Here, our team was accompanied by Mr Tom Cridland and Miss Alison McNeil. Despite several delays due to COVID-19, the National Finals still took place at the Robert Bosch Center in Melbourne, Victoria. We progressed through the State Finals to complete in the Australian National Finals that year.
From these aspects, we attempted to collect most points in order to achieve a higher position on the leader board. In addition, we were required to describe our journey of planning, thinking and problem solving to a panel judges which included REA staff and defence personnel. Our teams were supported through this journey by engineering mentors from SAAB, which was really beneficial for the successful completion of the year long project. In preparation for the State Finals, all teams were required to produce and Enterprise and Engineering folio, an Engineering Compliance Booklet, a fully functioning submarine and a trade display. It should also be noted that the Judges and other attending school teachers commented on the way our students presented themselves and their politeness throughout the week.īelow is a summary of the journey from the team In 2021, our Cutting Edge Science class were assigned to design, manufacture and test a submarine in preparation for the Re-Engineering Australia (REA) Subs In Schools State Finals that year. Their perseverance paid off and due to their knowledge, enthusiasm and tenacity placed 3 rd Nationally in the submarine class and were awarded the Bosch Excellence Award in team branding, an amazing result. They have had setbacks including Covid delays but have stayed positive and focused. Our students, during and out of school hours, have put in considerable time preparing for this event. The week long competition is quite intense and consists of submarine design scrutineering, staging a booth exhibition promoting their design and themselves as well as demonstrating the functionality of their submarine in desired manoeuvres. Recently students Yashwanth Gunasheelan / Vatsal Thakkar / Aprilia Oon and Kaksha Vyas, guided and supported by Tom Cridland and Alison McNeill, competed in the National SUBS in Schools final in Melbourne. Alternatively a three-dimensional virtual scale model of living quarters in a futuristic submarine can be built. Students design either a Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle (ROV) or a submarine which they must operate. The Challenge forms a part of the SUBS in Schools Program, a collaboration between Re-Engineering Australian Foundation (REA), the Department of Defence and industry stakeholders including the Australian Submarine Corporation and Saab Australia. For a number of years The Heights School has proudly supported students’ involvement in the SUBS in Schools Technology Challenge.
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