Mathematics & Technology

Mathematics students at St Patrick’s have been making their mark with strong results in two prestigious competitions.

In the Science Teachers’ Association of Queensland’s Problem-Solving competition, St Patrick’s students took out five of the six awards for students in Years Seven to Ten. Assignments completed by the students as part of their Semester Two assessment were submitted with the following results:

Year 7 and 8 Division

First Place              Grace Burbidge  (Year 8)        Masterchef

Second Place         Ellen Thorley  (Year 7)            Shapes and Designs

Years 9 and 10 Division

First Place             Jamie Mohr (Year 9)                   So You Think You Can Dance Mathematically!

Second Place        Charlotte Gugliotti (Year 10)     Building Bridges in Townsville

Third Place           Kanako Weightman (Year 10)    Building Bridges in Townsville

Well done to all five girls who will receive both certificates and monetary awards for their efforts.

Year Seven to Nine students in the Young Scholars’ program, also participated in the Australian Mathematics Competition with a number of students achieving significant awards.

Distinction Awards

Neave Eakin (Year 7) 

Jorja Triffett and Grace Burbidge ( Year 8)

Indigo Wedel, Jamie Mohr and Elizabeth Shaju (Year 9)

Credit Awards

Mia Robinson, Katrina Parker, Hayley Andrejic, Rebecca Jones, Ella-Paige Rizos, Tahlia Richardson ( Year 7)

Sarah Bourke, Kate Barr, Chloe Ferrara, Emer Friel, Georgia Hamilton, Bonnie Dyer-Lewis, Hayley Rush, Evie Cappler, Georgia Frakes, Estella Johnston, Ava Webb, Jade de Lange, Bonnie Hughes, Evelyn Holmes, Sarah Robinson (Year 8)

Georgia Dagge, Bethany Savage, Olivia Frakes, Anika Barnes, Katherine Hughes, Ruby Larrazabal, Alyssa-Jane Shephard (Year 9)

The Australian Mathematics Trust Best in School Award went to Year 9 student Indigo Wedel.

Congratulations to all students who participated in these events.

LEGO League Robotics Competition

Congratulations to Year 7 students Taryn McCullough and Bella Broadfoot; and Year 10 Students Alice Wiegmann and Clare Alexander, who competed at the First LEGO League Robotics competition at the University of Queensland. These girls have been working very hard in Coding Club during Terms 3 and 4 to prepare for this competition.