Explore as a

Home What we do Our funds and opportunities CREST Awards

About CREST

CREST is designed to encourage years 0-13 students to be innovative, creative, and to problem solve in science, technology and environmental studies.

Primary CREST

Primary CREST activities have been designed to motivate primary students and to deve...
  • Primary CREST activities have been designed to motivate primary students and to develop their interest in science and technology

First CREST

First and Team First are awards for practical projects, generally for Y6-8 students an...
  • First and Team First are awards for practical projects, generally for Y6-8 students and can take 6 weeks to 1 Term to complete.

Bronze CREST

Bronze and Team Bronze are awards for more independent projects, generally for Year 8...
  • Bronze and Team Bronze are awards for more independent projects, generally for Year 8-10 students and can take up to 1-2 Terms to complete.

Silver CREST

All Silver awards for challenging projects, generally for Y11-13 students and can tak...
  • All Silver awards for challenging projects, generally for Y11-13 students and can take 3-4 Terms to complete.

Gold CREST

Gold and Team Gold are awards for advanced projects, for Year 12-13 students and take 6...
  • Gold and Team Gold are awards for advanced projects, for Year 12-13 students and take 6 Terms to complete.

CREST Challenges

On occasion, CREST provides specialised opportunities and challenges for CRESTing...
  • On occasion, CREST provides specialised opportunities and challenges for CRESTing teachers and students

Digital CREST

Digital CREST is part of a new and exciting digital challenge. Through Tahi Rua Tor...
  • Digital CREST is part of a new and exciting digital challenge...

CREST Connections

CREST Connections links CREST with other programmes. Students who undertake and ...
  • CREST Connections links CREST with other programmes...

CREST 150 celebration

To help celebrate Royal Society Te Apārangi’s 150th anniversary, CREST ha...
  • To help celebrate Royal Society Te Apārangi’s 150th anniversary, CREST has developed investigations inspired by the Society's Fellows, significant New Zealand resear...

Order from CREST

Schools can register for the CREST programme and purchase CREST materials
  • Schools can register for the CREST programme and purchase CREST materials

Ethical Practice

CREST is about encouraging good, ethical practice and must meet commonly accepted ethical standards
  • CREST is about encouraging good, ethical practice and must meet commonly accepted ethical standards

CREST news

View the latest news about CREST
  • View the latest news about CREST

Repelling Insects

Team Gold for PNGHS
  • PUBLISHED:
    Tue 18 Jul 2017

Share our content