IYPT Australia

The 9th IYPT Australia Challenge was held 16th and 17th March 2012 at All Saints Anglican School

The tournament saw teams from 4 States (Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland) compete.

1. Brisbane Grammar School Team 1 (QLD) were declared Tournament Champions and given the GOLD Award.

2. Brisbane Girls Grammar School Team 1 (QLD) and 3. Nurrabundah College (ACT) were finalists and given SILVER AWARDS.

HIGH DISTINCTIONS were awarded to
4. All Saints Anglican School (QLD)
5. Brisbane Girls Grammar School Team 2 (QLD)
6. Melbourne High School (VIC)
7. The Scots College Team 2 (NSW)
8. The Scots College Team 1 (NSW)
9. Brisbane Grammar School Team 2 (QLD)

DETAILS AND PHOTOGRAPHS TO FOLLOW SOON!

FIVE STUDENTS were selected to form the Australian Team to the 25th IYPT in Germany:

Australian Team Members:
David Kim
Narrabundah College, ACT
Simon McMahon
All Saints Anglican School, QLD
Laura Perrin
Brisbane Girls Grammar School, QLD
Allissa Li
Brisbane Girls Grammar School, QLD
Tony Zhang
Narrabundah College, ACT

The International Young Physicists Tournament was a tournament created in the USSR to foster scientific research and improved international communication in Physics. It is an annual team competition for high school physics students. Australia first entered IYPT in 1998.

The purpose of IYPT is to develop scientific thinking, research skills, communication skills and teamwork. It is a unique tournament for high school students of physics.

One purpose of IYPT Australia is to bring the benefits of the IYPT experience to Australian physics students. Australian involvement began in 1998 with a single school, Brisbane Girls Grammar School, representing Australia. This has expanded to be open to all schools in Australia.

Another purpose of IYPT Australia is to stimulate interest in engineering and science careers. The nature of the tournament promotes scientific research and problem solving stretching the participants to work on very complex problems. Successful students will hopefully see future studies in science and engineering as an attractive option.

Australia did not send an Australian Team to the 24th International Young Physicists Tournament held in July 2011 in Iran.

Full results of the last tournament entered are at: IYPT 2010 Austria