SPCC Newcastle 2020 SUBS in Schools Technology Challenge Champions

Exploring New Depths In STEM

BlueZone Group would like to extend a huge congratulations to the students of St Philip’s Christian College (SPCC) – Newcastle for their extraordinary success in the 2020 SUBS in Schools Technology Challenge. The team competed in the state and national finals at the end of last year and took out the top spot overall. In addition to the overall win, they won 6 trophies and 8 out of 10 major category awards. The team have done a phenomenal job!

BlueZone was proud to mentor and work with the students again this year to share their knowledge of design, engineering, and manufacturing. The SPCC Newcastle students designed and built a Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle (ROV) that they operated themselves. BlueZone is please to help the future generation of engineers because STEM skills are predicted to be in high demand for years to come.

The SUBS in Schools competition began in response to the Australian Government’s announcement of the Future Submarine Program and is the world’s first in-class submarine design competition. It is the result of a collaboration with Re-Engineering Australia, the Department of Defence and industry stakeholders including the ASC and Saab Australia.

SPCC Newcastle was supported by Regional Development Australia (RDA) through their ME Program. The program is funded by Australia’s Department of Defence and aims to connect students with the defence industry to prepare them for a future in STEM jobs. BlueZone would like to thank Regional Development Australia (RDA) for their continued support of our students in the Hunter.

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St Philip’s Christian College (SPCC) – Newcastle are 2020 National SUBS in Schools Champions.