Whitby Collegiate Success at the 2025 NIWA Wellington Science Fair

Whitby Collegiate Success: 2025 NIWA Wellington Science Fair

Whitby Collegiate is proud to celebrate our students’ achievements at the 2025 NIWA Wellington Science Fair. Over the past few months, our students put in the hours, testing, iterating, and presenting with confidence. The results speak for themselves.

This year, Whitby Collegiate students earned ten prizes across multiple categories, including:

Gabriel Anthony (Year 9): Meds Made Clear
An AI based multilingual app to help Kiwis understand and take their medications safely

• First Prize (Junior Category)

• Earth Sciences NZ Prize for Best Overall Exhibit

• Te Herenga Waka, Faculty of Science and Engineering Prize

• Public Health and Forensic Science Prize

Ishaan Badiyani and Siddhesh Kalyanasundaram (Year 13): Wave Safe, Life Saving Drone

• First Prize (Senior Category)

• Royal Society of NZ Wellington Branch Prize for Runner Up Best Overall Exhibit

• Te Herenga Waka, Faculty of Education Prize

• sciPAD Prize

Lawrence Wang and Junyi Zhang (Year 7): SolarGrow SmartFeeder

• Engineering New Zealand Prize

• Highly Commended

These outcomes are particularly notable given that the Fair received over 340 entries. To have Whitby Collegiate students awarded both Best Overall Exhibit and Runner-Up Overall Exhibit is an exceptional recognition of their capability. We extend our warm congratulations to all students who entered this year’s competition. Their work demonstrates the value of perseverance, inquiry, and collaboration. Once again, congratulations to these young innovators for outstanding results and for representing Whitby Collegiate with great pride.

From left: Siddhesh Kalyanasundaram, Gabriel Anthony, Junyi Zhang, Ishaan Badiyani