Think Climate Think Change Schools Competition

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Schools Competition Results

The Think Climate, Think Change Schools Competition ran from 28 April to 24 June 2009 and invited students to use their creative talents to answer the question - "What does climate change mean to me?"

Congratulations to the following students:

Category Grades 3-4

NATIONAL WINNER: Isabella Compton, Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School, NSW

SECOND PLACE: Anünaki Holmes, Home School, VIC

THIRD PLACE: Zoe Robinson, Osbornes Flat Primary School, VIC

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Jack Reid, Corowa South Public School, NSW

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Younis Menkara, Al-Faisal College, NSW

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Sybilla Wajon, Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School, NSW

View the Category Grades 3-4 finalists' entries

Category Grades 5-7

NATIONAL WINNER: The Young Environment Protectors, Manchester Primary School, VIC (comprising Krystal Vanschoonhoven, Rhiannon Warner, Ashleigh Basham, Tani Watts, Thomas Stevens, Jessica Gilbee and Isabelle Pope)

SECOND PLACE: Pidavara Bule-Turner, Baler Primary School, WA

THIRD PLACE: Isobella Brown, Tanunda Lutheran School, SA

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Vicki Siapantas, St. George College, SA

HIGHLY COMMENDED: David Kim, Strathfield South Public School, NSW

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Gabriella Hiscock, West Ryde Public School, NSW

View the Category Grades 5-7 finalists' entries

Category Grades 8-9

View the Category Grades 8-9 competition finalists

Winners were publicly announced on Wednesday 12 August at an awards ceremony at Parliament House where Climate Change Minister Senator the Hon Penny Wong presented their prizes. Winners also had the opportunity to share their ideas with Prime Minister the Hon Kevin Rudd and Deputy Prime Minister the Hon Julia Gillard.

The students listed above were chosen from over 7600 entrants from across Australia. Entries were judged on creativity, originality and attention to the theme.

Well done to everyone who participated!

Teachers, if you would like to provide students who entered the competition with a Participation Certificate, a PDF version is available for you to download and print in either colour or black and white.

• Participation Certificate - Colour (155 kb)
• Participation Certificate - Black & White (153 kb)