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National Semi Finals 2026 Winners

Published

October 14, 2026

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Future Anything

This article was written by a member of the Future Anything team.

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2026 has been another record year for The Future Anything Challenge, with over 10800 students and 470+ teachers in over 100 schools, bending the future, one youth-led idea at a time.

On Tuesday 13 & Wednesday 14 October, over 110 school-age entrepreneurs in 46 teams from across Australia battled it out in eight live Semi Finals.

Pitching live online to 22 high profile judges from the worlds of social entrepreneurship, education, tech and innovation, teams showcased their innovative, scalable and sustainable for-purpose enterprise solutions designed to solve the real-world problems that matter to them.

The winners of each of the eight Semi Finals now progress to pitch live at the Future Anything Challenge Grand Final 2026, alongside a further 15+ teams who'll showcase a diverse range of innovative products in the Grand Final Showcase.

The Future Anything Challenge Grand Final 2026 takes place in person at the Thomas Dixon Centre (Brisbane) and live online on Monday 9 November 2026.

Semi Final 1 Results

Winner: Side-Quest - St Hilda's School Southport

Runner Up: ShePlayz - Somerville House

People’s Choice: ShePlayz - Somerville House

Semi Final 2 Results

Winner: A Little Help - Sheldon College

Runner Up: More than a Game Initiative - Taparra Primary School

People’s Choice: Fly Ball - Matthew Flinders Anglican College

Semi Final 3 Results

‍Winner: Toad Terminator - Matthew Flinders Anglican College

Runner Up: Just Keep Rolling - Canterbury College

People’s Choice: Toad Terminator - Matthew Flinders Anglican College

Semi Final 4 Results

‍Winner: Fix It! - Somerville House

Runner Up: Navigait - Sheldon College

People’s Choice: Quantum Finance AI - St Patrick's College Mackay

Semi Final 5 Results

‍Winner: Late-Bloomers - Marsden State High School

Runner Up: PupPursue - Marymount College

People’s Choice: Pure Strand - Loxton High School

Semi Final 6 Results

‍Winner: YEP - Your Essential Pilot - Marymount College

Runner Up: Open Circle - Parramatta Marist High School

People’s Choice: WaveWatch - Cardijn College

Semi Final 7 Results

‍Winner: status:sustain - Queensland Academies for Health Sciences

Runner Up: Portair - Anglican Church Grammar School

People’s Choice: status:sustain - Queensland Academies for Health Sciences

Semi Final 8 Results

‍Winner: Rememball - Brisbane South State Secondary College

Runner Up: Panora - Bowen State High School

People’s Choice: Fit for Her - Loreto College Coorparoo

A huge congratulations to all of our teams. We cannot wait to see you pitch and showcase your ideas at our Future Anything Challenge Grand Final.

Tickets are free - and you can even watch virtually via our livestream. Grab your ticket below to support our teams!

Grab your tickets for the Future Anything Challenge Grand Final.

Join us on Monday 9 November at the Thomas Dixon Centre in Brisbane or online as student teams pitch their ideas live to industry judges, competing for funding and support to launch their idea.