By PAUL MILLAR
STUDENTS from Highton Primary School will challenge some of the brightest minds in the Asia-Pacific region after winning a Tournament of Minds state final.
The team of seven will take on schools from Hong Kong, Thailand, New Zealand, Singapore and other Australian states in the Australasian championship at Sydney on 17 October.
Principal Tony Gove said the school had reached the state finals three times from four attempts.
“Now we’ve made it to the next level,” he said.
The Tournament of Minds pits students against each other in intellectual challenges.
The regional level’s first challenge has a spontaneous format, requiring students to answer questions immediately. The second requires the team to select a problem and develop a solution for demonstration through performance six weeks later.
State finals teams develop a solution of similar complexity but within three hours.
The Highton students were “confident, relaxed, well-prepared and went about their business” in the state final, Mr Gove said.
“They didn’t spend a lot of time stressing about anything.”
The students were looking forward to the challenge in Sydney, Mr Gove said.
