19 May 2025
Congratulations to Plumpton students for the excellent results in 2025. A total of 66 students took part in this event. Among them, 6 students achieved the High Distinction award at the HPGE Primary level, 1 student received a Distinction, 6 students earned Credit awards, 22 students received Merit awards, and 31 students were honoured with the Participation Award.
Bebras is a fun and engaging computational thinking challenge for students in Years 3 to 12. It is an international challenge that involves over 2.9 million students from 60 countries.
Coding skills are not required to complete the Bebras Challenge. The main round of the challenge is held in Term 1 over several weeks. Students can participate individually or in teams of up to four. To celebrate international Bebras week, a follow-up event will be held in Term 4.
Lithuanian for beaver, Bebras was the name chosen by the founder of the challenge, Professor Valentina Dagiene from the University of Vilnius, in honour of the animal’s collaborative nature and strong work ethic.
The Challenge is coordinated by the International Bebras Committee which meets annually to assess potential questions and share resources.
Bebras Australia began in 2014 and was delivered by CSIRO until 2023. From 2024, the AMT is delivering the Bebras Challenge in Australia. With support from CSIRO, the AMT provided the Bebras Challenge free of charge for Australian schools in 2024.
Thank you to the Mathematics Faculty at Plumpton for their wonderful work.
Tim Lloyd, Principal
