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STEM News
Congratulations to all our 2025 STEM students who have worked extremely hard on their projects throughout the year, especially the students from Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 whose projects were entered into the STA NSW Young Scientist Competition.
A special mention goes to the students who won special awards for their Young Scientist Research Projects:
YEAR 4: Charlotte C - ‘What affects the moulding of bread?’ (Scientific Investigation Yrs 3-4)
YEAR 5: James S, Davis V - ‘Wind Turbines of Power’ (Best Primary Physics Investigation -2nd place)
YEAR 6: Antonia D, Ryan McG, Paxton T - ‘Bohemian Splasidy’ (Primary Encouragement Award and Best Primary Physics Investigation -3rd place)
These students, their parents, Dr Simon Crook and I attended the STA NSW Young Scientist Awards Presentation Ceremony which was held at UTS on Friday evening, 28 November. It was an exciting evening for the students, who were presented with their awards by Dr. James Wallman, Dean, Faculty of Science UTS, in recognition of the students’ achievement in the 2025 Young Scientist Research Competition.
A huge thank you must go to Dr. Simon Crook, who gave all our Year 4-6 Young Scientist STEM students excellent guidance and encouragement throughout the year.
Commendation- Years 3/4
Commendation- Years 3/4
Distinction Awards- Years 4/5/6
Distinction Awards- Years 4/5/6
Commendation- Years 5/6
Commendation- Years 5/6
Special Award Recipients at Young Scientist Presentation
Special Award Recipients at Young Scientist Presentation
Mrs Sharon Robinson
(YS STEM Coordinator)
Australasian Problem Solving Mathematical Olympiads
Congratulations to the students who participated in the Mathematical Olympiads and Maths Games Challenge. The students should be commended for their perseverance and commitment to becoming better mathematicians.
Mathematical Olympiads
This year a selection of Stage 3 students participated in the Maths Olympiads run by the Australasian Problem Solving committee. The problems were very challenging and are designed to develop the use of a wide range of mathematical problem solving skills. Each participant received a Certificate of Achievement.
A special congratulations to Davis V (Yr 5) who was our top scorer with a perfect score and received a medallion.
The following students also need to be congratulated for their high scores. The following students scored in the top 10% - Year 6 - Rebecca W, Lana B, Amelia S, Harry M, Thomas G, Jack R, Paxton T, Hamish F, Zachary S, Anastasia T, Natalia N, Duke T, Eva C. Year 5 - Kairo B, and James S. The following students scored in the top 25% - Year 6 - Thomas F, Isaac C, Luca B, Liam C, Scarlett V, Antonio D, Beau B. Year 5 - Alyissa D, Renee K, Jovana S.
Maths Games and Maths Explorer Challenge
A selection of Stage 2 Maths students participated in the Maths Explorer (Yr 3) and Maths Games (Yr 4) Challenge run by the Australasian Problem Solving committee. The contests are NOT interschool competitions and each participant will receive a Certificate of Achievement. The students should be commended for their persistence in solving Maths challenges across an assortment of content during Terms 1, 2 and 3.
Congratulations to Alistair H (Yr 4) and Jacob F (Yr 3) who were the top scorers in their grade.
The following students also need to be congratulated for their high scores:
Year 4: Nathan L, Susham M Year 3: Divyam M, Chloe W.
Well done to all the students who participated this year. It was a pleasure to teach such dedicated mathematicians. Awards and certificates were handed out during Monday’s Assembly in Week 9.
Sharon Robinson and Olivia Norris