A team of Keira High School students will challenge the best schools in NSW this week when they compete in the state finals of the Science and Engineering Challenge.
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The Year 10 students are in a team of 32 who are competing in the annual Science and Engineering Challenge, a national science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) outreach program run by the University of Newcastle. The competition involves students working in groups of four to solve a range of science and engineering challenges.
After winning the regional final in July, with a score that was the second highest achieved by an Australian team this year, the team was selected to represent the Illawarra against 24 schools at the state super challenge in Newcastle this week.
Keira High head science teacher Michael Robson said it was the fourth consecutive year the school had won the right to represent the region at the state title. He said students had to apply to be part of the team and were selected on their collaboration, leadership, communication and problem solving skills along with their interest in science and mathematics. This year 17 members of the Keira High team are girls.
“Science is very accessible to girls at this school and there is a tradition of having a strong representation of girls in the team,” he said. The team competes on Thursday.