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Team Synergy won the Professional Class at the F1 in Schools Regional Finals, taking home the awards for Fastest Vehicle, Best Trade Display, Best Verbal Presentation and Best Engineered Vehicle.

Year 8 learned about the adaptations of animals and compared lifestyles in natural habitats to those in captivity.

Year 11 Biology students were fortunate to attend the School of Medical Sciences at the University of Sydney to tour the state of the art facilities.

Thank you to Gamuda Australia and Laing O'Rourke, the contractors for the tunnelling for Sydney Metro, who attended Parramatta Marist recently to discuss with students the soil resistivity survey they were conducting.

The F1 in Schools STEM Challenge is the world’s foremost student competition for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

The Year 9 iSTEM class presented their solutions to real world problems for the City of Parramatta at the CSIRO Generation STEM showcase.

Congratulations to the Parra Marist Subs Team Aquarius who were crowned State Champions in the Subs in Schools tournament. The Subs in Schools Tournament is the result of collaboration between Re-engineering Australia Foundation (REA), the Department of Defence and industry stakeholders including the Australian Submarine Corporation and Saab Australia.

A combined Catherine McAuley Westmead and Parramatta Marist High team recently competed in the National Final of the Formula 1 in schools competition. The team, known as PRISM, consists of Jared So, Natasha Muttoo, Ethan So and Diederik Lubbers worked together in a bid to develop the world’s fastest miniature Formula 1 car. Read more...

Twelve of our brightest young minds have just returned from the National Final of Subs in Schools held at St Peter’s College in Adelaide. The competition is run by Re-Engineering Australia, supported by the Department of Defence in a bid to build foundation STEM skills for our future workforce. Our attendance this year was only possible with the wonderful support of the Department of Industry and Innovation, and the Parramatta Marist Old Boys Union, who enabled us to win a grant to cover the vast majority of expenses involved.

On Sunday, 8 December, the PMH Brobotics team competed in the First Lego League National Championships - East at Macquarie University against 46 other teams. To reach the nationals, they placed second in the Regional Final, a result they genuinely hadn’t expected in their first attempt. In both rounds, the Brobots were faced with many challenges, with one of the biggest being their nerves. This was the first time competing at a National competition of any sort, and the energy in the air was electric. Despite the stress and anxiety, the boys performed very well in their Core Values, Innovation Project and Robot Design judging - with many judges commenting on their exemplary presentation skills.