2026 Crystal Investigation Prize Winners
*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
- R-2 Prize Winners
- 3-4 Prize Winners
- 5-6 Prize Winners
- 7-8 Prize Winners
- 9-10 Prize Winners
- 11-12 Prize Winners
Highly Commended
- R-2 Highly Commended
- 3-4 Highly Commended
- 5-6 Highly Commended
- 7-8 Highly Commended
- 9-10 Highly Commended
- 11-12 Highly Commended
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R-2 Prize Winners
Ethan Ackland
Rose Park Primary School
Project: Hang time vs Rest Time
Oscar Hockley
Highgate School
Project: Crystal Growth
Aurora Vagnarelli
Dara School
Project: Clearest Crystal
3-4 Prize Winners
Emily Cormier
Hawthorndene Primary School
Project: Growing Amazing Crystals
Asher Oh
St Peter's College
Project: Crystals
Harry Tantiongco
St Joseph's School - Kingswood
Project: Crystal Investigation
5-6 Prize Winners
Luella Cook
Westminster School
Project: Crystal Investigation
Alexandra Chapsky, Jackie Shen
Rose Park Primary School
Project: Crystal Investigation
Olivia Ye
Wilderness School
Project: My Crystal Project
7-8 Prize Winners
Sufian Shaikh, Jordan James
Unley High School
Project: Crystal Investigation
Lubaba Tayyab, Fatima Fiaz
IQRA College
Project: Crystal Investigation
Tia Tony
Unley High School
Project: Crystal Investigation
9-10 Prize Winners
Zoe Curtis
St Peter's Girls' School
Project: Operation Crystal Clear
Noah Hutchinson, Mathew Varricchio
Christian Brothers College
Project: CBC Group 6, Year 10 Crystal Making
Ishleen Kaur
Walford Anglican School for Girls
Project: Crystal Investigation
11-12 Prize Winners
Nihal Keremane
Unley High School
Project: Crystal Investigation
Aurick Shi
Unley High School
Project: Crystal Investigation
Benita Wu, Kyra Huang
Seymour College
Project: Investigating the Impact of Potash Alum Concentration on Clarity and Shape
2026 Crystal Investigation Highly Commended
R-2 Highly Commended
Eleanor Marschall
Kangaroo Island Community Education - Kingscote
Project: Eleanor's crystal growing
Ryan Oh
St Peter's College
Project: Crystals
3-4 Highly Commended
Zoe Hicks
Ngutu College
Project: Crystal Investigation
Kelly Wang
Concordia College - St John's Campus
Project: Crystal Investigation
5-6 Highly Commended
Grace Barclay
St Thomas Catholic School, Goodwood
Project: The battle of the fridges or do they take a bath
Harper Johnson
Ngutu College
Project: Crystal Investigation
Flynn Lundberg
St David's Parish School
Project: How Crystals are Formed?
7-8 Highly Commended
Jean Bond
Mount Carmel College
Project: Crystal growing and Investigation
Ellie Jupe
Unley High School
Project: Crystal Investigation
9-10 Highly Commended
Umar Mateen
Unley High School
Project: Crystal Investigation
11-12 Highly Commended
Ari Llewin, Bastien Alexander Backe
Unley High School
Project: Crystal Investigation
