Technology & Engineering
Building what's next, powering the future.
Right: School project turns a vintage ute into a solar-powered electric vehicle.
The QUTE team at The Smart Energy Expo, MLC Burwood, 23 June 2024.
5-Star Innovative School Award winner
Queenwood is nationally recognised for innovation in TAS and STEM education. Technology and engineering combines intellectual challenge with practical problem-solving.
Advanced Technologies and Engineering programs
Every Year 8 student completes the Stage 4 Arduino Coding Program, learning C++ through The Environmental Control System Project, a fun, control system challenge.
This foundation can lead to the elective Stage 5 Science of Design course, where Years 9 and 10 tackle advanced challenges in rocketry, submarines, EEG mind control and renewable energy, preparing students for tertiary STEM pathways and future careers in technology and engineering.
Beyond the classroom, Queenwood offers select co-curricular STEM opportunities that extend learning through practical application, including electric vehicle conversions, solar racing, and robotics challenges. Trained engineers supervise our Advanced Technologies and Engineering programs.
These programs foster creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration, complementing the school’s strong academic foundation.
STEM Projects
Lego Robotics
Lego Robotics has a long history at Queenwood with students competing at State and National levels. Teams design and build Lego robots which undertake challenges such as dancing to music or playing soccer. This entails skills in coding, computational thinking and engineering. Students from Year 6 upwards compete in several competitions each year.
The Science and Engineering Challenge
Through this Challenge, students experience aspects of Science and Engineering which they would not usually see in their school environment. They undertake a range of activities which enrich their understanding and encourage them to consider a future career in Science and Engineering.
Minisprint Solar Racing
MiniSprint solar racing requires students to team up to design, build and race a model car or boat powered only by the energy of the sun. Construction of these vehicles combines electronics, design and engineering. They are then raced at the annual inter-schools competition.
Maker Club
The Maker movement involves repurposing discarded items and hacking computer code to produce new, useful items. This combines key elements of design with an understanding of coding, but is suitable for a novice coder. Examples include developing a word clock, building your own radio and other projects inspired by the interests of the students.
QUTE Electric Vehicle Project
Since 2022, students have been rebuilding a 1970s Ute and converting it to electric power. This project continually evolves year on year and involves two workshops per week although participants are not required to attend both sessions every week. It is a fantastic opportunity to gain some real-world experience in mechanics, engineering, science and design.
The story of its rebirth, although not complete, is long and difficult…
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