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We would like to thank all of our students, coaches and supporters that participated in our recent National Finals – Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd November 2024.
There was a vigorous competition to see which of our competitors would earn invitations to compete in the Future Problem Solving World Finals Competition at the 2025 International Conference, Indiana University, USA. Full results are listed below.
Team Competition - 2025 Winners!
PRIMARY DIVISION
1st - St Cuthbert's School:
Team: Clara MacCulloch, Thea Maritz, Jennie Xu and Sarina Zhu
Coach: Susan Jackson
Team: Shevonne Bohlin, Isobel Christie, Lily Malcolm and Sara Monteiro
Coach: Greg Pearce 3rd - Medbury School:
Team: Hojun Kwon, Alex Radecki, Hudson Stratford-Bevins and Louis Tian
Coach: Shelley Haworth
JUNIOR-B DIVISION
1st - Heaton Normal Intermediate:
Team: Jasmine Chum, Charlie Connolly, Grace Davis and Hannah Lee
Coaches: Jane Boniface and Joan Green
Team: Elise Chilvers, Jocelyn Ke, Cecilia Ma and Nina Prabhash
Coach: Susan Jackson 3rd - St Cuthbert's School:
Team: Evie Oates-Hall, Issy Pearce, Lucie Rutledge and Madeleine Sadlier
Coach: Susan Jackson
JUNIOR DIVISION
1st – Northcross Intermediate:
Team: Dennis Liu, Alfie Ma, Oscar Wang and Cyrus Zhou
Coach: Glenis Martin
Team: Sophie Lau, Jonathon Xu, Yigu Ye and Lorraine Ye
Coach: Glenis Martin 3rd – Tauranga Intermediate:
Team: Faith Alecki, Baxter Carlin, Mackenzie Hughes and Holly Young
Coach: Bissy Groom
MIDDLE DIVISION
1st – Northcross Independent Alumni:
Team: Matthew Fitness, Karry Gong, Alan Li and Anthony Thompson
Coach: Glenis Martin
Team: Chriessy Calvelo, Anouk Chew, Juno Ireland and Sasha Jaggard
Coach: Monique Williams 3rd – Kristin School:
Team: Tony Guo, Takuma Nonaka, Eugene Wang and Tiger Zhong
Coach: Jessica Lane
SENIOR DIVISION
1st – Kristin School:
Team: Gloria Dai, Andrew Guan, William Huang and Richard Yang
Coach: Jessica Lane
Team: Ethan Freitas, Ryan Gao, Kayden, Jacob and Lorraine Ye
Coach: Jessica Lane 3rd – St Cuthbert’s School:
Team: Isobel Denton, Julie Sung, Bonnie Wang and Olivia Wei
Coach: Jan Walls
Team Individual - 2025 Winners!
JUNIOR DIVISION
1st - St Andrew's College:
Individual: Emmett Lawler
Coach: Sonia Lewis
Individual: Meera Thayalan
Coach: Susan Jackson 3rd - Selwyn House School:
Individual: Abby Wilson
Coach: Greg Pearce
MIDDLE DIVISION
1st - St Cuthbert's School:
Individual: Lucia Yoon
Coach: Ilana Tobias
Individual: Hayley Gartshore
Coach: Monique Williams 3rd - St Cuthbert's School:
Individual: Cerisa Gu
Coach: Jan Walls
SENIOR DIVISION
1st - St Cuthbert's School:
Individual: Zara Toes
Coach: Jan Walls
Individual: Jacob Ridder
Coaches: Combination Coaches 3rd - Westlake Girls' High:
Individual: Hannah Smith
Coach: Jessie Fischer
Team Competition - 2025 Winners!
COMBINED PRIMARY & JUNIOR B DIVISION
1st - Medbury School:
Team: Hojun Kwon, Alex Radecki, Hudson Stratford-Bevins and Louis Tian
Coach: Shelley Haworth
Team: Alice Feng, Harriet Glenie, Melody Lian and Ami Nash
Coach: Susan Jackson 3rd - Northcross Intermediate:
Team: Olivia Cooling, Ayla Gulliver, Isla Randal and Olivia Zhang
Coach: Glenis Martin
JUNIOR DIVISION
1st - Northcross Intermediate:
Team: Sophie Lau, Jonathon Xu, Yigu Ye and Lorraine Ye
Coach: Glenis Martin
Team: Faith Alecki, Baxter Carlin, Mackenzie Hughes and Holly Young
Coach: Bissy Groom 3rd - Northcross Intermediate:
Team: Dennis Liu, Alfie Ma, Oscar Wang and Cyrus Zhou
Coach: Glenis Martin
MIDDLE DIVISION
1st - St Mary's College:
Team: Chriessy Calvelo, Anouk Chew, Hayley Gartshore, Juno Ireland, Sasha Jaggard and Zoe Li
Coach: Monique Williams
Team: Isabella Clarke, Miya Nash, Juliet Wicks and Adele Zhou
Coach: Ilana Tobias 3rd - St Cuthbert's School:
Team: Joyce Liu, Abby Ma, Teresa Sun and Amy Tang
Coach: Ilana Tobias
Individual Competition - 2025 Winners!
PRIMARY DIVISION
1st - Medbury School:
Individual: Alex Radecki
Coach: Scott Johnson
JUNIOR DIVISION
1st - Northcross Intermediate:
Individual: Rada Pazniak
Coaches: Janine Joyce and Kirsten Felix
Individual: Isla Randal
Coach: Janine Joyce 3rd - Northcross Intermediate:
Individual: Dennis Liu
Coaches: Janine Joyce and Kirsten Felix
MIDDLE DIVISION
1st - Cashmere High School:
Individual: Sophie Campbell
Coach: Amy Paulussen
Individual: Zoe Meeten
Coach: Amy Paulussen 3rd - Diocesan School:
Individual: Cathy Li
Coach: Anna Dykgraaf
SENIOR DIVISION
1st - Cashmere High School:
Individual: Naomi Wilson
Coach: Amy Paulussen
Individual: Max Harrington
Coach: Sarah Watts 3rd - Nelson College:
Individual: Max Stanton
Coach: Sarah Watts
Individual Competition - 2025 Winners!
MIDDLE DIVISION
1st - Cashmere High School:
Individual: Sophie Campbell
Coach: Amy Paulussen
Individual: Cathy Li
Coach: Anna Dykgraaf 3rd - Cashmere High School:
Individual: Zoe Meeten
Coach: Anna Dykgraaf
Individual Competition - 2025 Winners!
JUNIOR DIVISION
1st - Diocesan School:
Individual: Maika Bonifant
Coach: Anna Dykgraaf
Individual: Catherine Li
Coach: Anna Dykgraaf
MIDDLE DIVISION
1st - St Mary's College:
Individual: Zoe Li
Coach: Monique Williams
SENIOR DIVISION
1st - St Mary's College:
Individual: Zoe Bailey
Coach: Monique Williams
Individual: Naomi Wilson
Coach: Amy Paulussen
Individual Competition - 2025 Winners!
ADULT APPRECIATION AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE
Helen Mansfield - National Co-Director