0 1 7 , ▁W oo ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney ▁Young ▁Al umn i ▁Award ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Ach iev ement . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁Australian ▁teachers ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁Commonwealth ▁Bank ▁Te aching ▁Award , ▁a ▁pr estig ious ▁national ▁awards ▁event ▁co - present ed ▁each ▁year ▁by ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Bank ▁and ▁education ▁char ity ▁School s ▁Plus . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁NS W ▁Local ▁Hero . ▁ ▁W oo ▁gave ▁the ▁Australia ▁Day ▁Address ▁in ▁NS W ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁a ▁teacher ▁has ▁done ▁so . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁W oo ▁won ▁the ▁Australia ' s ▁Local ▁Hero ▁Award ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Awards . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁W oo ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁Final ist ▁in ▁the ▁Global ▁Te acher ▁Prize . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁W oo ▁received ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Fellow ship ▁from ▁Western ▁Sydney ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁W oo ▁became ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁W oo ▁ident ifies ▁as ▁a ▁Christian , ▁stating , ▁" We ▁talk ▁about ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the