Engineering, Science and Information Technology has always been identified as subjects that are difficult. Universities and schools are making efforts to demystify these subjects as difficult, at the same time, encouraging and motivating learners to have fun while learning. 

The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology successfully hosted its 18^th annual High school Quiz Whizz competition. The purpose is to promote the importance of science technology and environment fields among high school learners. This year only three schools entered the competition and they all qualified for the finals. Participating schools were Jim Fouché High School, Grey College Secondary School, and Sand du Plessis High School. This year Jim Fouché High School took the cup and won the 18th annual Quiz Whizz High Schools competition. Tessa Kellerman, Piet Kotzé and Christoff Bezuidenhout earned two faculty bursaries worth R 10 000 each for their school after winning an exciting final round against Grey College (runners-up) and Sand du Plessis High School (third place).This victory is the fifth for Jim Fouché since the inception of the Quiz in 1999. All three finalist schools shares study bursaries in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology to the total value of R45 000 for 2017. 

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From left: Christoff Bezuidenhout, Piet Kotzé, Tessa Kellerman and Mr Carel Korff, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology: Quiz Whizz Organiser.