Nine high school students were announced as winners of the 2015 Student Economics Competition during an awards ceremony on Monday 14 September 2015 at the University of Queensland (UQ) Art Museum.
The economics competition, which is organised by Queensland Economics Teachers Association (QETA) and sponsored by The UQ School of Economics, is open to all Queensland year 11 and 12 students.
Students from each year level participating in the competition must answer 40 multiple choice questions in 45 minutes.
The questions cover current economics events and core units of the Queensland economics syllabus.
This year, a record number of students entered the economics competition.
In total 2415 students from 52 Queensland high schools participated with the following winners being selected.
Year 11 Competition Winners
| 1st Place (tied) | Alison Montes de Oca from Brisbane State High School Bradushram Balakrishnan from St. Paul’s School |
| 3rd Place (tied) | Callum Dargavel from Brisbane Grammar School Mathieu Dawes from Corinda State High School Aaron Mancy from Brisbane State High School Alex Lo from Brisbane Grammar School |
Year 12 Competition Winners
| 1st Place | Alistair Snow Ipswich Grammar School |
| 2nd Place (tied) | Miles Peric from Ipswich Grammar School Antigonie Bradshaw from Somerville House |
During the presentation ceremony, Head of School Professor Rodney Strachan congratulated each student on their achievement and presented them with their certificate and prize.
Professor Strachan also thanked QETA for their continued work in promoting teaching and learning in economics in Queensland.
Ron Hanmer, QETA President, who also attended the event, praised the winning students’ efforts acknowledging that their achievements place them at the top of their year level.
After the formal presentation concluded, the prize-winning students, their families, teachers and representatives from UQ and QETA celebrated at a cocktail reception.
