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Who can enter?
The Fair is open to any student in Years 7-13. You may work alone or as a team of up to three members. Talk to your teacher for more information and to get some guidance.
When and where?
General information about the Fair (such and when and where it will be held) can be found here.
Why enter?
The Fair celebrates excellence in science and technology. Exhibits are judged by a panel of experts from industry, research organisations, universities and schools.
You may win one or more prizes, some of which have a substantial value – see Prizes (in the past “Best in Fair” has been a choice of tertiary scholarships). If you have more than one exhibitor you will need to divide the prize between team members.
How?
All the details you need are on this site. It will tell you what you need to do to enter the Fair and how to do well!
How much does it cost?
There is an administration cost of $5.00 per exhibit – you will need to pay this to your school, then schools will be invoiced for all of the exhibits entered from that school. NB: There is no entry fee again for 2026.
Entry classes:
Entries are classified in year groups and as either science or technology exhibits:
Science
An investigation into any aspect of the physical, chemical, biological, geological or psychological world that involves the testing of a hypothesis or the gathering and processing of data to reach a conclusion.
Technology
An innovative solution to a problem aimed at meeting a need or opportunity and involving the development of a product, system or environment. This type of project would use the Design Thinking Process.
For more details, see your teacher or the Science and Technology Fair Coordinator at your school.
Entry categories:
Your entry also needs to be placed in one of the following categories. Your teacher will help you to choose the best category for your project.
Ecology, agriculture/horticulture, environmental science and animal science
Health, medicine, nutrition, psychology and biotechnology
Earth science and natural hazards
Physics, engineering, electronics and computer science
Chemistry
Other
What else do I need to know?
Do I need ethics committee approval for my investigation?
Safety requirements
Here are links to some web pages that you might find useful:
•Christchurch City Libraries — A guide to designing your science fair project
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