Organised by the Association of Science, Technology and Innovation (ASTI), the National Science Fair for Young Children (NSFYC) 2025 attracted more than 20,000 pupils, with 70 out of 396 Tamil schools qualifying for the finals.
Held from Sept 27 to 29 in Kuala Lumpur, the event, which also saw a total of 770 teachers being trained in scientific methodology to guide their pupils more effectively, combined hands-on experiments and exhibitions designed to test pupils’ knowledge, creativity, and ability to apply scientific methodology.
Each school was required to select one topic from 12 titles proposed by the judging panel, and then design a prototype experiment to showcase their scientific knowledge, creativity and skills.
These were later showcased and presented to both judges and the public, enabling pupils to demonstrate not only their scientific understanding, but also their communication and presentation skills.
SJKT Taman Tun Aminah (Johor), the NSFYC 2025 platinum awardee, received RM2,500, while gold winners SJKT Castlefield (Selangor) and SJKT ST Philomena Convent (Perak) took home RM1,500 each.
SJKT Ladang Wellesley (Kedah), SJKT Kangkar Pulai and SJKT Jalan Yahya Awal (Johor), received RM1,000 each for bagging the silver.
Bronze medal recipients SJKT Nilai (Negri Sembilan), SJKT Kulim (Kedah), SJKT Permas Jaya (Johor) and SJKT Bentong (Pahang) were awarded RM700 for their efforts.
SJKT Ladang Kelan (Johor) was named the winner of the inaugural “Datuk Seri Dr Jeyaindran Sinnadurai Innovation Award”.
The award was named after the late deputy health director-general Dr Jeyaindran, who was instrumental in developing the science fair.
