Keira Peng (Year 3), finalist in the 2025 Eureka Sleek Geeks Science Prize for her film Dusty’s Mitey Poo.
Keira Peng (Year 3) has been named a finalist in the 2025 Eureka Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize – one of Australia’s most prestigious science competitions.
Presented annually by the Australian Museum, the Eureka Prizes are often referred to as the Oscars of Australian Science. While most categories are designed for professional scientists, the Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize encourages primary and secondary school students to engage with science by creating a short, two-minute film. This year’s theme was Above and Below, and students were challenged to explain a scientific concept in an engaging and accessible way.
Keira’s finalist-winning entry, Dusty’s Mitey Poo , explores the world of dust mites, highlighting their impact as allergens and demonstrating clever ways to reduce their presence. The film builds on scientific experiments from her Young Scientist project, which already won her the Best Scientific Investigation in NSW (K–2) earlier this year.
As a finalist, Keira is in the running for first place or one of two national runner-up positions and will attend the official Eureka Awards Presentation Night on Wednesday 3 September at Sydney Town Hall , where the winners will be announced.
Elizabeth Ong-Ly (Year 4), Kaitlyn Liucao (Year 5), Eleanor Preston (Year 5) and Eugenia Yeung (Year 6) – Highly Commended in the 2025 Eureka Sleek Geeks Science Prize.
In addition to Keira’s finalist nomination, four other PLC Sydney Junior School students have received Highly Commended recognition—an incredible result, with four of just seven Highly Commended entries nationwide coming from our school:
- Elizabeth Ong-Ly (Year 4) – Under Pressure
- Kaitlyn Liucao (Year 5) – Mangrove Mystery – The Secret World of Roots Above and Below
- Eleanor Preston (Year 5) – Below the Cool Canopies
- Eugenia Yeung (Year 6) – Being Buoyant Below
Annie Martin (Junior School Science Coordinator), Keira Peng (Year 3) and Scott Gregory (Technology, eLearning and Innovation Leader).
These achievements reflect the students’ creativity, scientific understanding, and hard work, as well as the dedicated mentoring provided by Mrs Annie Martin and Mr Scott Gregory.
We congratulate all students involved for their exceptional work and encourage the community to view their films (linked below), now available on YouTube for audiences around the world.
Keira Peng, Kaitlyn Liucao, Eleanor Preston, Elizabeth Ong-Ly, Eugenia Yeung