2026 award winners
Congratulations to the award winners of the 2026 Queensland Quantum Challenge. The award winners were announced by the Honourable John-Paul Langbroek MP—Minister for Education and the Arts, and the Honourable Andrew Powell MP—Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation at an awards ceremony held at Customs House, Brisbane on 27 July 2026.
The
2026 Queensland Quantum Challenge task was to 'produce a short video to explain how an emerging quantum technology can provide opportunities or address a problem in Queensland'.
Year 9 individual
Winner:
- Shrivant Malviya, The Gap State High School
Highly commended:
- Eve Cox, Corinda State High School
Year 9 pairs
Winner:
- Karen, St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School (Corinda)
- Peiyu (Shirley) Wang, St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School (Corinda)
Highly commended:
- Lemon Park, Brisbane South State Secondary College
- Leo Roberston, Brisbane South State Secondary College
Year 10 individual
Winner:
- Kavin Mongar, Gordonvale State High School
Highly commended:
- Saketh Manda, Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
Year 10 pairs
Winner:
- Ayla Baeumer, Cannon Hill Anglican College (Cannon Hill)
- Eliza Guandalini, Cannon Hill Anglican College (Cannon Hill)
Highly commended:
- Isobel, Cannon Hill Anglican College (Cannon Hill)
- Pippa, Cannon Hill Anglican College (Cannon Hill)
Year 11 individual
Winner:
- Yuetong (Lily) Jiang, St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School (Corinda)
Highly commended:
- Aditya Verma, Mango Hill State Secondary College
Year 11 pairs
Winner:
- Sarah Warburton, St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School (Corinda)
- Sophie Morse, St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School (Corinda)
Highly commended:
- Lana Kandakji, Trinity Anglican School (White Rock)
- Siya Bozza, Trinity Anglican School (White Rock)