It was my privilege on Tuesday to attend the BHP Billiton Science Awards in Melbourne. The 16 finalists from across Australia represented the cream of scientific research as recognised by the peak science teacher bodies from each State and Territory. Representing the Queensland Academy for Health Sciences was Mathuja. Her research was Testing Toys for Lead.

It was a privilege to be there as Mathuja represented our school community at what is the premier science competition in Australia.   We were also informed that there were 50 semi-finalists across Australia in the competition and of those, 8 were from the Queensland Academy for Health Sciences. We look forward to more finalists in future years.

Leanne Nixon - Principal