Canterbury-Bankstown students rewarded for science, maths skills

Budding boffins from four schools in the city of Canterbury-Bankstown have been awarded for their interest in science, technology, engineering and maths.

Canterbury South Public School students Laura Scrivener and Joshua Hunt won Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Science Medals. Picture: Craig Wilson

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Budding boffins from four schools in the city of Canterbury-Bankstown have been awarded for their interest in science, technology, engineering and maths.

The eight students were part of a wider pool of 260 students recognised with science medals by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation.

Canterbury South Public School’s Laura Scrivener, 11, and Joshua Hunt, 10, as well as Kingsgrove North High School’s Peta Hwang-Davies, Year 10, and Benny Xing, Year 11, were recognised for their scientific savviness.

Greenacre Baptist Christian Community School students Joshua Boswell and Mary Lee were also presented with science medals from ANSTO officials.

Milperra Public School’s Year 6 students Jake Szekeres and Claire Goulder were chosen for their exceptional technology skills.

Jake cut and edited a presentation shown school-wide and Claire created an iMovie for the Year 6 farewell.

“One day, we hope these students ... may be the people who go on to design the medicines to treat disease, understand our environment, and help to develop and support our industries of the future,” ANSTO Discovery Centre Leader and co-ordinator of the ANSTO Big Ideas Program. Rod Dowler said.

“The ANSTO science medals are a great opportunity to acknowledge and reward the efforts of students who have a passion for all things science, and we congratulate all our young medallists.”