Science

Ms Anne Chua

Science

Science Week 2023

The school theme for National Science Week in 2023 is Innovation: Powering Future Industries. The theme incorporates the advancement in technology in all industries, especially using artificial intelligence (AI).

At Highvale we will celebrate National Science Week with activities throughout the week:

• Classroom activities focusing on Hydrogen – fuel for the future during year 7 and 8 science classes.
• A Trivia Quiz at lunchtime on Wednesday Aug 16th
• Movie–‘2001 a Space Odyssey’  lunchtime Aug 17th 

Ask your science teacher or check Compass newsfeed and posters around the school for further details.

The BIG SCIENCE competition results

The Big Science Competition organised by Australian Science Innovations (ASI) is a competition done in school, testing science knowledge, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. Questions are set in real-life, contemporary contexts, making them relatable (and interesting)! It is open to students from Years 7 to 10 and competition questions are aligned with the Australian Science Curriculum.

This year, a total of 32 students from Highvale Secondary College took part in this competition in Term 2. The results have now been provided to the school. Students will receive a certificate indicating their performance in class soon. Results are compared to the state average.

Congratulations to all students who have participated in this competition. A special mention to the following students who have received High Distinction and Distinction.

Year 8

James B                       Ehen C                                 Blake C                         Daniel M

Hudson McG             Shantan RS                        Matilda T                     Minh V

Year 9

Christina L