Registrations for entry into the Queensland Academies in 2010 have now closed.
Students interested in applying for Year 10 entry at either of the three Queensland Academies in 2011 will have an opportunity from March 2010.
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Queensland Academy for Science, Maths and Technology (QASMT) student, Jason Martin, has won first prize in the prestigious 'le Concours Alain Duval,' Alliance Francaise Competition for senior students of French.
As the Queensland winner of the national competition, Jason has been awarded an all-expenses-paid trip to New Caledonia where he will study at the French Language Institute in 2010.
Jason was shortlisted, and ultimately won the prize, after completing a cultural quiz, writing a creative text, undertaking a listening test and participating in role plays with the Alliance Française professors.
Students from the Queensland Academy for Creative Industries (QACI) have won three firsts, two seconds and a third place award in the Monash University IT Challenge. The awards are for excellence in the Film, Digital Imaging and Machinima categories of the internationally recognised creative competition.
Each of the catagories students have been successful in figure prominantly in the Film and Visual Arts curriculum studied as part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program taught at QACI.
QACI visual arts teacher, Glenda Hoddell said the award confirms QACI students are leading the way in the exciting new genre of Machinima (based on video games production), taking out all awards in that category.
The IB applies stringent standards across all of its subjects, whether in the arts, maths, experimental sciences or languages. The six QACI students will be presented their awards at the International Digital Entertainment Festival (IDEF) and IT Challenge Awards night on Friday 30 October at the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne.
Five of the state's brightest up-and-coming scientists from the Queensland Academy for Health Sciences have been awarded gold medals in the prestigious CSIRO CREST Program.
The Year 12 students were awarded the honour after undertaking more than 100 hours research on original projects that have an application to the everyday world.
Examining issues including the relationship between increasing human populations and the health of marine environments, food wastes as a source of ethanol fuel and the CO2 problem, the five Academy students lead a record medal haul for the school.
QAHS Principal, Leanne Nixon said it was a phenomenal effort for the school's second year in the program.
"To have a 128 medal winners from a school with our modest population is a massive effort," Ms Nixon said.
"The students have worked on these projects on top of their usual school load, so we're very proud of their efforts.
“Not only have they been rewarded with these awards, but they've also made links with industry or community workers and they've gained a new understanding of the role of science and engineering in the community."
The CSIRO CREST Awards aim to develop in students an appreciation of science and technology research and inspire them to take up further studies in science and engineering.
The Queensland Academy for Creative Industries is positioned at the top of the academic ladder according to the Queensland Studies Authority 2008 Report on Year 12 Outcomes.
QACI's results in the two criteria: 'Percentage of OP/IBD students who received an OP 1 to 15 or an IBD' and 'Percentage of Year 12 students who were awarded one or more QCE, IBD or VET qualification;' are the highest of any state school in Queensland.
Click to view The School 2009 Report newspaper feature [PDF 178MB] and the QSA Year 12 Outcomes Report [PDF 367KB].
