Join the Reef Guardian Schools 2025 Eco Challenge

The 2025 Eco Challenge is open to schools worldwide and is suitable for primary and high school students. 

Aligned with the UN Sustainability Goals, and the Australian Curriculum, this year’s Eco Challenge consists of eight STEAM based challenges designed to inspire students to Care, Learn, Act and Share (C.L.A. S=S) their passion for the Great Barrier Reef, and reefs globally.

Students can choose to complete one challenge or all eight, it’s up to them. Every student that enters will receive a Certificate of Participation, and if they enter all eight, they will receive the coveted 2025 Eco Challenge Champion certificate. Plus, there are some great prizes to be won along the way – including a GoPro Hero action camera! 

Participation Details: 

  • Eligibility: Designed for students in Years 4 –12 (ages 9–18) but can be adapted for other ages.
  • Challenge Options: Choose to complete from one to eight challenges.
  • Participation: Students can work individually or in teams of up to six, except for Challenge 7, which is designed as a class activity. 

Cost: FREE for everyone to enter. 

  • All challenges and submission guidelines are outlined in the 2025 Eco Challenge Participant Guide
  • Teachers or parent supervisors can register their class, group, or individual students. 
  • Each registered participant may submit only one entry per challenge. 
  • Participants must be registered by 1 September 2025 via the online Registration and Declaration form and must read and accept the Privacy Collection Notice and Declaration. 

Key Dates: 

  • Registration Opens and Start Date: Friday, 31 January 2025. 
  • Closing date for Registrations: Monday, 1 September 2025 
  • Submission Deadline: Midnight, Tuesday, 23 September 2025. 
  • Winners Announced: First week of October 2025. 

Judging 

Entries for each challenge are separated into three age categories. These are: 

  • Primary school (years 4-6)
  • Middle school (years 7-9)
  • Senior school (years 10-12)

Prizes 

Winners in each of the three categories for the eight challenges will receive: 

  • Reef Guardian School hat 
  • Winner's certificates 
  • A Virtual Learning Experience for their class or school. 

Plus, every entry goes into the draw to win a GoPro Hero action camera! So, the more entries submitted, the greater the chance of winning! 

REGISTER HERE

Make sure to download the 2025 Eco Challenge Participant Guide for more information.