St Peters wins Subs in Schools Challenge

STUDENTS at St Peters Girl’s School built and operated a 1 metre long submarine to win the state-wide Subs in Schools Challenges in September.

The year 10 students’ project was developed with guidance from SAAB engineers, which Principal Julia Shea said was a great context for the girls to learn.

“Throughout the process, the girls are mentored by graduate engineers from SAAB, benefiting not only from their scientific knowledge, but also the incidental conversations they have about engineering as a possible career path,” she said.

The Subs in School Technical challenge is developed by Re-engineering Australia and supported by the defence department and industry.

The challenge promotes science, maths and engineering through real-life opportunities as South Australia prepares for $89 billion worth of defence shipbuilding work.