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From the Science Coordinator

From the Science Coordinator

Ms Linda Kitto
Science Coordinator

We Decoded the Universe!

Science Week 2025 has been an incredible celebration of curiosity, creativity, and discovery! It has been a week of hands-on activities, mind-bending presentations, and cosmic adventures for all ages.

The week started with hands on activities in the courtyard, followed by the world famous science show with our own Professor Dummkopf and assistant. Mr Arman blew some minds with his talk on dark matter, dark energy and the universe whilst other students were trying to crack the codes in the Redden lab for an Escape room activity.

Some of our middle school students inspired and were inspired by the Years 1-3 students with some science collaborations and some lucky students visited the space discovery centre for an excursion.

Such a range of activities requires a lot of organisation and involvement of many staff and students. A huge thank you to staff, STEM leaders (Emily and Taya),  guest presenters and students for making Science Week unforgettable. Together, we truly decoded the universe! 

Year 7 sTUDENTS Get Hands-On with the Cosmos at the Space Discovery Centre

Over Weeks 4 and 5, the Year 7 students visited the Space Discovery Centre at Lot 14. The excursion tied in with both Science Week’s theme Decoding the Universe and the Year 7 Space Unit, My Place in Space.

Students heard from an Adelaide University student, who explained the roles of satellites, how they orbit the Earth, and why so much space junk exists (including in the “graveyard orbit”). They also saw models of satellites, some as small as a 10 cm cube – before exploring the Space Gallery and engaging with the interactive exhibits.

Students Reflected:

“Going to the Australian Space Discovery was a one-of-a-kind experience for all of us, while we were spending our time there, we learnt how big some stars are compared to our sun. We got the opportunity to learn about space junk and how much of it there is, and we talked about how big some of the black holes were in our solar system. Overall, it was an amazing opportunity to learn more about our amazing planets and solar system and knowing that there aren’t just aliens out there, there are much more.” Ruby

“Something I enjoyed was going around to the interactive exhibitions and learning about rockets, space junk, the moon, different planets, and so much more in a fun and interactive way to learn! Overall, it was an experience that many of us enjoyed, and we all learnt so much from!” Juliette

Oliphant Science Awards – Celebrating Student Achievement

The Oliphant Science Awards is an annual competition for South Australian school students, designed to support, encourage, and celebrate science education across the state. Open to students across all year levels, the competition offers a variety of categories including science-themed posters, games, science writing, multimedia, and science inquiry. This year, St Aloysius College proudly submitted an impressive 53 projects from students in Years 3 to 9. We congratulate all participating students for their creativity, effort, and scientific thinking.

Of these entries, four projects received a Highly Commended award, and two were named overall winners in their category.

 Overall Category Winners

Highly Commended

We are incredibly proud of all our students who took part in this competition. Their achievements reflect the enthusiasm and talent for science that thrives at SAC.

Ms Linda Kitto
Science Coordinator

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