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and supported by
Frank Drysdale Secondary Interschool Numero® Challenge
DATES FOR 2025 COMPETITIONS
South Heat : Monday 4th August, 2025 (Wk 3 Term 3)
Central Heat : Tuesday, 5th August, 2025 (Wk 3 Term 3)
North Heat : Wednesday, 6th August, 2025 (Wk 3 Term 3)
Grand Final : Wednesday, 13th August, 2025 (Wk 4 Term 3)
Click here to register for 2025!
(Registrations open 1st January 2025)
Please get in contact with [email protected] for any enquiries as to the regions in which heats are held.
These are subject to change dependent on registrations.
Important Competition Information – Please read before registration!
Teams: We guarantee to accept 2 teams per school, however schools can register for up to 4 teams if space allows. Once all registered schools are allocated their 2 teams each, the extra teams are then offered on a first in best dressed basis. Therefore, if you want more than two teams, early registration is recommended. Team numbers are not confirmed until after registration has closed at the end of week 8, term 2 (Friday 20th June 2025).
Heats/Venues: Where possible, first preferences are given, but cannot be guaranteed. Placement in heats is dependent on registration numbers and proximity to the hosting venues. Please always check alternative dates of heats – just in case! Please also consider being a HOST SCHOOL, as we would love to go to as many different schools as possible. (If there is a date you definitely can’t attend, please feel free to add this information in the ‘comments’ section.)
There is also the possibility of heat venue amendments, again depending on location of registrations. If you have queries on the best heats for your school, please get in touch via email ([email protected]) for advice.
Registration Fee: There is a nominal registration fee of $60 per school, regardless of the number of teams entered in the event. An invoice for this fee will be issued once registration has been recorded and is due and payable within 4 weeks of the invoice date. Non-payment by the due date will mean the registration for your school will drop to the bottom of the registration order. This fee is non-refundable. This payment must be paid for your school to compete (non-payment = non-compete).
Confirmation: On receipt of your registration, you will receive a short “acknowledgement of registration” email within 48-72 hours, along with the registration invoice. Official confirmation of team numbers allocated, heat, date, venue, etc will be emailed to you following close of registrations. You can expect this email by the end of week 9, term 2. If you haven’t received either of these emails by the above deadlines, please get in touch with [email protected] immediately, or phone 0409 082 291.
Event History
This is a competition that has been running in Western Australian secondary schools since 2007. It grew out of the success of the primary competitions. A secondary event was not held in 2008, however since 2009 it has become an annual event.
Named after its creator, the Frank Drysdale Secondary Numero Challenge was a one off event each year and has remained relatively small, although supported very loyally by a number of schools. As more interest has been shown in secondary schools, 2019 saw a change, with 2 heats being held, leading to a final the following week. This process was repeated in 2020, but due to an overwhelming increase in secondary schools playing Numero, the event increased to 3 heats in 2021, which has continued to the present.
Previous Winners
Including our current champions, winners have included Carey Baptist College (eight victories in total), St Stephen’s School Carramar (three victories), Mercy College (two victories), Aranmore Catholic College (one victory), Melville Senior High School (one victory), Perth Modern School (one victory) and now Bob Hawke College (one victory).
Campion Education
In 2022 Campion Education took over the sponsorship and have committed to this event moving forward. It is great to have them on board and we look forward to many more in the future.
Campion is a proud Australian family business and the major distributor of Numero.
Edwina Forward Engraving
Like the primary competition, Edwina Forward Engraving (EFE) has supported this event since its inception, providing all our trophies. EFE have always been a small family business, and despite being recently sold, it has maintained that status (albeit with a new family). Their support of Numero® remains, and we truly appreciate our continuing association.
Frank Drysdale Secondary Interschool Numero® Challenge 2024
The 17th year of the Frank Drysdale Secondary Interschool Numero® Challenge was again competed by 21 schools, our largest contingent yet! This year the schools represented were (in alphabetical order) Aquinas College, Atlantis Beach Baptist College, Bob Hawke College, Carey Baptist College, Carine Senior High School, Dowerin District High School, Duncraig Senior High School, Ellenbrook Secondary College, Kelmscott Senior High School, Lesmurdie Senior High School, Mandurah Baptist College, Mazenod College, Melville Senior High School, Mercy College, Ocean Reef Senior High School, Perth Modern School, St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls, St James’ Anglican School, St Stephen’s School Carramar, St Stephen’s School Duncraig and Swan Valley Anglican Community School.
Official Championship Photo 2024
Left to right: Mr Jamie Hayres, Service Director Secondary, District High Schools and Post School Pathways, (representing the Director General of Education); Mrs Julie Richards, Director, Independent Education & Training (IET); Bob Hawke Number Gnomes (2024 Champions); Mr Dwayne Green, Primary & Secondary Account Manager, Campion Education; Mrs Paula McMahon, Executive Officer, The Mathematical Association of Western Australia (MAWA).
Champions 2024
(1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively)
Winners: Bob Hawke College (Bob Hawke Number Gnomes)
2nd Place: Perth Modern School (Perth Mod Machines)
3rd Place: Perth Modern School (Perth Mod Pi-thons)