The Queen’s Guide Award is the peak achievement award for Youth Members of Girl Guides Australia.

The Queen’s Guide Award provides an opportunity for extraordinary personal development and greater self-awareness. It is recognised by the formal education system in New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.

This Award has two parts:

1. The challenges for the Gold Endeavour Award focus on participating and learning.
2. The challenges for the Queen’s Guide Award focus on organising and leading – compulsory Service and Leadership challenges are included.

The challenges relate to six skill areas.

Creative Thinking          Communication         Character           Collaboration           Community               Commitment to Learning

Where do I start?

You must be at last 13 years of age prior to starting this Award and have experience of working on challenges to broaden your experiences. This includes experience in choosing, planning, doing and evaluating a personal challenge.

• Download and read the Queen’s Guide Award Booklet below to see what is involved for the Award.
• Register with your State Queen’s Guide Award coordinator to receive next steps and access to key resources.

Please note that you can find out all the details about the Queens Guide Award, and all the other associated badges and certificates, in the Youth Awards Book found here.

What do I do when I have completed the work?

Submit your work with the online Notification of Completion Form (see below).

Once submitted, the digital form is emailed directly to your nominated Unit Leader for confirmation of completion. It is then emailed to your State Queen’s Guide Award coordinator for recording.

This form may be used to submit the following parts of your Queen’s Guide Award:

• Gold Endeavour Award component
• Queen’s Guide Award component
• Focus Certificate component
• Peer assessment evidence

Please note:

All peer assessment is undertaken in the peer Unit and there is no need to submit folders of work for assessment outside the Unit.

What do I do if I started my Queen’s Guide Award journey before the latest changes?

You can still submit your work with this form if you started their Queen’s Guide Award journey before the February 2023 updates.

If you started working on your Queen’s Guide Award before February 2023 you may continue working on the syllabus you started or transfer to the new syllabus.  Your State Queen’s Guide Award coordinator can provide support during the transition period.

For additional information ask your Unit Leader to contact the State Queen’s Guide Award coordinator in your State.