Co-curricular Learning
ROBOTICS
Mrs Cristhina Boni Lavratti, Robotics Manager
VEX IQ Competition at Barker College
The first VEX IQ competition of the season took place at Barker College on Thursday 26 September, bringing together enthusiastic teams.
Pymble Ladies’ College was proudly represented by six teams:
6510E AVAE – Year 5 students Vivien Huang, Alex Xiao, Alyssa Ng, Euphemia Wang
6510F Pink Flooffy Unicorns – Year 5 students Isabella Meehan-Swaab, Jingyi Wang, Hailey Zhang, Ellisha Chow
6510G – Evie Cho (Year 6), Ellie Zhang (Year 6), Anna He (Year 4)
6510H – Year 6 students Lucy Ma, Sarah Lu, Jessica Xu
6510N McDuckies – Year 5 students Anne Lai, Emily Yan, Hailey Zhang, Sabrina Zhao
6510P It’s a jam – Year 5 students Adela Wu, Annabel Zhang, Jacqueline Yang, Madeline Martin
The competition was very well organised, and the energy throughout the day was fantastic. Pymble students were cheering for each other, showing great teamwork, and making new friends from other schools.
A special congratulations to Team 6510E (AVAE), who received the Innovate Award for their creativity and design approach.
It was a wonderful start to the season, giving students the chance to test their robots in a real match setting and develop valuable collaboration and problem-solving skills.
A big thank you to the event organisers and volunteers who made the day possible.
VEX Robotics Competitions at Pymble
Pymble Ladies’ College proudly hosted two VEX Robotics tournaments this term, welcoming schools from across Sydney to compete and collaborate in an exciting weekend of STEM challenges.
On Friday 27 September, the VEX V5 competition brought together 16 teams from Sydney middle schools. The following day, Sunday 28 September, the College hosted the VEX IQ competition, featuring 13 elementary school teams.
The two competitions cater to different age groups but share the same goal of encouraging students to apply their creativity, engineering and programming skills in a real-world setting. VEX IQ challenges primary students to design, build and code smaller robots, while VEX V5 offers a more advanced platform for secondary students to refine their mechanical design and coding abilities.
Hosting these events gave students the opportunity to gain valuable experience under competition conditions. They tested their robots on the field, learned to troubleshoot under pressure and strengthened their teamwork, communication and problem-solving skills.
Pymble’s own teams were excited to compete on home ground and celebrated strong performances across both events. Team 65100N (Niminiminions) shared the VEX V5 Tournament Championship with Team 1831C from The King’s School, while Team 4613B from Barker College won the Excellence Award.
In the VEX IQ Competition, Teams 21350H and 21350F from Trinity Grammar Preparatory School were the Tournament Champions, with Team 21350F also receiving the Excellence Award.
A huge thank you to all the volunteers who made both events possible. It was a wonderful weekend celebrating innovation, collaboration and resilience.
Barker College VEX IQ Photos
Pymble VEX IQ Photos
Pymble VEX V5 Photos
