Year 8 Coding and Robotics Students participated in the Beginner’s Python Competition organised by Grok Academy, competing alongside students from across Australia and internationally. Eleven students achieved outstanding results, scoring between 409–410 out of 410 and placing them among the top performers.
What makes this achievement particularly impressive is the level of student agency demonstrated throughout the competition. Many of these students only began coding this year, yet they showed inspiring dedication and initiative, seeking peer feedback, experimenting with different approaches, and persistently working through challenges to refine their solutions. Their growing interest in Python reflects a genuine curiosity about how technology shapes the world around them, as well as a strong desire to build meaningful, future focused skills.
Learning Python extends beyond writing code; it strengthens problem solving, creativity, and logical thinking; capabilities that are increasingly valuable across all areas of learning and future career pathways. These students are already taking important steps toward becoming confident and capable digital creators, and it will be exciting to see how they continue to develop and extend their skills
Congratulations to the following students:
Rory Bayne, Miraya Gajaria, Justin Han, Andrew Karlinskiy, Matthew Langford, Riya Mehra, Riley Tang, Sidath Wickramasinghe, Oscar Wong, Zaydan Zaman and Cooper Zou.
