Experiment Fest

Students measuring chemicals in a Chemistry session

For the more than 20 years, the University of Newcastle has been working with local high schools to provide authentic, engaging, and hands-on experiences for HSC students.

For those studying Stage 6 Science, Experiment Fest is the chance to improve laboratory skills and use specialised equipment that isn't readily available in regular classrooms, while conducting experiments that directly relate to the HSC syllabus in the areas of;

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Earth and Environmental Science
  • Physics

2024 Save the Date

We are delighted to welcome you back for 2024 and we will be running sessions at both our Ourimbah and Callaghan campuses as follows;

Ourimbah: Monday 17th June – Thursday 20th June

Callaghan: Monday 24th June – Friday 28th June

Registrations will open approximately mid-April. Details on how to register will be announced closer to this time.

Our team is working away at finalising the 2024 experiment offerings, risk assessments and final handbooks. These will be uploaded here upon registrations opening. In the meantime, you can view the 2023 versions for reference.

*Please note these are subject to change for 2024

2023 Risk Assessments

Your safety is our priority. Please refer to the below risk assessment for each experiment.

2023 Handbooks

We kindly ask that you bring along a printed copy of the handbook for each of your students on the day.

If you have any questions, please contact us at experiment-fest@newcastle.edu.au

Experiment Fest 2022

After a 2-year pause to Experiment Fest, we resumed in 2022 welcoming over 700 students back into our laboratories. Students gained experience within their area of study from the disciplines of Chemistry, Physics, and Biology and in 2022 we introduced interactive sessions from the disciplines of Environmental and Earth Sciences, and Food Science and Human Nutrition.