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2026 Science 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
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R-2 Prize Winners
Luke Boucher
St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School
Project: Humans vs Reality
Haider Chaloob
Pulteney Grammar School
Project: Run, Jump, Breathe, Repeat!
Finn Gelsthorpe
Prince Alfred College
Project: Investigating microplastic pollution
3-4 Prize Winners
Ethan Chao
Scotch College - Junior School
Project: Egg Odyssey - Can Non-Newtonian Fluids reduce damage caused by gravity?
Alexander Praino
Pembroke School - Middle School
Project: Would you put your face on a toilet? Investigating bacteria on mobile phones
Jack Sellwood
Vale Park Primary School
Project: Water Organsims in Different Temperatures
5-6 Prize Winners
Daniel Boucher
St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School
Project: Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow
Amir Chaloob
Pulteney Grammar School
Project: Optimising Water Rocket Efficiency
Daniel Maddern
Pulteney Grammar School
Project: Wrinkly Finger: Is it all just a case of nerves?
7-8 Prize Winners
Quinn Hansen
Glenunga International High School
Project: Do people who read books for pleasure have a better short-term memory?
Paris Nguyen, William Maddern
Immanuel College
Project: Simple pop rocket, complex science
Thavin Siow
Norwood International High School
Project: Kitchen Science: Which Common Method Produces the Easiest-to-Peel Hard-Boiled Eggs?
9-10 Prize Winners
Ray Mao
Glenunga International High School
Project: Investigating the effect of sodium carbonate concentration on the electrochemical restoration efficiency of tarnished sterling silver
Simasiku Sepo
Walford Anglican School for Girls
Project: Enamel under attack: How popular drinks are destroying your enamel
Mishka Thriipathi
Unley High School
Project: Bending light to disappear: An investigation in to optical cloaking
11-12 Prize Winners
Junichiro Arita
Hamilton Secondary College
Project: Extraction of Cellulose from Plant Materials and its Potential as an Alternative Materials to Plastics
Zarif Hossain
Glenunga International High School
Project: The effect of changing the alternating current supplied to the solenoid on the amplitude of oscillations a copper ring experiences when levitated using electrodynamic and electromagnetic suspension
Benita Wu
Seymour College
Project: Benita Wu - Effect of Curcumin Concentration and Iron Overload
Chloe Yew
University Senior College
Project: From Heat to Electricity: Investigating Energy Harvesting Using Thermoelectric Generators
2026 Science Investigation Highly Commended
R-2 Highly Commended
Manal Bint Shameem, Jannah Ma
IQRA College
Project: Where Is The Safest Place At School If You Forget Your Hat?
Diyon Kodithuwakku
Mawson Lakes School
Project: Why does crumpled paper fall faster?
3-4 Highly Commended
Estelle Carr
Scotch College - Junior School
Project: The great plant playlist - Does music help plants grow?
Amber Prunty
Southern Vales Christian College - Morphett Vale
Project: The 5 Second Rule
Evie Williams
Goodwood Primary School
Project: Temperature on the Moon!
5-6 Highly Commended
Senali Ariyarathne, Isobel Mayers, Anabelle Westren
Edwardstown Primary School
Project: Which insulation is the best??
11-12 Highly Commended
Napon (Beacon) Rodjanathum
Glenunga International High School
Project: Bio-antiseptics; A Cross-Cultural Comparative Analysis of Thai and Australian Botanicals in the Treatment of Staphylococcus-Infected Eczema
Dishitha Ayyar
Glenunga International High School
Project: Effectiveness of Prescribed Burning in South Australia