Columba College was once again well represented at the 2020 OSTA Science Fair.

This year, along with the usual Year 8 entries, we had a growing number of entries from the GATE Science Programme. This meant that there was a total of 25 students attending, coming away with 23 prizes from 14 projects. 2 projects were highly commended.

12 of the projects received a total of 17 awards. 2 projects received premiere awards.

1 project was awarded Best in Fair.

Huge congratulations going to Olivia Charles, Angela Fu, Chloe Heineke and Maia Robertson whose project ‘Mummifying Rats? Of Corpse’ was awarded the Best in Fair.
In this project the girls researched different methods of mummification and then prepared two rats and compared the effectiveness of the different methods. 

It was very pleasing to see that students who attend the after school GATE Science Programme are being recognised by the judges for following their passion and interest in Science. A huge thank you goes to Mr Sparrow and Ms Lach, without whom the GATE Science programme would not be the success that it is.

The results for Columba College were:

Year 8 Winners:

Georgia Houghton & Eleanor Wong

What a Load of Rubbish!

Aurora Award

University of Otago - Department of Marine Science Award

Kaja Maciaczyk & Imogen Harrison

Sea-ing Algae Grow

Aurora Award

Lila Rhodes

I don't like to stop. Is too much sport bad for young people?

School of Physiotherapy - Premiere Award

Dairy NZ Award

Madison Logan Ferris & Francesca Macready

2020 Vision

Aurora Award

NZ Association of Optometrists Award for Visual Science Award

Sophie Canton

The Power of the Pen

University of Otago - College of Education (General) Award

Thandie Chiruka & Aminah Ahmad

Adult vs Child Phobias

Aurora Award

Sophia Scott

Kaitiakitanga and the Toitu awa Are we the guardians of the Toitu stream we should be?

NZ Marine Studies Centre [Premier] Award

Meg Cameron & Emily Ward

Bacteria be Gone

NZ Microbiological Society Award

Highly commended:

Melanie Button – I can taste the brand

Sophia Body & Charlie Sinclair – Smarter or Dumber

Year 10 Winner

Nora Paicu

Monoculture vs Polyculture

Aurora Prize

Dairy NZ Prize

Plant and Food Research Award

Year 11 Winners:

Allegra Huband-Watson & Hannah Cole

Partners in Grime

Aurora Award

Olivia Parks & Samantha Mills

That's Degrading

Australasian Corrosion Association Award

Year 12 Winners:

Olivia Charles & Maia Robertson (with help from Angela Fu and Chloe Heineke)

Mummifying Rats? Of Corpse!

Aurora: Best in Fair