Last week, primary and secondary teams from our diocese competed in the 2025 da Vinci Decathlon at Bishop Tyrrell College. This rigorous academic competition challenged students across ten disciplines, all centered around this year’s theme: Sustainability.
Students worked collaboratively across Mathematics, English, Science, Code Breaking, Engineering, Ideation, Creative Producers, Art and Poetry, Cartography, and Legacy, applying their critical and creative thinking skills under competition conditions.
The team of high-ability students in each year group from across the diocese demonstrated exceptional problem-solving, teamwork, and resilience as they tackled complex challenges throughout the day. Congratulations our school teams on their achievements!
- Year 5 Mixed Catholic Schools of Maitland-Newcastle Team – 1st Science 🥇
- Year 6 Mixed Catholic Schools of Maitland-Newcastle Team – 2nd Engineering Challenge 🥈
- Year 6 Mixed Catholic Schools of Maitland-Newcastle Team – 2nd Art and Poetry 🥈
- Year 6 Mixed Catholic Schools of Maitland-Newcastle Team – 3rd Science 🥉
- Year 6 St Mary’s Primary School, Warners Bay – 1st Mathematics 🥇
- Year 6 St Mary’s Primary School, Warners Bay – 1st Science 🥇
Secondary Teams
- Mixed Catholic Schools of Maitland-Newcastle Team – 1st Science 🥇
- Mixed Catholic Schools of Maitland-Newcastle Team – 1st Code Breaking 🥇
- Mixed Catholic Schools of Maitland-Newcastle Team – 2nd Engineering Challenge 🥈
- Mixed Catholic Schools of Maitland-Newcastle Team – 2nd Ideation 🥈
- Mixed Catholic Schools of Maitland-Newcastle Team – 2nd Cartography 🥈
- Mixed Catholic Schools of Maitland-Newcastle Team – 3rd Mathematics 🥉
- Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown – 2nd Mathematics 🥈
- Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown – 3rd Science 🥉
- Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown – 2nd Code Breaking 🥈
- Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown – 2nd Legacy 🥈
Year 8 Teams
- St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead – 3rd Code Breaking 🥉
- St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead – 2nd Art and Poetry 🥈
- Mixed Catholic Schools of Maitland-Newcastle Team – 2nd Code Breaking 🥈
- Mixed Catholic Schools of Maitland-Newcastle Team – 2nd Cartography 🥈
Year 9 Teams
- Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown – 1st Mathematics 🥇
- Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown – 1st Engineering 🥇
- Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown – 1st Legacy 🥇
- Mixed Catholic Schools of Maitland-Newcastle Team – 2nd Art and Poetry 🥈
Year 10 Teams
- Mixed Catholic Schools of Maitland-Newcastle Team – 1st Mathematics 🥇
- Mixed Catholic Schools of Maitland-Newcastle Team – 1st English 🥇
- Mixed Catholic Schools of Maitland-Newcastle Team – 3rd Code Breaking 🥉
- Mixed Catholic Schools of Maitland-Newcastle Team – 3rd Cartography 🥉
- Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown – 1st Creative Producers 🥇
- Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown – 1st Art and Poetry 🥇
- Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown – 1st Code Breaking 🥇
- Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown – 1st Legacy 🥇
- Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown – 2nd Ideation 🥈
- Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown – 2nd Cartography 🥈
- St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead – 1st Engineering (B team) 🥇
- St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead – 3rd Engineering (A team) 🥉
- St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead – 3rd Ideation 🥉
- St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead – 3rd Ideation 🥉
