2025 Programming, Apps & Robotics Prize Winners

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*Please note this list is not indicative of place winners, entries have been listed in alphabetical order. Prize winners will find out the outcome of their entry at the Presentation Ceremony.

Prize Winners

Highly Commended

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R - 2 Prize Winners

Danvi ArunDanvi Arun

Brighton Primary School

Project: Grow a plant using Scratch

Luke Newell 2Luke Newell

Concordia College - St Peters Campus

Project: The Irrigation Bot

Charlotte WayCharlotte Way

Concordia College - St John's Campus

Project: A robot to look at underwater animals

3-4 Prize Winners

Azan AhmedAzan Ahamed

East Marden Primary School

Project: Obstacle avoiding line following robot

Benji Buchanan 2Benji Buchanan, Phoenix Hunter

Belair Primary School

Project: Ghost detector

Chiara KaushikChiara Kaushik

Burnside Primary School

Project: Fruit Health Detector

5 - 6 Prize Winners

Lydia Couper 2Lydia Couper

St Joseph's School - Hectorville

Project: Global Gardens

Dominic Esposito 2Dominic Esposito

St Joseph's School - Hectorville

Project: Seed Adventure - The Journey of a Seed

Lucas Peries 2Lucas Peries

St Peter's College

Project: Measuring G-force in cars

7 - 8 Prize Winners

206 032 RaoDaniel Rao

Glenunga International High School

Project: MoodMate

680 043 SardanaNivaan Sardana

St Peter's College

Project: Mosquito decimator

486 002 ZhouOscar Zhou

Pembroke School

Project: Improving the accuracy and efficiency of detecting AI-generated text

9-10 Prize Winners

107 002 HawkinsOliver Hawkins

Concordia College

Project: Sci-Roots: Learn scientific root words

486 006 LuceyMadi Lucey

Pembroke School

Project: BeatSync

241 007 VallanceGinger Vallance

Heathfield High School

Project: Bio-Reactor to monitor Algae

11-12 Prize Winners

445 029 AngJun Jue Ang

Norwood International High School

Project: Interactive Educational Website

Willem Koehne

Pulteney Grammar School

Project: GoSmashMaths! - An Educational App Using Neuroscience and Neurodesign to Help Reduce Maths Anxiety in Students

732 001 NgoBrendon Ngo

Thomas More College

Project: Controlling Greenhouse Temperatures

2025 Programming, Apps & Robotics Highly Commended

3-4 Highly Commended

Amber VuAmber Vu

Paringa Park Primary School

Project: Animal Facts

5-6 Highly Commended

Oaki BellisonOaki Bellison

Belair Primary School

Project: Bin It Right

Orlando Spiliopoulos 2Orlando Spiliopoulos

Magill School

Project: Energy Saving Awareness

9-10 Highly Commended

732 002 AttertonJacinta Atterton, Thien-An Dang

Thomas More College

Project: Atomic Simulation

206 061 RajeshValar Rajesh

Glenunga International High School

Project: Beehive Bushfire Early Warning System

403 012 S SinghSukhman Singh, Huylong Vu

Mount Carmel College

Project: Affordable voice-controlled prosthetic arm

403 013 SinghNavraj Singh

Mount Carmel College

Project: Robotic Arm