2025 has been another record year for Future Anything’s Activate in-curriculum school entrepreneurship program with over 8200 students and 370+ teachers in 85 schools across Australia, bending the future, one youth-led idea at a time.
On Tuesday 21 and Thursday 23 October, close to 100 school-age entrepreneurs in 40 teams from across Australia battled it out in eight live National Semi Finals.
Pitching live online to 24 high profile judges from the worlds of social entrepreneurship, education, tech and innovation, teams showcased their innovative, scalable and sustainable for-purpose enterprise solutions designed to solve the real-world problems that matter to them.
The winners of each of the eight National Semi Finals now progress to pitch live at the Future Anything National Grand Final 2025, alongside a further 15+ teams who’ll showcase a diverse range of innovative products in the Grand Final Showcase.
The National Grand Final 2025 takes place in person at the State Library of Queensland (Brisbane) and live online on Tuesday 18 November 2025. Click here to secure your free live or virtual tickets!
FUTURE ANYTHING NATIONAL SEMI FINALS 2025 WINNERS
These teams progress to pitch live at the Future Anything National Grand Final 2025 on Tuesday 18 November.
Semi Final 1 Winner:
Period. (Ferny Grove State High School)
Period is a social enterprise donating free reusable period kits, sewing materials, and sexual education pamphlets funded by pad-sewing workshops to those suffering from period poverty.
Semi Final 2 Winner:
EcoDrive (Loreto Kirribilli)
EcoDrive is a road safety system that uses motion-sensor posts and GPS alerts to reduce wildlife collisions by creating cautious drivers, protecting native animals and people.
Semi Final 3 Winner:
Never in the Rough (Ardrossan Area School)
Never in the Rough create bold, sustainable golf gear that’s impossible to lose, with profits funding men’s mental health and mate ship.
Semi Final 4 Winner:
Sunshine Co. (Fairholme College)
Sunshine Co. is a brand of kid’s sunscreen that makes application fun and interactive so kids want to reapply, they also supply free sunscreen stations to help prevent skin cancer.
Semi Final 5 Winner:
Pawsitive Vitals (Bowen State High School)
Pawsitive Vitals is a product that monitors your household pet’s heart rate and temperature, ensuring their well-being, we donate some of our profit to the RSPCA to improve animals lives.
Semi Final 6 Winner:
Perfectly Tucked (Canterbury College)
Our business creates sheets that help parents teach kids to make their beds. Using a matching animal game, we turn bed making into an enjoyable, engaging routine for young children.
Semi Final 7 Winner:
Construct Pal (Canterbury College)
Construct Pal is a set of reusable clips that transform cardboard into building blocks, solving classroom waste and cost problems by enabling creative, hands on learning, with recycled materials.
Semi Final 8 Winner:
Flavva. (Marymount College)
We manufacture dissolvable oral strips targeted towards chemotherapy patients to help either temporarily alter taste from sour to sweet, or to enhance flavours of meals.
FUTURE ANYTHING NATIONAL SEMI FINALS 2025 RUNNERS UP
Semi Final 1 Runner Up:
Deduction Dungeon (Investigator College)
Semi Final 2 Runner Up:
Second Serve (Brisbane Girls’ Grammar School)
Semi Final 3 Runner Up:
Bloom Bar (Redlands School)
Semi Final 4 Runner Up:
The Fishmobile (Matthew Flinders Anglican College)
Semi Final 5 Runner Up:
The Baby Seat Booster (Coorparoo Secondary College)
Semi Final 6 Runner Up:
Smart Stack (St Andrew’s Anglican College)
Semi Final 7 Runner Up:
Mik (Queensland Academies Health Sciences Campus)
Semi Final 8 Runner Up:
Hobby Helper (MacGregor State High School)
FUTURE ANYTHING NATIONAL SEMI FINALS 2025 PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNERS
Semi Final 1 People’s Choice:
Deduction Dungeon (Investigator College)
Semi Final 2 People’s Choice:
Shark Signal (Investigator College)
Semi Final 3 People’s Choice:
Money Minds (Genesis Christian College)
Semi Final 4 People’s Choice:
The Fishmobile (Matthew Flinders Anglican College)
Semi Final 5 People’s Choice:
The Baby Seat Booster (Coorparoo Secondary College)
Semi Final 6 People’s Choice:
Weight & Worth (Marymount College)
Semi Final 7 People’s Choice:
Dadventure Basecamp (Silkwood School)
Semi Final 8 People’s Choice:
Flip Score (Silkwood School)
See the Future Anything National Semi Finals Winners pitching live alongside other teams showcasing their business ideas at the Future Anything 2025 National Grand Final live on Tuesday 18 November live online and in person at the State Library of Queensland, Brisbane.
Click here register to attend the National Grand Final 2025 in person or online.
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