Titration Competition

Fueling Passion, Fostering Excellence: Elevate Your Chemistry Journey with the Titration Competition!

The Titration Competition aims to inspire high school students with a passion for Chemistry, especially its hands-on aspects, to enhance their scientific abilities and comprehension. This competition offers participants the chance to engage in experimental work within a university laboratory in their state (where possible), providing them with valuable experience. Additionally, participants have the exciting opportunity to compete on a national scale.

Open to Students based in Australia. 

What does the Titration experiment involve?


In this experiment, each team member conducts two rounds of acid-base titrations to ascertain the unknown concentration of a weak acid within a supplied solution. The potential weak acids include ethanoic acid (commonly known as acetic acid), oxalic acid, or potassium hydrogen phthalate. Prior to determining the concentration of the unknown acid, a solution of the strong base sodium hydroxide is standardized using the provided standard acid.

How does the competition work?


The competition unfolds through distinct preliminary investigation activities in each state and territory. These activities aim to pinpoint the most skilled teams, qualifying them for participation in the national finals. 

How does the judging work? 


Teams are evaluated based on the reported values for the unknown weak acid used in the preliminary titration investigation within their respective state or territory. The ranking is determined by how closely the teams approximate the actual concentration for each acid. Although there may be slight variations in the volumetric analyses from state to state, the requirements remain equivalent.

How do I enter?


To enter the Competition, please consult the information provided further down this page, corresponding to your state or territory. 

Rules, Guide & History

A guide to Titration

Tips for Titration Coordinators

Dr Trevor G Appleton Memorial Award Trophy

State Competition Details 2025

Australian Capital Territory

 

Contact: Mark Ellison - mark.ellison@anu.edu.au mark.ellison@anu.edu.au

Register here: Link to be made available in early 2025

Competition date: 6th May 2025, 5.00pm-7.30pm

Competition location: Australian National University (Science Teaching Building); Bldg. 136

New South Wales

 

Contact: Joshua Westerway - Joshua.Westerway@det.nsw.edu.au Joshua.Westerway@det.nsw.edu.au

Register here: Links to be made available in 2025

Registration deadline: TBC

Competition dates & venues:

University of Sydney: 5th & 6th June 2025

University of Sydney, Narrabri Campus: 26th June 2025

University of New South Wales: 30th May 2025

University of Technology, Sydney: 13th June 2025

Western Sydney University, Campbelltown Campus: 27th June 2025

Western Sydney University, Hawkesbury Campus: 27th June 2025

Western Sydney University, Parramatta Campus: 27th June 2025

Macquarie University: 21st June 2025

University of Newcastle: 23rd - 27th June 2025

University of Wollongong: 12th June 2025

Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga: 6th June 2025

University of New England, Armidale: 11th & 12th June 2025

Southern Cross University, Lismore: 19th & 20th June 2025

Northern Territory

 

Contact: Vinuthaa Murthy - raci-ntcmt@raci.org.au raci-ntcmt@raci.org.au

Register here: Link to be made available in 2025

Registration deadline: TBC

Competition date: Prelim round: August (date TBC); Final round October (date TBC);

Competition location: Prelim round at own school; Final round at Charles Darwin University.

Queensland

 

General Enquiries Contact: Tim Dargaville - racichemicaleducationgroup@gmail.com racichemicaleducationgroup@gmail.com

Register here: Link to be made available in 2025

The competition will run both In schools and at universities. Details for in-school participation will be released in early 2025.

Competition dates/Locations:

James Cook University, Cairns: 7th May 2025

James Cook University, Townsville: 7th May 2025

There is no registration fee for students participating in Cairns or Townsville

 

University of Queensland: 24th May 2025

Queensland University of Technology: 31st May 2025

Griffith University: 7th June 2025

Registration fees for UQ, QUT & Griffith will be $27.50 - $38.50 per team depending on venue and equipment hire.

South Australia

 

Contact: Ian McMahon - imcmahon33@yahoo.com imcmahon33@yahoo.com

Register here: Link to be made available in early 2025

Registration deadline: May 2025 (exact date TBC)

Result submission deadline: End of June 2025 (exact date TBC)

State Final: August 2025 (exact date TBC)

Tasmania

 

Contact: Brendan Gourlay - bgourlay@gyc.tas.edu.au bgourlay@gyc.tas.edu.au

Register here: Link to be made available in early 2025

Registration deadline: by June (exact date TBC)

Result submission deadline: Mid-August (exact date TBC)

Victoria

 

Contact: RACI VIC Branch - raci-viccmt@raci.org.au raci-viccmt@raci.org.au

Register here: Link to be made available in 2025

Registration deadline: TBC

Competition results to received by: TBC

Western Australia

 

Contact: Nathan Curnow - Nathan.Curnow@education.wa.edu.au Nathan.Curnow@education.wa.edu.au

Register here: Link to be made available in early 2025

Competition Dates: Competition will take place both in-school and at Curtin, UWA & ECU in June (exact dates TBC)

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