Year 11 da Vinci Decathlon team taking fourth place in the NSW State da Vinci Decathlon
We are again absolutely thrilled to share some exciting news with you from the Central West Leadership Academy in Dubbo!
Our talented students have achieved outstanding success with our Year 11 da Vinci Decathlon team taking fourth place in the NSW State da Vinci Decathlon held at Knox Grammar School in Sydney on July 26, 2023.
The Academy’s Year 11 excelled in this national academic competition that sees the best schools compete, bringing home 6 of 10 strong placings:
Year 11 Academy Placings:
○ 1st: Creative Producers
○ 2nd: Ideation
○ 6th: Cartography
○ 10th: Code Breaking
○ 11th: Legacy
○ 13th: Science
DA VINCI DECATHLON 2023 NSW RESULTS
The da Vinci Decathlon is a national academic competition designed to challenge and stimulate the minds of school students. Students compete in teams of eight across 10 disciplines: Engineering, Mathematics, Code Breaking, Art and Poetry, Science, English, Ideation, Creative Producers, Cartography and Legacy.
“The atmosphere in the room was intense. Every single task was a challenge in its own way and while we were intimidated in the beginning, we pushed through our fears and excelled as a team.”
The Academy’s Captain of Academics Noah Randell describing the experience.
Since 2013, there have only been six high school teams west of the Blue Mountains to make the top 10 at the state level of da Vinci Decathlon. Five of those have been from the Academy, Year 7 2019, 8th in the state, Year 9 2021 2nd in the state and Year 8 2021 finished 10th in the state and in 2023, Year 11 finished 4th.
“This team has trained together for 6 years. They have worked hard and pushed themselves to be their best. You don’t get the win without the work and determination and grit is at the core of not only these students but our school.” Ms Mandi Randell, Principal of the Academy.
ABOUT THE DA VINCI DECATHLON
The da Vinci Decathlon began in 2002 as an exciting offshoot of the very successful da Vinci Program for gifted and talented students at Knox. The Decathlon is designed to celebrate the academic gifts of Australian youth by providing a stimulating and challenging competition run in the spirit of an Olympic Decathlon.
What began as a local competition for Australian public and private schools has grown to be a national and global phenomenon, involving thousands of students from Years 5 to 11.
The growth has been enormous, and interest so high, that chapter schools have been formed in Western Australia, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania.
These schools now run individual local and state competitions, in order to choose representatives for the National da Vinci Decathlon Final held each year at Knox Grammar School in Sydney over several days of competition and cultural events.
Further information available from:
http://www.davincidecathlon.com
Our exciting news for the upcoming academic year:
Central West Leadership Academy is proud to announce the delivery of the IB Diploma Programme for Years 11 and 12. This game-changing opportunity brings world-class education options to Western NSW, right here in Dubbo.
Applications for Kindergarten 2024 are now open!
Let's continue fostering a sense of #AcademyPride among our students.
