Engadine High School has finished runners-up in the development division at the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge National Finals – the largest STEM event in the country.
Menai High School and Caringbah High School also picked up awards at the national finals, which was held in Adelaide earlier this month.
Teams competed in the development division, for younger students, and the more high-profile professional division at the nationals.
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is a big priority for many schools in Australia and is integrated into the F1 in Schools competitions.
The F1 in Schools sees students design, make, test and race miniature F1 cars which reach speeds of 80km/h.
Students use different types of software, as well as wind and smoke tunnels to come up with their innovations.
The national finals were held in Adelaide recently, bringing together Australia’s top 27 teams out of over 1000 teams which competed in regional competitions.
The Velocity team from Engadine came second outright in the development division and won the award for Best Managed Enterprise, demonstrating their strong understanding of project management, team work and time management.
The Nanagamay team from Caringbah took out the coveted Best Team Innovation prize for their unique double-bearing system on the wheels, along with the Outstanding Industry Collaboration Award and Fastest Car Award in the brand new supercars in schools category.
The Hydra team from Menai took out the Outstanding Industry Collaboration Award.
These local schools are no strangers to F1 success. Engadine High School competed in the F1 in Schools World Finals in 2012 and 2013, and Menai High School went there in 2009.
