Success in science comp

Middle school students of Brisbane Water Secondary College have been successful in the recent Australian Schools Science competition, according to college principal Mr Pat Lewis.

Ben Brazier-Bruce of Year 7 received a distinction placing him in the top seven per cent of all participants across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.

Seventeen other students across all year groups received credits, while a further 33 received participation certificates.

Geography students have also had great success in the national competition.

High distinctions were earned by Alan Cameron, Michael Labone, Regan Mitchell, Luke Simpson, Simon Woods, and Emily Dodds.

A further 11 students earned distinctions and 11 earned credits.

"These achievements come on top of the Umina campus' outstanding results in state assessments of literacy and numeracy this year, once again emphasising the improved learning outcomes which have resulted from the formation of the college," Mr Lewis said.

Press release, August 30 Pat Lewis, Brisbane Water Secondary College