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2023 winners
Here are the winners of the 2023 competition (PDF, 151.8KB).
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The theme for the 2023 Hermitage Schools Plant Science Competition was 'The Buzz About Bees', with 3 award categories:
- Plant Science Project Awards: complete hands-on experiments and activities
- Art in AgRiculTure Awards: design an art project linking science and art in a fun, interesting and creative way
- QuestaGame 'Pest Invaders' BioQuest: play the world's first mobile game that takes students outdoors to discover, map and ultimately help protect life on our planet.
Read the competition guidelines for full details.
All students from Prep to Year 12 in state, private, home or distance education schools across Australia are eligible to enter. You may enter as a class group, small teams or individuals.
Queensland students can also enter their projects in the Science Teachers Association of Queensland (STAQ) Science Contest.
Prizes
An excellent range of prizes are on offer to students who submit entries in the competition.
All prizes are presented at the annual Awards Day and Agricultural Science Expo in Warwick.
Last updated: 15 Aug 2023