Past finalists

Finalists 2024

As part of the Metro Minds STEAM Challenge, students from Year 7 to Year 10 were invited to come up with an innovative solution to an authentic Sydney Metro challenge or opportunity.

Five finalist teams from Montgrove College, North Sydney Boys High School, Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta, Parramatta High School and St Clare’s College Waverley, were invited to pitch their innovation to a judging panel and live audience at the Aerial UTS Function Centre.

Congratulations to Johnathan Hu, Anson Lie, Jeffrey Ma and Ziyang Xu, from North Sydney Boys High School, winners of our 2024 Metro Minds STEAM Challenge. The team presented an innovative idea called ‘Purgato - the perfect robot for track maintenance.” Purgato originates from a Latin verb which means to cleanse/clean and they presented a prototype robot and a solution for automating Sydney Metro’s track maintenance. Their presentation pitch included detailed design costs, challenges and future-proofing considerations 

Finalists 2023

Five finalist teams from Catherine McAuley Westmead, North Sydney Boys High School, Riverside Girls High School, Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus and Xavier College, were invited to pitch their innovation to a judging panel and live audience at the Aerial UTS Function Centre.

Congratulations to Annabelle Tan, Grace Louey, Kaitlyn Fong and Katrina Koop from Riverside Girls High School, winners of our 2023 Metro Minds STEAM Challenge. The team presented an innovative idea called ‘UPIC’ (User Personalised Integrated Carriages), which includes customizable seating configurations based on short, medium and long commutes. UPIC also includes panels on carriages showing carriage capacity in real time to address the accessibility and convenience associated with riding the metro. 

Finalists 2022

Five finalist teams from Cranbrook School, Lucas Heights Community School, Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta, Sefton High School and Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus, were invited to pitch their innovation to a judging panel and live audience at the International Convention Centre Sydney.

Congratulations to Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta, winners of our 2022 Metro Minds STEAM Challenge. The team presented an innovative idea to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands which Sydney Metro operates.

Finalists 2021

Congratulations to our six finalist teams that were recognised for their excellent ideas and innovation.

Take a look at our top submissions in 2021 from Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus, Parramatta High School, Catherine McAuley Westmead, Cumberland High School, St Marouns College and Cranbrook School. The students received feedback from Sydney Metro’s executive team at the finals event on 12 August 2021.