The Duke of Edinburgh Award

Equipping young people for life and work.

Not all learning happens in the classroom. Young people need experiences outside the classroom to become committed, responsible and fulfilled citizens of the world.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is the world’s leading youth achievement award and is available to all Emmaus School students in Year 9-11. It equips young people for life regardless of their background, culture, physical ability, skills and interests. Doing the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a personal challenge and not a competition against others; it pushes young people to their personal limits and recognises their achievements.

Since its launch over 60 years ago, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award has inspired millions of young people to transform their lives. Through non-formal education, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award can play a critical role in a young person’s personal development and is achievable to any Year 9+ student who wants to take up the challenge.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is comprised of three levels and four sections (Skills, Volunteering, Physical and Adventurous Expedition). Participants complete all four sections at each level in order to achieve their Award. At Gold level, participants also complete a Residential.

Since 2013, Emmaus School has successfully led students through their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award. We are also able to lead participants through their Silver Award (Year 10+), however to complete their ‘Adventurous Expedition’, children will need to use an Approved Activity Provider.

In 2017, Emmaus School were honoured to become a Duke of Edinburgh Award Directly Licensed Centre, which enables the school to manage all elements of the award and subsequently we recruited a team of experienced and fully trained staff/volunteers to help lead our students through their award.