Secondary Publisher of the Year
Winner: Jacaranda
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)
Student Resource – Junior 2021
Winner: Jacaranda Science Quest 7-10 Victorian Curriculum
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)
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Our Vision
A world where everyone contributes to their full potential
Our Mission
We are a learning business that partners with teachers and education professionals to deliver inspirational education solutions that bring life-changing benefits to students.
The Jacaranda story
Founded in 1954, Jacaranda is the Australian School Division of Wiley, a leading global learning company. We develop and deliver inspirational digital learning solutions and education resources to secondary schools in Australia because we are deeply committed to the ideal that education brings life-changing benefits to all students.
From humble beginnings to the pacesetter for digital learning solutions
Brian Clouston founded “The Jacaranda Press” as a boutique publisher of textbooks for the Queensland secondary school market. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the company expanded its product offering with the introduction of reference materials, including the first Australian produced secondary school atlas.
In 1976, the company was acquired by the US-based company Wiley. Under new leadership, Jacaranda continued to grow and seek new ways to innovate, first to publish double-page spreads, use full-colour and introduce a digital component to their resource suites in 2000. In 2008, Jacaranda pioneered digital learning in Australia with the launch of the JacarandaPLUS online platform and the first digital textbooks, known as eBookPLUS.
Today, Jacaranda combines strong customer centricity, active collaboration with authors and teachers, and highly experienced people who have powerful insights into learning, to solve teaching and learning challenges.
Solving education challenges through relentless innovation
The company’s portfolio has expanded from eBooks to online assessment platforms, educational games, interactive atlases, exam preparation platforms and high-value bundle solutions for Years 7-10. Most recently, Jacaranda launched learnON, an immersive digital learning platform that delivers trusted Jacaranda content in new and better ways to maximise learning outcomes in the classroom.
Jacaranda digital resources are designed to be intuitive and accessible to all learners and increase student engagement through high quality, media-rich content. That’s why more than half of the secondary schools in Australia rely on Jacaranda digital resources and solutions to help progress their digital learning journey.
Jacaranda is improving teaching and learning outcomes Australia-wide.
Government, independent and religious schools of all sizes and budgets are using Jacaranda resources in the classroom.
6,156
Schools
122,393
Teachers
1,307,478
Students
Complementary digital products
Jacaranda has designed a range of digital-only products to complement the range of subject series on offer. These products enhance learning and develop key subject skills and come in the form of assessment platforms, learning games or interactive atlases.
An interactive online assessment tool for Years 7-10 Mathematics. Students can complete tests, homework tasks and practice exams, and prepare for NAPLAN.
Jacaranda’s unique exam preparation tool allows students to practice past VCAA or HSC exam questions and hundreds of new questions now included free
Jacaranda’s unique digital atlas that enables students to explore the world and test their geographical skills.
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Jacaranda’s unique digital atlas that enables students to discover not only what happened in history, but where and when.
Jacaranda Bundle offers
Here at Jacaranda we are dedicated to providing schools with trusted, high quality resources, at a price that is accessible to every school. That’s why we’ve created the Jacaranda Digital Bundle (digital-only) and the Jacaranda Value Bundle (print with digital) to meet the unique needs of every Australian school. Learn more about the Jacaranda Bundles available for your Years 7-10 curriculum below:
Thank you, from all of us at Jacaranda
Every Australian has a story about a teacher who has had an impact on their life. A teacher who believed in their abilities when they lost confidence. Who stayed back after school to help them catch up. Who listened to and guided them through tough times.
On October 25th, Australia celebrated World Teachers’ Day. We took the opportunity to say thank you to some of the teachers who changed our lives. You are the reason we do what we do at Jacaranda.
Awards
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2021
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2020
Secondary Publisher of the Year
Winner: Jacaranda
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)Outstanding Secondary Resource
Winner: Jacaranda VCE Chemistry Units 1 – 4
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)Student Resource – Senior – Mathematics/Science
Winner: Jacaranda VCE Chemistry Units 1 – 4
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)Student Resource – Junior – English/Humanities/Languages/Arts/Technologies/Health & Physical Education
Winner: Jacaranda Humanities Alive 7-10 Victorian Curriculum
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)Student Resource – Senior – English/Humanities/Languages/Arts/Technologies/Health & Physical Education
Highly Commended: Jacaranda Key Concepts in VCE Health & Human Development Units 1 – 4
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA) -
2017
Junior Secondary Resource
Winner: Jacaranda Geoactive 7-10 NSW Ac
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)Secondary Outstanding Digital Resource
Winner: Jacaranda Geoactive 7-10 eBookPLUS NSW Ac
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)Senior Student Resource
Highly Commended: Jacaranda Key Concepts in VCE Business Management
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA) -
2016
Secondary Publisher of the Year
Winner
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA) -
2015
Secondary Publisher of the Year
Winner
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA) -
2014
Secondary Publisher of the Year
Winner
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)Junior Secondary Resource
Winner: Jacaranda Geography Alive 7-10 AC
Australian Geography Teachers’ Association (AGTA) AwardsJunior Secondary Resource
Highly Commended: Jacaranda Atlas 8th edition
Australian Geography Teachers’ Association (AGTA) Awards -
2013
Secondary Publisher of the Year
Winner
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)Outstanding Book of the Year
Category Joint Winner: Jacaranda World History Atlas AC
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)Secondary Reference Resource
Category Joint Winner: Jacaranda World History Atlas AC
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)Innovation in Education
Merit Recipient: Knowledge Quest
National iAwards (AIIA)Innovation in Education
Merit Recipient: Knowledge Quest
QLD iAwards (AIIA)Educational Cartographic Products
Winner: Jacaranda World History Atlas / myWorld History Atlas
International Cartographic Exhibition -
2012
Secondary Publisher of the Year
Winner
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)Serious Games Showcase & Challenge Commercial & Business Category
Winner: Knowledge Quest
SimTECTBest Children’s
Finalist: myWorld Atlas
18th Annual Australian Interactive and Media Industry Association Awards (AMY awards)Best Education & Learning
Finalist: myWorld Atlas
18th Annual Australian Interactive and Media Industry Association Awards (AMY awards)IMA Awards for both ‘School’ and ‘Reference’ Categories
Best in Class: myWorld Atlas
Interactive Media Awards (IMA)Outstanding Website
Winner: www.myworldatlas.com.au
Web Marketing Association -
2011
Secondary Digital Student Learning Resource
Winner: Jacaranda myWorld Atlas
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)Overall Joint Winner
myWorld Atlas
Australian Publishers Association (APA) Australian Educational AwardsBest Digital Student Learning Resource Secondary
Australian Publishers Association (APA) Australian Educational AwardsBest Book
Winner: Spatial Vision in partnership with Wiley for the Jacaranda Atlas (7th edition)
New Zealand Cartographic Society Map Awards2nd Place
Jacaranda Atlas 7th edition
International Cartographic Exhibition -
2010
Atlas
Winner: Jacaranda Atlas 7th edition
AGTA AwardsBest Secondary Website
Winner: www.studyon.com.au
Australian Educational Publishing Awards (EPAA) -
2008
Primary School Resource
Winner: Jacaranda Primary Atlas Third Edition
AGTA AwardsGeography Teaching Source Material
Winner: Jacaranda Primary Atlas Teacher Resource Kit
AGTA Awards -
2006
Secondary Publisher of the Year
Winner
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)Secondary Book Series Category
Winner: Jacaranda English Alive Series
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)Junior Secondary School Textbook
Highly Commended: Jacaranda SOSE Alive: Geography 2
AGTA AwardsSenior Secondary School Textbook
Winner: Geoactive 2 2nd Edition
AGTA Awards -
2005
Secondary Publisher of the Year
Winner
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA) -
2004
Secondary Publisher of the Year
Winner
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)Atlas
Highly Commended: Atlas of Discovery
AGTA AwardsSecondary School Resource
Winner: Jacaranda Senior Geography for Qld
AGTA Awards -
2003
Secondary Publisher of the Year
Winner
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA) -
2002
Secondary Publisher of the Year
Winner
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA) -
2001
Secondary Publisher of the Year
Winner
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)Secondary Technology Showcase
Winner: Jacaranda SOSE 1 & 2 and CD-ROMs
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA) -
2000
Secondary Publisher of the Year
Winner
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)Secondary Series Category
Winner: Jacaranda Maths Quest Series
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA) -
1998
Secondary Publisher of the Year
Winner
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA) -
1997
Secondary Series Category
Winner: Jacaranda Science Quest 1 & 2
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA) -
1996
Secondary Single Title
Winner: Jacaranda Q Chemistry
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA) -
1995
Secondary Series Category
Winner: Jacaranda English Power 1-4
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA) -
1994
Secondary Single Book Category
Winner: Jacaranda Time Quest
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)
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