Da Vinci Decathlon
The Da Vinci Decathlon, started in 2002 by Knox Grammar School in Sydney, has grown to become an international event. The competition starts on the day of registration – places are limited and generally fill within a few hours. The NSW competition had more than 150 schools competing on each day with more than 1000 students competing against each other.
The competition ran over two days, with Years 7 and 8 on Tuesday 20 May and Years 9, 10 and 11 on Wednesday 21 May. Teams competing on the same day completed the same challenges, none of which were easy.
Working in teams of eight, students are faced with ten challenges throughout the day, covering the disciplines of Art and Poetry, Cartography, Code Breaking, Creative Producers, Engineering, English, Ideation, Legacy, Mathematics and Science. The day is broken into three sessions so several of the challenges have to run concurrently. Teamwork is the key, as is the ability to think laterally and creatively.
Congratulations to all of our teams for your work in preparing for the challenge and for the enthusiasm, determination and cooperation that you displayed on the day. Each year group competed against over 60 teams in each category, including the top selective and privates schools across the state.
The competition ran over two days, with Years 7 and 8 on Tuesday 20 May and Years 9, 10 and 11 on Wednesday 21 May. Teams competing on the same day completed the same challenges, none of which were easy.
Working in teams of eight, students are faced with ten challenges throughout the day, covering the disciplines of Art and Poetry, Cartography, Code Breaking, Creative Producers, Engineering, English, Ideation, Legacy, Mathematics and Science. The day is broken into three sessions so several of the challenges have to run concurrently. Teamwork is the key, as is the ability to think laterally and creatively.
Congratulations to all of our teams for your work in preparing for the challenge and for the enthusiasm, determination and cooperation that you displayed on the day. Each year group competed against over 60 teams in each category, including the top selective and privates schools across the state.
A HUGE congratulations to our Year 9 team placing 1st in Engineering!
For each category, the first 16 places are awarded with the results below:
Year 8
- 6th Engineering
Year 9:
- 1st Engineering
- 10th Legacy
- 11th Ideation
- 16th Art and Poetry
Year 10:
- 13th Art and Poetry
Year 11:
- 13th Mathematics
- 16th Creative Producers
A big congratulations all of the following students who competed:
Year 7 Team
- Audrey Choi
- Eleni Dionisopoulos
- Elaria El-Magrisy
- Amelia Faddoul
- Ondine Hanna
- Chelsea Serrano
- Amelia Tang
Year 8 Team
- Bella Bitong
- Heibe Choi
- Chloe Ho
- Emilie Jackson
- Teresa Santosa
- Emirea Shrestha
- Hazel Smith
- Chloe Tsoi
Year 9 Team
- Lucia Corniola
- Zoe Dagher
- Miriam El-Magrisy
- Auroa Feng
- Vivian Li
- Cassandra Peiris
- Madeleine Sutedjo
- Lucy Yoegiar
Year 10 Team
- Rosslyn Chan
- Zoe De Sousa
- Oriana Eid
- Keira Mercer
- Angela Nguyen
- Rebecca Rizk
- Leanne Trinh
- Glorianna Yudhistira
Year 11 Team
- Aya Elachi
- Bianca Fortunato
- Jean Law
- Sophia Nguyen
- Isabella Xenos
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