Welcome to Tournament of Minds Victoria

 

Dates for 2010

Regional Tournaments
Metro Central - 28-29 August, Deakin University, Burwood Campus
Metro Northern - 21-22 August, La Trobe University, Bundoora Campus
Lilydale - Saturday 21 August, Swinburne University of Technology, Lilydale Campus
Central Victoria - Saturday 28 August, La Trobe University, Bendigo Campus
Geelong - Sunday 22 August, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds Campus
Gippsland - Saturday 21 August, Monash University, Churchill Campus
Goulburn Valley - Saturday 21 August, Goulburn Valley Grammar School, Shepparton


Victorian State Final - Sunday 12th September, La Trobe University

Australasian Pacific Final - 21-24 October, Darwin NT



School Registration 2010

The TOM Portal has expanded nationally, so access can be found via the ‘TOM Portal’ menu item on this website. It will be used to register your school, nominate teams, download the Challenges, request a Challenge Clarification and access other support documentation.

Schools registered for TOM in 2008 or 2009 will be able to log in to the TOM Portal with your existing user email and password.


Australasian Pacific Final Results 2009

The Victorian Teams performed extremely well at the Australasian Pacific Final in Brisbane on the 24th October 2009. All team members did their team, school and state proud, with one of our best efforts ever!

Congratulations to the following teams who represented Victoria:

  • Sherbourne Primary School - Primary Applied Technology
  • St Margaret's School - Primary Language Literature
  • Bairnsdale Primary School - Primary Maths Engineering
  • Fintona Girls' School - Primary Social Sciences
  • Girton Grammar Team 4 - Secondary Applied Technology
  • The Knox School Team 6 - Secondary Language Literature
  • Girton Grammar Team 1 - Secondary Maths Engineering
  • The Knox School Team 5 - Secondary Social Sciences
And the results ...
Sherbourne Primary School - First Place, Primary Applied Technology
St Margaret's School - Honours, Primary Language Literature
St Margaret's School - Special Tournament Award for Outstanding Performance
Fintona Girls' School - Honours, Primary Social Sciences
Girton Grammar Team 4 - Honours, Secondary Applied Technology
Girton Grammar Team 1 - Honours, Secondary Maths Engineering
The Knox School - Honours, Secondary Social Sciences

Hawker Brownlow Special Awards 2009

Congratulations to the winners of 2009 Hawker Brownlow Special Award for Primary Schools. This award is given at the discretion of each of the Victorian Regional Directors to a Primary team that exhibits outstanding values or qualities during the Tournament. Prize winners receive a collection of creative thinking and problem solving resources sourced from long time supporter Hawker Brownlow Education. We are most grateful to Hawker Brownlow Education for their generous sponsorship of this award in Victoria.
 
The 2009 winners are:
Geelong Region - Grasmere Primary School for commitment, determination and team spirit in overcoming hurdles
Gippsland Region - Foster Primary School for overall excellence and consistency across the board
Goulburn Valley Region - Numurkah Primary School for outstanding Spontaneous problem-solving.
Lilydale Region - Billanook Primary School for outstanding Spontaneous problem-solving and thinking processes.
Metro Central Region - St Joan of Arc School for outstanding Spontaneous problem-solving
Metro Northern Region - Moonee Ponds Central School for outstanding Spontaneous problem-solving and thinking processes.
 
 

 Above: Bairnsdale Primary School - State Winner, Maths Engineering Challenge, Primary Division

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