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 8-9

NATIONAL WINNER: Michelle Aitken, John Curtin College of the Arts, WA

SECOND PLACE: Caelan Baldwin-Core, Bede Polding College, NSW

THIRD PLACE: Layla Pope, Santa Sabina College, NSW

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Donna Bowden, Aviation High, QLD

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Gabrielle Shina, Santa Sabina College, NSW

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Kathleen Larnach, Kincoppal-Rose Bay School, School of the Sacred Heart, NSW

View the Category Grades 8-9 finalists' entries

Category Grades 3-4 and 5-7

View the Category Grades 3-4 and 5-7 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)