News Archive

More than 60 brilliant Year 10 and 11 students from city and country WA are aiming to do more than expand their horizons.

By taking part in the WA final of the third national Australian Brain Bee Challenge held at The University of Western Australia tomorrow they will be "expanding" the hemispheres of their brains as well.

Students from Shenton College, Roleystone District High School, St Mary's Anglican Girls' School, Santa Maria College, Mater Dei College, Goldfields Baptist College and Corpus Christi College will also be in the running to win Zeiss microscopes for their schools, iPods and cash prizes.

Coordinated by the Queensland Brain Institute, part of the University of Queensland, the preliminary round attracted more than 10,000 of Australia's and New Zealand's cleverest high school students.

Those who make it through tomorrow's WA final will take part in national finals at UQ in Brisbane in August, with the Australian winner travelling to the US to compete in the international finals in November.

WHAT: Announcement of winners of WA final of Australian Brain Bee Challenge

WHEN: 4pm, Tuesday, June 24

WHERE: Brain Bee main venue, University Club, off Hackett Entrance 1

Media references

Dr Jennifer Rodger (+61 8)  6488 2245
Janine MacDonald (UWA Public Affairs)  (+61 8)  6488 5563  /  (+61 4) 32 637 716