We are super excited to announce the 2016 State Finalists and Runners Up in the Search for the Next Tech Girl Superhero! We are so very proud of all tech girls who participated in the competition – we think you are all winners! You have inspired us immensely by solving really important problems in your local communities. We hope you have learnt new things and had fun along the way working with your mentor and coach. It was really difficult for our judges with 75 teams vying for awards. Based on the points allocated by at least 3 independent judges for each team, we announce our Finalists below. Congrats!
Stay tuned for our next update on how you all can still compete in the global Technovation Challenge!
State Finalists Primary
NSW Finalists: Reading Republic from St Philip Neri School – …app aims to increase memory, vocabulary, written and analytical skills as well as stress reduction through mini-games
NSW Runners up:
Our Lady of the Nativity School Lawson –
Mountains Adventurer – Pitch Video Demo Video
Gymea Bay Public School –
Let Me Know – Pitch Video Demo Video
QLD Finalists: Bye Bye Cultural Bullying from Mount Gravatt East Primary School – …app educates students about different countries and cultures as well as informing them about bullying, how to prevent bullying and most importantly how to get help if you need it.
Pitch Video Demo Video
QLD Runners up: Mount Gravatt East Primary School
Tied in a Knot – Pitch Video Demo Video
Mount Gravatt East Primary School
Merry Go Round – Pitch Video Demo Video
Special Mention – Primary
(one entry in VIC and two in SA)
VIC Special Mention: Bialik College – Trash Dash – …app aimed at younger children to teach them how to recycle different items properly through a fun and interactive game.
Pitch Video Demo Video
SA Special Mention: Bridgewater Primary School – Brunch Box –…app to encourage people of all ages to pack and eat more nude food. Parents and volunteers can keep up to date with everything happening in the kitchen and garden at their school.
Star of the Sea School – MarinExplorer – …app helps beachcombers identify marine life or objects they see at the beach. Users scan one of the QR codes provided, and then receive information on the particular marine flora or fauna they have found.
Pitch Video Demo Video
State Finalists Secondary
NSW Finalists: Amuse from Nagle College – …app helps to quickly relieve daily stress for both teenagers and adults through means of education and entertainment.
Pitch Video Demo Video
NSW Runners Up:
St Patrick’s Marist College – AppLetic
Pitch Video Demo Video
St Patrick’s Marist College – Crash Course
Pitch Video Demo Video
TAS Finalists: From the Docks from St Michael’s Collegiate School – …app targeted at tourists coming into Hobart on cruise ships without the need of a multitude of maps and information booklets… short guided tours in the areas of family history, food, and exploration.
Pitch Video Demo Video
TAS Runners Up:
St Michael’s Collegiate School – Alcohol Consumption Tracker –
Pitch Video Demo Video
St Michael’s Collegiate School – Collegiate Subject Choice App
Pitch Video Demo Video
VIC Finalists: Cars Connect
from Bialik College – …app allows parents to organise the carpooling of their children, connect with other parents
through instant messaging, an organised roster schedule & reminder notifications.
Pitch Video Demo Video
VIC Runners Up:
Balwyn High School- Colourful Life – Pitch Video Demo Video
Kilvington Grammar School – Bark Park * – Pitch Video Demo Video
The MacRobertson Girls’ High School – Employmee* – Pitch Video Demo Video
(* means equal points)
WA Finalists: Vocabulary Voyagers from St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School – …app works to improve spelling ability through games, activities and reading…spelling lists based on the Australian curriculum, NAPLAN tests. Pitch Video Demo Video
WA Runners Up:
Penrhos College – Pin Point My Pet – Pitch Video Demo Video
Penrhos College – WeServe – Pitch Video Demo Video
QLD Finalists: Study Buddy from
Clayfield College – …app allows students who are struggling with their school work to get extra helpat school by pairing students with others who are willing to help mentor. It is aimed at secondary
students in the areas of English, Maths, and Science.
Pitch Video Demo Video
QLD Runners Up:
Cairns State High School – Localist App – Pitch Video Demo Video
Brigidine College – Mindarium – Pitch Video Demo Video