National Final 2015
The 2015 National Final took place in Newcastle on Friday 30th October at The Forum Sports and Aquatic Centre, Callaghan Campus.
2015 was a significant year not only for the Challenge but the University of Newcastle itself. The Science and Engineering Challenge celebrated its 15th Anniversary along with the 10th Anniversary of the National Final competition level. In addition to this the university celebrated ‘Celebrate 50’ with the 50th year of The University of Newcastle as an independent entity.
Eight of the country's top High schools converged on the campus to battle it out in a range of hands on activities. These activities tested the student’s abilities in a range of engineering and science concepts. The suspense was built in the lead up to the event with students kept in the dark as to which of the Challenge’s range of activities they would compete in. What was known was it was going to test their ability to work as a team and apply the skills they had develop through the different levels of competition.
The day was a hotly contested event with each school having taken the lead at some point throughout the day. However not surprisingly the wildcard entry school All Saints Campus – St Peters Campus from NSWs took out the day with a score of 1163.15, only a 3 point lead. The final scores from the day can be seen below. We want to congratulate all of the schools who competed and hope that they enjoyed the experience enough that we see them in a career in STEM in the future.
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Gallery
Airship Immanuel College
Arriving
ASC St Peter's Arriving
Bridge and Trophy
Bridge Immanuel College
Bridge St Mary's
Con Coms
ElectraCity
ElectraCity 2
Grasping At Straws
Bridge Building
School Arriving
Group Shot
Morning Event Staff Meeting
SMART 1
SMART 2
SMART 3
St Mary's Team
St Pius X Hover
St Pius X
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Teachers Meeting
Results
Qualifying School | Regional Qualifying Score | State Final Qualifying Score | National Final Score |
 Northern Territory | 1373.55 | No Super Challenge event in Northern Territory |
578.72 8th Position |
 Tasmania | 1415.10 | 1270 |
1160.20 2nd Position |
 Victoria | 1582.51 | 1317 |
1143.41 3rd Position |
 Queensland | 1330.35 | No Super Challenge event in Queensland |
943.30 6th Position |
 St Pius X - Adamstown NSW
| 1060 | 1328 |
1008.56 4th Position |
 New South Wales
| 1300 | 1271.52 |
943.98 7th Position |
 Immanuel College South Australia
| 1292.26 | 1250.10 |
964.86 5th Position |
 New South Wales
| 1444 |
Wildcard entry from the host committee region entry based on regional score. |
1163.15 1st Position |
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.