Kangourou Sans Frontieres (KSF) Math Competition 2025 Results

The KSF Math Competition is inspired by the AMT’s Australian Mathematics Competition, and is now the largest maths competitions in the world, with more than 6 million participants each year.

It was run in the last week of term one.  24 students sat the test across 6 year levels.

11 students received awards of credit and above:

Credit: Awarded to a student who is in the top 50% of Australian participants (60% for Senior division).

Congratulations to:

Year 7: Kayden L, Indica O, Lucy T.

Year 8: Charlie H, Harmoni M.

Year 9: Tiffany R, Paddy O.

Year 10: Keira H, Connor P.

Year 11: Luke M.

Year 12: Kodee P.

Academy for Enterprising Girls -2024

In July 2024, 32 Year 10 girls participated in an Academy for Enterprising Girls workshop, run by Youth for Change Agents. Shalom College was awarded a $5000 workshop for this to happen.

The focus of the workshop was Mental Health and Wellbeing.

Students worked in groups to identify a problem in this area and then design a solution.

Two groups were finalists in the Australia wide:

Congratulations to the following students:

Mission Impossible: Iris D, Portia G, Lola W, Hayley C

Kinetic Konnections: Hannah P, Anikka G, Kayla B, Jamieson B, Lucy W, Ava M.

Introducing the 2025 UQ Science Ambassadors

The Science Ambassador program is run by schools with the support of the University of Queensland.

Science Ambassadors are students in Year 11 who are studying a senior Science subject.

As ambassadors their role is to champion Science at Shalom College by developing and delivering events, including National Science Week activities, and encouraging other senior science students to share their experiences with students in all years. Our Science Ambassadors do this by running a weekly Science Club for students in Years 7 – 10 to help develop their interest in science.

UQ provide students with a badge and Shalom College gifts the students with their own monogrammed laboratory coat to wear in their science lessons. The new 2024 UQ Science Ambassadors were presented with their coats and badges on College Assembly in week 1 this term.

2025 UQ Science Ambassadors are:

• Jared A                                      
• Abby B
• Hayley C
• Georgia C
• Thomas E
• Kirra F
• Portia G
• Lucas H
• Waylen H
• Matilda J
• Hannah P
• Lakeley W
• Tristan W
• Lucy W
• Charlotte Y

Mrs Debbie Bishhop
Senior Teacher (Science)
STEM committee
Deborah_Bishop@rok.catholic.edu.au