Previous winners and video highlights
Results and highlights from previous years
2019: Fostering innovation in future STEM professionals
Winners
Aurecon's Aurecon Bridge Building Competition was in its 18th year and engaged approximately 250 schools, with around 1 200 students across Australia and New Zealand to design and construct a model bridge using materials supplied by Aurecon.
Congratulations to the following schools and teams that won awards this year.
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| Locations | CATEGORIES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-rounder Award | Efficiency Award | Strength Award | Innovation Award | Digital Award | |
| Auckland | ACG Parnell College – Team 3 | Selwyn College – Gap It | Diocesan School for Girls – Woody | Cambridge High School – Team 1 | Botany Downs Secondary College – Team 2 |
| Christchurch | Hagley College – Lovely Llamas | Hagley College – Spantastic | Hagley College – Grounded Design | Christ’s College – Team 2 | St Andrew’s College – Team 1 |
| NSW/ACT | Burwood Girls High – The BG’s | Moorebank High School Team 1 | Redlands – Team 1 | Aquinas Catholic College | All Saints Grammar School |
| SA | Domino Servite College – Bridge Busters | Kaniva College – Catastrophic Failures |
Kaniva College – The accidents, since 2003 | Nazareth Catholic College – The Chosen Ones | Kaniva College – Catastrophic Failures |
| SEQ |
Cecil Plains – Compressors | Mansfield State High School ‘3’ Stockwell | Cecil Plains – Archie & Spanner | Windaroo Valley State High School – Team 2 | Mansfield State High School Team A |
| VIC | Mount Scopus Memorial College – Bridgette | Home Education Network – YJJ Engineering | Mount St Joseph Girls’ College – The Three Bridgeteers | Williamstown High School – Get over it. | St Joseph’s College Ferntree Gully – Super Terrific Dudes |
| WA | Carmel Adventist College – Ryan Dessington |
Mercedes College Team 1 | Baldivis Adventist College Team 2 | John Calvin Christian College Team 1 | Mercedes College Team 2 |
2018: Supporting participation in STEM
Winners
Congratulations to the following schools and teams that won awards in our 7 competitions held across Australia and New Zealand.
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| Locations | CATEGORIES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-rounder Award | Efficiency Award | Strength Award | Innovation Award | Digital Award | |
| Auckland | Diocesan School for Girls | Avondale College | St Peter’s College | St Mary’s College | Thames High School |
| Christchurch | Hagley College – Dragon Gates | Hilmorton High School | Hagley College – The Golden Trio | Christ’s College | – |
| NSW/ACT | Sefton High School | Aquinas Catholic College | Cherrybrook Technology High School | All Saints Grammar | Redlands High School |
| SA | Kaniva College | Domino Servite College | St Dominic's Priory College – Team Amazons | St Dominic’s Priory College – Team GCJL | Roma Mitchell Secondary College |
| SEQ | Mount Gravatt State High School | Downlands College – Team C | Burnside State High School | Downlands College – Team A | Downlands College – Team B |
| VIC | Koonung Secondary College | East Doncaster Secondary College | Yeshivah College | Mount St Joseph’s Girls’ College | Sacred Heart Girls’ College |
| WA | John Calvin Christian College | Balvidis Secondary College – Team A | Balvidis Secondary College – Team B | Belmont City College | Mercedes College |
Highlights from 2018
The annual Aurecon Bridge Building Competition engages approximately 250 schools, or around 1 000 students, throughout Australia and New Zealand to design and construct a model bridge using materials supplied by Aurecon. The competition works to cultivate a curiosity among students for STEM subjects.
It also helps to address the roadblocks keeping female students from engaging with STEM subjects by providing a unique learning experience that combines STEM skills with creativity in a fun and supportive environment.
2017: Building future STEM skills
Winners
Congratulations to the following schools and teams that won awards in our 7 competitions held across Australia and New Zealand.
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| Locations | CATEGORIES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-rounder Award | Efficiency Award | Strength Award | Innovation Award | Digital Award | |
| Auckland | Diocesan School for Girls | Elim Christian College | Ngaruawahia High School | Selwyn College | Avondale College |
| Wellington | Hagley College – Team Ballistic Balsa | Hagley College – Team Sreenigne | Wellington High School – Team The Arch-itects | Wellington High School – Team Navigate your way to Oz | – |
| NSW/ACT | Burwood Girls High School | Camden Haven High School | All Saints Grammar | Burwood Girls High School (judges decision) | Redlands High School |
| SA | Domino Servite College – Team TG Solutions | Domino Servite College – Team JM Bridges | St Dominic's Priory College – Team The Dominators | Sacred Heart College – Team White | Domino Servite College – Team JM Bridges |
| SEQ | Mount Gravatt State High School – Team 3 | Emerald Christian College – Team Gamma | Emerald Christian College – Team Beta | Emmanuel Anglican College – Team STEM Bees | – |
| VIC | Yeshivah College – Team Yeshivah | Kaniva College – Team Truss Me It’s Strong Two | John Paul College – Team A | Mentone Grammar School – Team Mentone Grammar Builders | Kaniva College – Team Truss Me It’s Strong Two |
| WA | Baldivis Secondary College – Team Baldivis 2 | Carmel Adventist College – Team AKN | Woodvale Secondary College – Team Year 8 | Mandurah Catholic College – Team MCC1 | Perth College – Team B |
Highlights from 2017
In its 16th year, the competition saw more than 250 schools across seven locations in Australia and New Zealand design and construct their best model bridges out of a supplied kit of materials.
Prizes are awarded for the best overall entry, the strongest, the most efficient, and the most innovative bridge. This year, an optional digital component and digital award was introduced to the competition to reflect the increasing role digital technology plays in the design and construction of bridges.
2016: Future innovators build bridges to better engineering skills
Winners
The passion and creativity of the teams in this year’s bridge building competitions have been fantastic and inspiring. View the below video for some of the highlights of this year’s competition.
Congratulations to the following schools and teams that won awards in our 10 competitions held across Australia and New Zealand.
READ MORE ABOUT 2016's COMPETITION
| Locations | CATEGORIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-rounder Award | Efficiency Award | Strength Award | Innovation Award | |
| Auckland | Ngaruawahia High School – Team Bridget |
Diocesan School for Girls – Team Stirling the Brave | Diocesan School for Girls – Team Stirling the Brave | St Peter’s College, Epsom – Team The Suspense |
| Wellington | Newlands College – Team Truss Worthy Trio |
Hagley College – Team Vortex | Hagley College – Team Southern Strength | Bishop Viard College – Team Cold Spunky Noodles |
| Gladstone | Chanel College – Team 2 | Emerald Christian College – Team Beta | Trinity College – Team B | Emerald Christian College – Team Gamma |
| Mackay | St Catherine’s Catholic College – Team Pop Arch Designers | - |
St Catherine’s Catholic College – Team Pop Arch Designers | Ingham State School – Team Hand Me The Money |
| Northern Territory |
Good Shepherd Lutheran College – Team Fusion | Marrara Christian College – Team Fluffle Puff | Good Shepherd Lutheran College – Team Fusion | Marrara Christian College – Team Caution Cookies |
| NSW/ACT | Green Point Christian School - Team A |
Moorebank High School – Team Moorebank Masters | Baulkham Hills High School – Team Baulko Popsicles | St Paul’s Catholic College Manly – Team A |
| SA | St Dominic’s Priory College – Team B |
Salisbury East High School – Team 1 | St Michael’s College – Team Maroon |
St Dominic’s Priory College – Team A |
| SEQ | All Saints High School – Team ASAS 2 |
All Saints High School – Team ASAS 1 | Trinity Catholic College – Team Something Smart | Corinda State High School – Team DBE3 |
| VIC | Kaniva College - Team Truss Me I'm Strong |
Koonung College – Team Koonung Kreators | Marcellin College – Team Marcellin College |
Mentone Grammar – Team A |
| WA | Carmel Adventist College – Team 76 |
John Calvin Christian College – Team 1 |
Carmel Adventist College – Team 1 |
Carmel Adventist College – Team 623 |
Highlights from 2016
The Aurecon Bridge Building Competition helps some 1 000 Year 8 and Year 9 High School students bring their ideas to life by encouraging them to develop their understanding of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) by building a bridge using icy pole sticks, string, glue and cardboard.
Bridge and structural engineering experts from Aurecon and competition supporters have been appointed as judges to assess each bridge for workmanship, creativity, visual appeal and functionality to determine an overall score
