A*STAR-VJC Science Fair
A*STAR-VJC Science Fair
One of the objectives of the VJC Science & Technology Centre is to provide a platform for students to develop an interest in research and to nurture youths as research talents for Singapore.
The objective of the A*STAR-VJC Science Fair is to give students from schools the experience of conducting an investigative science project and provide them with a platform to present and share their findings with others, where they will also be assessed by external judges from various research institutes. Each year, the fair also attracts a fair number of schools who send students as attendees to the fair which allows A*STAR to reach out to schools in the East Zone that we do not normally engage.
The science fair judging will be held face-to-face on 22 July 2025 and the prize presentation and sharing session will be held in person at Victoria Junior College on 25 July 2025.
The A*STAR-VJC Science Fair is open to all Singapore Secondary Schools. There are three categories.
• Upper Secondary (East Zone)
• Upper Secondary (Open)
• Lower Secondary (Open)
The nature of the research projects for submission will be classified as follows.
• Science
• Technology and Engineering
• Mathematics and Computing
Prizes for each category are shown below.
GOLD: $80 book vouchers per team, medals and certificates
SILVER: $60 book vouchers per team, medals and certificates
BRONZE: $20 book vouchers per team, medals and certificates
MERIT: medals and certificates
To better support our prospective participants who may be new in their research journey, our Centre will be offering two workshops, namely: VJC Science e-Symposium and VJC Science Communication Workshop.
Please contact the following personnel if you have any queries.
1. Mr Lim Cher Chuan Tel: 6240 2131, lim.cherchuan@vjc.edu.sg
2. Dr. Wu Jiang (Head, Science & Technology Centre) Tel: 6240 2132, wujiang@vjc.edu.sg
Registration for the A*STAR-VJC Science Fair will open from 24 March 2025 to 26 May 2025. To register, please click on the button below.
2023 A*STAR-VJC Science Fair
2023 A*STAR-VJC Science Fair was held on 11July (online judging) and 14 July 2023 (onsite). A total of 82 teams from 27 schools participated in the online research competition.
Here are the participating schools.
Anderson Secondary School
Anglo Chinese School Independant
Cedar Girls' Secondary School
Chua Chu Kang Secondary School
Compassvale Secondary School
Dunman High School
Evergreen Secondary School
German European School Singapore
Nan Chiau High School
National Junior College
Ngee Ann Secondary School
NUS High School of Math & Science
Pasir Ris Secondary School
Paya Lebar MGS(S)
Pei Hwa Secondary School
Raffles Girls' School
Raffles Institution
School of Science and Technology, Singapore
Singapore Chinese Girls School
Springfield Secondary School
St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School
St. Joseph's Institution
Temasek Secondary School
Whitley Secondary School
Awards for 2022 A*STAR-VJC Science Fair
Upper Secondary (East Zone)
Gold - Cedar Girls' Secondary School (An investigation of the different types of ice cubes on their ability to cool a drink)
Silver - Cedar Girls' Secondary School (Enhancing the growth and shelf life of broccoli microgreens)
Silver - Ngee Ann Secondary School (Investigating the strength of paper made from different fruit peel waste for sustainable packaging)
Bronze - Dunman High School (Development of antimicrobial coating for inhibition of microbial surface colonisation in marine environments)
Bronze - Temasek Secondary School (Efficient and Reusable Common Man-made and Natural Waste for Cleaning up Oil Spills in Singapore)
Merit - Ngee Ann Secondary School (Investigating the feasibility of producing environmentally-friendly eggshell plates)
Upper Secondary (Open)
Gold - Raffles Girls' School (Feasibility of Construction of a PM 2.5 Air Filter using Sugarcane Bagasse)
Silver - Raffles Institution (How Our Pets Can Save The World: Investigating The Use of Animal Hair and Activated Carbon Synthesised from it in adsorbing spilled oils in oceans)
Silver - NUS High School of Math & Science (Projectile motion of cylindrical projectiles)
Bronze - National Junior College (Mathematical Modelling of Dengue Fever in the 2020 Lockdown Outbreak)
Bronze - NUS High School of Math & Science (Optimisation of the wing structure of Gliders)
Merit - St. Joseph's Institution (Investigation on the effect of different types of surfactants on the colloidal stability of magnetorheological fluids)
Merit - National Junior College (The effect of explosive strength training on overarm softball throw for female youths)
Merit - Evergreen Secondary School (An Investigation into the Bisphenol A and phenolic contact between Thermal receipts on exposure to human skin)
Lower Secondary (Open)
Gold - Raffles Institution (Optimisation of Biophotovoltaic Fuel Cells)
Silver - Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) (To investigate which natural enzymes tenderise food better)
Silver - Raffles Girls' School (Comparative study on natural plant fibres as water filters)
Silver - Anglo Chinese School (Independent) (Evaluating How Learning Rate and Batch Sizes Affects The Performance Of Deep Neural Networks on the Segmentation of Computed Tomography (CT) Lung Scans of COVID-19 Patients)
Bronze - Dunman High School (Investigating the effectiveness of natural oil sorbents on the removal of oil spills)
Bronze - German European School Singapore (To what extent does the temperature of water affect the anti-oxidant level of Green Tea?)
Bronze - Nan Chiau High School (Table / Desk Cleaning device)
Merit - Anderson Secondary School (To Investigate How the Amount of Caffeine in Black Tea is Affected by the Duration left inside the refrigerator.)
Merit - Pasir Ris Secondary School (Investigating optimum conditions for mealworms to feed on plastics)
Merit - School of Science and Technology, Singapore (Investigation of the effect of the exposure time of coronal discharge on the percentage of area of bacterial growth)