High School Design Competition

Attention Grade 10-12 high school students: Put your engineering skills to the test!

Student teams recalibrate their designed device between competition shots.

In the School of Engineering's annual High School Design Competition, each year brings a new challenge for teams of high school students to design, build, and innovate.

Experience the thrills of engineering! Compete for fabulous prizes, including School of Engineering swag and tuition credits toward a UNBC Engineering program!

Interested in joining this year's competition? Contact: Engineering.Outreach@unbc.ca

Current Competition

Past Competitions

2025 Competition

In this year's competition, throw caution to the wind with a challenge to design an apparatus that can launch bean bags for accuracy and distance.

Date: 14 March 2025
Location: Gymnasium 1 - Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre | UNBC, Prince George Campus

Full competition schedule forthcoming. Stay tuned!

Registration deadline extended to 1 December!

All teams must register here by 1 December 2024 to participate in the 2025 Competition.

Competition Specifications

Access the document linked below for full details on this year's competition. Happy designing!

2025 Competition Specifications

Requirements Overview

Teams of 2-4, between Grades 10-12, are invited to participate. Teams of mixed grades are permitted.
The designed apparatus must be powered by a falling sandbag and have a maximum footprint of 1 metre x 1 metre.
Teams will also present their designs to competition judges and participate in a Q&A session during the competition.
Participating teams will receive access to funds to complete their design for the competition.

2025 Sponsors

2024 Competition

Overall Champions:

Remi Giroux & Sam Darragh, Valemount Secondary School

Overall winning team from Valemount Secondary School hold their award certificates and smile with competition organizers. — Remi Giroux and Sam Darragh from Valemount Secondary School were the overall winners of the 2024 Design Competition..

Design Challenge Details

At the inaugural competition, the puck stops here with a challenge to design an apparatus that can shoot a hockey puck toward a target.

Requirements

Teams of 2-4, between Grades 10-12, are invited to participate. Teams of mixed grades are permitted.
The apparatus must be powered by a falling sandbag and have a maximum footprint of 1 metre x 1 metre. Teams will launch in two rounds featuring two different scoring challenges.
Participating teams will receive access to funds to complete their design for the competition.