2024 State results and rankings

National Final 2024 - Results

Rank

Score

School name

1

1301.52

Smith’s Hill High School

2

1247.22

James Ruse Agricultural High School

3

1206.67

Christ Church Grammar School

4

1203.06

Urrbrae Agricultural High School

5

1173.29

The Cathedral School of St Anne & St James

6

1169.65

Geelong Grammar School

7

1121.47

Calvin Christian School

8

981.02

Marist College Emerald

National Final Qualifiers 2024

Congratulations to the schools who qualified for the 2024 National Final!

State / zoneSchool Regional score Regional event State final?
NT St. Philip's College *unable to attend 1396.66 Alice Springs N
TAS Calvin Christian School 1328.14 Hobart Y
VIC Geelong Grammar School1311.99Geelong Y
QLD Marist College Emerald 1415.00 Emerald N
NSW / ACT Smith's Hill High School1508.31Illawarra and SE Y
WA Christ Church Grammar School 1443.30 Perth N
SA Urrbrae Agricultural High School1426.16Adelaide South Y
Wildcard* The Cathedral School of St Anne & St James 1412.07 Townsville N
NSW**James Ruse Agricultural High School 1467.45Sydney Olympic ParkY

*The wildcard goes to the overall winner of the Townsville competition

**As St Philips College is unable to attend, this position is given to the next highest scoring school who placed first at a state final.

2024 Scores by State

Tasmania held a State Final this year, where the 8 qualifying schools competed for a spot in the National Final. The results from the state final are below. The highest scoring school qualifies for the National Final.

RankScoreSchool
1 1328.142 Calvin Christian School
2 1221.245 Launceston Christian School
3 1215.046 Riverside High School
4 1213.345 Taroona High School
5 1211.905 The Friends' School
6 1109.713 Newstead Christian School/John Calvin School
7 1088.009 Leighland Christian School
8 1080.911 Southern Christian College

Tasmania Statistics - who was involved in 2024?

Tasmania state statistics 2024

The image shows that 1105 students were involved in Science and Engineering Challenge events in Western Australia, including 45 school teams, 115 event staff and 97 teachers. Over 747 volunteer hours supported the events, and the participants included 53.5% female, 2.1% First Nations, 2.9% EALD, 50.4% Low ICSEA and 100% rural and remote locations.

Western Australia did not hold a state final this year. The table below shows the first-placed school for each event day in Western Australia. The highest scoring first-placed team qualifies for the National Final.

RankScoreSchool
11443.305Christ Church Grammar School
21443.189Newman College
31386.247Lake Joondalup Baptist College
41343.838Churchlands Senior High School
51292.685Fremantle College
61288.852Our Lady of Mercy College
71287.012Australind Senior High School
81263.598Margaret River Senior High School

Western Australian Statistics - who was involved in 2024?

The image shows that 1895 students were involved in Science and Engineering Challenge events in Tasmania, including 74 school teams, 276 event staff and 145 teachers. Over 1794 volunteer hours supported the events, and the participants included 48.5% female, 0.6% First Nations, 3.2% EALD, 25.1% Low ICSEA and 46.8% Rural and Remote locations.

The image shows that 1895 students were involved in Science and Engineering Challenge events in Western Australia, including 74 school teams, 276 event staff and 145 teachers. Over 1794 volunteer hours supported the events, and the participants included 48.5% female, 0.6% First Nations, 3.2% EALD, 25.1% Low ICSEA and 46.8% rural and remote locations.

Queensland did not hold a state final this year. The table below shows the first-placed school for each event day in Queensland. The highest scoring first-placed team qualifies for the National Final.

RankScoreSchoolRegional Event

1

1415.25

Marist College Emerald

Emerald

2

1412.07

The Cathedral School of St Anne & St James

Townsville

3

1409.59

Benowa State High School

Gold Coast

4

1402.36

Toowoomba Christian College

Darling Downs

5

1392.33

St Mary's Catholic College, Maryborough

Fraser Coast

6

1384.75

Brisbane Boys' College

Brisbane

7

1375.18

Brisbane State High School

Brisbane

8

1372.54

St John's Anglican College

Brisbane North

9

1366.91

Downlands College

Darling Downs

10

1349.53

St Augustine's College

Cairns

11

1342.81

Hillcrest Christian College

Gold Coast

12

1340.96

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology

Brisbane North

13

1337.87

Ignatius Park College

Townsville

14

1333.94

Redlands College

Brisbane

15

1331.75

Whitsunday Anglican School

Mackay

16

1331.35

Mount Gravatt State High School

Brisbane north

17

1330.89

Flagstone State Community College

Brisbane South

18

1327.25

Warwick State High School

Darling Downs

19

1303.98

Coolum Beach Christian College

Gympie

20

1300.36

Pacific Pine State High School

Brisbane South

21

1291.46

Bundaberg State High School

Bundaberg

22

1261.56

The Cathedral College, Rockhampton

Rockhampton

23

1246.66

Fairholme College

Darling Downs

24

1233.36

Mt St Michael's College

Brisbane

Queensland Statistics - who was involved in 2024?

QLD 2024 state stats

The image shows that 5644 students were involved in Science and Engineering Challenge events in Queensland, including 229 school teams, 616 event staff and 429 teachers. Over 4004 volunteer hours supported the events, and the participants included 50.6% female, 2.7% First Nations, 7.6% EALD, 39.9% Low ICSEA and 53.5% rural and remote locations.

The Northern Territory did not hold a state final this year. The table below shows the results from the Alice Springs event. The first-placed team qualifies for the National Final.

RankScoreSchool
11396.659St Philip's College
21320.463Centralian Senior School
31162.388Centralian Middle School
4515.9562Home Schooling Network
5457.1841Yirara College
6355.7607Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College

Northern Territory Statistics - who was involved in 2024?

NT 2024 state stats

The image shows that 283 students were involved in Science and Engineering Challenge events in the Northern Territory, including 13 school teams, 35 event staff and 24 teachers. Over 227 volunteer hours supported the events, and the participants included 51.6% female, 20.8% First Nations, 14.1% EALD, 59% Low ICSEA and 100% rural and remote locations.

New South Wales held three days of state finals. The results from each day and the overall rankings are shown below. The highest scoring school from the state final qualifies for the National Final.

New South Wales statistics - who was involved in 2024?

The image shows that 11766 students were involved in Science and Engineering Challenge events in New South Wales, including 464 school teams, 1419 event staff and 789 teachers. Over 9223 volunteer hours supported the events, and the participants included 47.9% female, 7.2% First Nations, 4.0% EALD, 44.1% Low ICSEA and 57.3% Rural and Remote locations.

The image shows that 11766 students were involved in Science and Engineering Challenge events in New South Wales, including 464 school teams, 1419 event staff and 789 teachers. Over 9223 volunteer hours supported the events, and the participants included 47.9% female, 7.2% First Nations, 4.0% EALD, 44.1% Low ICSEA and 57.3% Rural and Remote locations.

NSW State final results

Day 1 Tuesday

Rank

Score

School

Regional Event

1

1467.45

James Ruse Agricultural High School

Sydney Olympic Park

2

1346.47

St Columba Anglican School

Kempsey

3

1342.85

Emmaus Christian School

ACT

4

1332.38

Penrith Selective High School

Kingswood

5

1256.65

Newcastle High School

Newcastle

6

1167.44

St Joseph's Catholic College

Upper Hunter

7

1063.68

Mudgee High School

Dubbo

8

1037.91

Narrabri High School

North West

Day 2 Wednesday

Rank

Score

School

Regional Event

1

1351.65

Gosford High School

Central Coast

2

1298.69

All Saints College St. Peter's Campus

Newcastle

3

1255.85

Wenona School

Macarthur

4

1243.72

Newington College

Sydney Olympic Park

5

1183.58

The Henry Lawson High School

South West Slopes

6

1113.94

Camden Haven High School

Kempsey

7

1032.88

Northholm Grammar School

Sydney Olympic Park

8

980.79

Cobar High School

Outback

Day 3 Thursday

Rank

Score

School

Regional Event

1

1508.31

Smith's Hill High School

Illawarra and SE

2

1338.20

Illawarra Christian School

Illawarra and SE

3

1319.03

Kirrawee High School

Lucas Heights

4

1261.24

Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School

Tamworth

5

1248.40

Chevalier College

Southern Highlands

6

1208.25

Newcastle Grammar School

Newcastle

7

1114.41

St Dominic's College

Kingswood

Overall State Rankings

Rank

Score

School

Regional Event

1

1508.31

Smith's Hill High School

Illawarra and SE

2

1467.45

James Ruse Agricultural High School

Sydney Olympic Park

3

1351.65

Gosford High School

Central Coast

4

1346.47

St Columba Anglican School

Kempsey

5

1342.85

Emmaus Christian School

ACT

6

1338.2

Illawarra Christian School

Illawarra and SE

7

1332.38

Penrith Selective High School

Kingswood

8

1319.03

Kirrawee High School

Lucas Heights

9

1298.69

All Saints College St. Peter's Campus

Newcastle

10

1261.24

Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School

Tamworth

11

1256.65

Newcastle High School

Newcastle

12

1255.85

Wenona School

Macarthur

13

1248.4

Chevalier College

Southern Highlands

14

1243.72

Newington College

Sydney Olympic Park

15

1208.25

Newcastle Grammar School

Newcastle

16

1183.58

The Henry Lawson High School

South West Slopes

17

1167.44

St Joseph's Catholic College

Upper Hunter

18

1114.41

St Dominic's College

Kingswood

19

1113.94

Camden Haven High School

Kempsey

20

1063.68

Mudgee High School

Dubbo

21

1037.91

Narrabri High School

North West

22

1032.88

Northholm Grammar School

Sydney Olympic Park

23

980.79

Cobar High School

Outback

South Australia held a State Final this year, where the qualifying schools competed for a spot in the National Final. The results from the state final are below. The highest scoring school qualifies for the National Final.

Rank

Score

School

Regional Event

1

1426.16

Urrbrae Agricultural High School

Adelaide South

2

1390.86

Pembroke School

Adelaide South

3

1373.59

Heathfield High School

Adelaide South

4

1295.07

Cardijn College

Adelaide South

5

1192.16

Waikerie High School

Riverland

6

1165.55

Heritage College Adelaide

Adelaide South

7

1121.36

Loxton High School

Riverland

South Australian statistics - who was involved in 2024?

SA 2024 state final results

The image shows that 1114 students were involved in Science and Engineering Challenge events in South Australia, including 43 school teams, 126 event staff and 102 teachers. Over 819 volunteer hours supported the events, and the participants included 55% female, 1.2% First Nations, 6.1% EALD, 33.8% Low ICSEA and 37% Rural and Remote locations.

Victoria held a State Final this year, where the 8 qualifying schools competed for a spot in the National Final. The results from the state final are below. The highest scoring school qualifies for the National Final.

Rank

Score

School

Regional Event

1

1311.99

Geelong Grammar School

Geelong

2

1251.74

Bendigo South East College

Bendigo

3

1247.03

Ballarat Grammar

Ballarat

4

1229.09

Auburn High School

Burwood

5

1221.29

Koonung Secondary College

Burwood

6

1147.68

Christian College Geelong, Waurn Ponds

Geelong

7

1088.49

King's College

Great South Coast (Warrnambool)

8

918.87

Kaniva College and Goroke P-12 College

Wimmera (Horsham)

Victorian statistics - who was involved in 2024?

The image shows that 1242 students were involved in Science and Engineering Challenge events in New South Wales, including 58 school teams, 217 event staff and 108 teachers. Over 1410 volunteer hours supported the events, and the participants included 44.9% female, 2.3% First Nations, 3.6% EALD, 31.2% Low ICSEA and 52.5% Rural and Remote locations.

The image shows that 1242 students were involved in Science and Engineering Challenge events in Victoria, including 58 school teams, 217 event staff and 108 teachers. Over 1410 volunteer hours supported the events, and the participants included 44.9% female, 2.3% First Nations, 3.6% EALD, 31.2% Low ICSEA and 52.5% Rural and Remote locations.