seen as fun. It is a great way to engage students in a topic that can be confusing and sometimes tedious. But my students loved it and know so much more about tax than they actually thought they would!’
Teacher, VIC
‘You would think students in high school would know simple concepts such as tax and super but just like land line phones and area codes these simple concepts seems to have missed this generation. Therefore the opportunity to provide current, relevant learning was not only a bonus as a teacher but I experienced much delight with the students displayed motivation and enthusiasm with learning about, well yes TAX! I can’t wait to run it again with my new group of students this year. Thank you for this wonderful opportunity.’
Teacher, QLD
‘As a student participant I have gained a deeper understanding about the way tax and super works. I know about how saving money continuously as soon as you start work is very beneficial and a smart choice.’
Student, WA
Terms and conditions
About the competition
The Tax, Super + You competition is split into two categories, Junior and Senior. Your entry should address the topic for your category.
Entry topics for 2026:
Junior (Year 7–9)
What are my tax and super responsibilities when I start earning money?
Senior (Year 10–12)
How do the ATO app and Online services help Australians manage their tax and super and help protect them from fraud?
Types of entries students can submit
There are no limits on the type of the entry that students can submit. Examples include:
- Write it: short stories, poems, scripts or case studies
- Make it: artworks, comic strips, songs, animations or prototypes of apps or games
- Film it: videos, skits or music clips.
Who can enter
The competition is open to all students in years 7–12 enrolled in the Australian education system (excluding immediate family members of the judging panel).
Students can submit up to three entries per person/group. A separate entry form must accompany each entry.
There is no entry fee.
About Your entry
Use of Third-party materials:
You must have permission for any third-party content used. You should only include other people’s material/s (e.g. music, film and images) in your entry if you have obtained permission from the owner of the material/s’ or met licensing requirements. By submitting an entry that includes material owned by another third party, you are agreeing that you have obtained permission. Please note the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) may, at any time, request you provide evidence that demonstrates you have obtained permission from the owner of the material/s. Failure to do so may result in your entry being disqualified from the competition.
Use of ATO Brand:
Entries must not include branding, images, logos or government crests which are the property of or represent the ATO. For example, if a YouTube entry contains any part of the ATO logo, name or brand, or gives the impression that it is official in nature, the entry will be disqualified and we will request its removal or amendment.
Digital Entries:
There are limits on the file size of digital entries:
- entries uploaded to the online entry form have a maximum upload limit of 10MB
- video entries must be provided using a video hosting website such as YouTube or similar
- video entries must be limited to a 4 minute maximum length
- entries submitted by post have a maximum file size limit of 4GB
- Acceptable file formats: MP3, PNG, JPG, JPEG, PDF, DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, ZIP
Use of social media
1. Purpose:
The following conditions explain how students may use social media to participate in the competition, in compliance with the Social Media Minimum Age (SMMA) framework established under Part 4A of the Online Safety Act 2001.
2. Definitions:
- Age-restricted social media platform means a social media service to which the SMMA applies.
- Approved education platforms include commonly used school or classroom tools as specified by a school or education authority such as school-managed Microsoft 365, Google Workspace for Education, Learning Management Systems, or Canva for Education.
- School representative means a teacher or other person authorised by the school to submit entries on behalf of students.
3. Participants under 16 years of age:
- Students under 16 must not use personal accounts on age-restricted social media platforms to submit entries or interact with competition posts.
- Students under 16 must submit entries via approved education platforms or through a school representative or parent/guardian using the competition’s online entry form or other approved channel.
- Where a parent/guardian or school representative uploads an entry on behalf of a student under 16, they must ensure they have the necessary permissions and that no platform terms are breached.
4. Participants aged 16 years and over:
- Students aged 16 and over may use age-restricted social media platforms to host or link to their entry if permitted by the relevant platform and provided they comply with these Terms and Conditions.
- The ATO does not require students to create or use social media accounts to enter or participate in the competition.
5. Age assurance and compliance:
- The ATO does not require government-issued identification for age verification.
- The ATO will take reasonable steps to manage compliance with the SMMA, including providing alternative submission pathways and moderating official competition channels.
- The ATO is not responsible for enforcing platform age restrictions; participants, their parents/guardians and/or school representatives are responsible for complying with platform terms.
6. Moderation and removal:
The ATO may moderate or remove content, or decline an entry, where it reasonably considers that the entry was submitted in breach of these Terms and Conditions, the SMMA, platform terms, applicable laws, or ATO community guidelines.
7. Data handling and privacy:
The ATO does not collect government-issued identification for age verification. Any personal information collected is for the purpose of administering the competition and will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 and ATO privacy policy, and will not be retained longer than necessary to administer the competition and related reporting.
How to enter
Entries for the 2026 Tax, Super + You competition must be received by 5.00pm AEST on Friday 4 September 2026. Late entries will not be accepted.
Digital entries (additional instruction)
Students under 16 years of age: submit via an approved education platform or through a parent/guardian or school representative using the competition entry form. Do not use a personal social media account to submit or host your entry.
Winners and prizes
There’s $12,000 in prizes for the winners and their schools. The following prizes are available in both the Junior and Senior categories:
- Top 3 Junior entries: $1,000 each plus $1,000 for their school
- Top 3 Senior entries: $1,000 each plus $1,000 for their school
Prizes will be provided as a pre-paid card and posted to the school address provided on the entry form. If the winning entry is a group entry, the entrants may be responsible for splitting the prize. If a school does not endorse an entry, that portion of the prize will be forfeited.
Selection of winners
The ATO will shortlist entrants from each category. The judging panel will select three winning entries for each category. Winners will be notified by email, published on taxsuperandyou.gov.au, and published in a media release.
What we are looking for
- Relevance – how relevant is the idea to tax and super
- Accuracy – is the information in your entry correct
- Originality – how original is the concept presented
- Execution – how well is the idea executed
- Value – what is the potential marketing value of the concept.
All decisions are final.
Use of Shortlisted and Winning Entries
If your entry is shortlisted, you agree to allow the ATO to use your entry on ATO websites and official channels for promotion and education (including Facebook, Instagram, X, formerly known as Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and ATOtv). Where the entrant is under 16 years of age, publication will occur in a way that is consistent with the SMMA and the ATO privacy policy.