The annual CQUniversity High School Business Challenge recently celebrated 10 years of success in Rockhampton, with teams from eight local high school battling it out for some fantastic prizes.

The 2012 instalment of the event was made even more notable due the Challenge being held for the first time on CQUniversity's Bundaberg campus, attracting teams from four high schools...

L-R: Rockhampton Grammar School students Thomas Clarke, Jessica Kahl and Harley Messersmith with Professor Graham Pegg

 The Challenge saw teams of local year 12 students with an interest in business subjects compete in a quiz-style environment for various prizes in a fun filled night.

Quiz topics included accounting, general business studies, legal studies, the business world, general knowledge and sports.

The Rockhampton event has enjoyed a large amount of community support, with strong attendance from local school students, teachers and parents, and event organiser Claudia Vaile says there was much excitement at introducing the event to Bundaberg campus.

"Through the Business Challenge events we aimed to create awareness of CQUniversity's Business, Accounting, Property and Law programs, provide an opportunity for the university to engage with local high school students, and give students access to relevant industry contacts in their fields of study"

The Rockhampton Grammar School ran out eventual winners in the Rockhampton event, successfully defending their 2011 title. Runners up were Emmaus College with Rockhampton State High School taking out third place.

Bundaberg North State High School were the inaugural winners of the Bundaberg event, with Isis District State High School and Bundaberg State High School claiming second and third place respectively.

Bundaberg North State High School students (L-R): Gaby Silcock, Steven Everett and Miranda Marsden

The Business Challenge was proudly sponsored by Ulton Chartered Accountants, with Kennas Chartered Accountants also sponsoring the Rockhampton event.