We are thrilled to congratulate Georgia Taylor, Alicia Cunningham, Claudia Anderson, Olivia Webster, Isabelle Schroder, Miu Miu Young, Zoey Skelton, and Hannah Phillips for representing Selwyn House School at the NIWA Science Fair this past weekend. Each student did an outstanding job presenting their highly detailed and exceptionally high-calibre projects.

Special recognition goes to the following students who were awarded prizes:

Georgia Taylor:

• Category: Best in Show (Recipient of the Peter Keir Trophy for Excellence in Technology) 
• Category: Year 8 - 1st Prize, Technology 
• Industry: Lincoln University - Best Exhibit Demonstrating the Ideas of Design for Nature 
• Industry: 1st Prize - The Callaghan Innovation Prize for the Most Innovative Exhibit with Commercial Potential 
• Industry: NZ Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Science - Best Exhibit Displaying an Aspect of Agricultural or Horticultural Science 
• Industry: Environment Canterbury Sustainable Resource Management School Award - Best Demonstration of Ways to Maintain or Improve the Region's Environment

Alicia Cunningham:

• Category: Year 7 - 2nd Prize, Technology 
• Industry: Tait Communications Award for Best Exhibit Utilising Electronics or Electricity

Claudia Anderson:

• Industry: Lincoln University - Best Exhibit Involving Sport Science

Olivia Webster:

• Industry: 2nd Prize - The Callaghan Innovation Prize for the Most Innovative Exhibit with Commercial Potential

Isabelle Schroder:

• Category: Year 7 - 2nd Prize, Science

Miu Miu Young:

• Category: Year 7 - 3rd Prize, Technology

Hannah Phillips:

• Category: Year 7 - 1st Prize, Technology

We are incredibly proud of all the students for their hard work and dedication to science and innovation. Well done to everyone involved!

If you would like to be an Passion Project expert in 2025 for Year 8s and for Year 7's Ngā Huarahi Pūtaiao please reach out to community@selhouse.school.nz.