National Grand Final 2025 Showcase Winners Crowned

Published 19 November 2025

Deduction Dungeon from Investigator College (SA) was crowned the winner of the Future Anything National Grand Final Showcase 2025 at a high-profile event held at The State Library of Queensland in Brisbane last night.

In the culmination of Future Anything’s in-curriculum innovation program, Activate , twenty one teams of school-age entrepreneurs took part in the Future Anything National Grand Final 2025 in the buzzing Showcase Expo.

Showcase judges Dominique Lamb (Director of Community Affairs, Brisbane 2032), Adele Laughton (CEO, Queensland Social Enterprise Council), Alysha McNutt & Anvita Panabakam  (EduGo & Kenmore SHS)  faced the tough task of selecting the showcase winners. It was a full-circle moment for Alysha and Anvita, who returned to the stage a year after taking out the top spot at the National Grand Final 2024 Showcase themselves.

The evening was made possible thanks to the generous support of a host of incredible prize partners, each helping to equip the next generation of changemakers with a suite of resources, connections, and experiences to launch their ideas into the real world.

Celebrating the efforts of the showcase teams, judge Dominique said “Congratulations to all of our showcasing teams, you were all absolutely amazing. It was such a great pleasure to visit all your displays, hearing you pitch your ideas – all of you gave it your best. It was wonderful to see how much all of you had thought through your ideas and we had a great time hearing from all of you.”

Showcase Winner 2025: Deduction Dungeon

Deduction Dungeon from Investigator College (SA) was awarded top spot as Future Anything National Grand Final Showcase Winner 2025.

Founder Zen has created an app that turns doing your taxes into a videogame, solving the (very real) problem of taxes being boring, making the process more engaging by turning them into a game.

Curated to help launch their business into the real world, the winner’s prize pack was worth almost $25,000 and included $1500 donated by Future Anything, Discovery Days with the Queensland Social Enterprise Council and the Queensland Government’s Innovation Division, a North Harbour Youngpreneur Market Package from By Chloe, a professional headshot from FORM Digital Media, a business brand communication workshop from Slate Media and a personal branding workshop with Be Social, Be Smart.

Showcase Runner Up 2025: The Fishmobile

Taking out the Showcase Runner Up spot was The Fishmobile from Matthew Flinders Anglican College (QLD). Made from recycled plastic, bamboo, bamboo fibre, and aluminium, The Fishmobile is a trailer that attaches to your bike, making it easier to carry all your equipment to the beach.

The Runner Up prizes included $1000 from Future Anything, a North Harbour Youngpreneur Market Package from By Chloe, a professional headshot from FORM Digital Media, a business brand communication workshop from Slate Media and a personal branding workshop with Be Social, Be Smart.

Both Deduction Dungeon and The Fishmobile also won a spot in the 2026 cohort of Youth X, Australia’s only startup accelerator for school-age entrepreneurs.

Special Showcase Awards

Reflecting the breadth and depth of innovative products and services presented in the showcase on the night, several other teams were also recognised by the judges in special categories including:

• Showcase Innovation Award 2025 (for the team with the most creative and original solution: Zipzoom  Tracks (St John Fisher College, QLD)
• Showcase Sustainability Award 2025 (for the team whose idea best promotes environmental responsibility or sustainable practices): #HeartKoala (Matthew Flinders Anglican College, QLD).
• Showcase Community Impact Award 2025 (for the team whose project demonstrates the strongest positive impact on a local or global community): Mik (Queensland Academy for Health Sciences, QLD)
• Showcase Hustle Award 2025 (for the team with the highest value of product sales on the night): #HeartKoala (Matthew Flinders Anglican College, QLD)

Each team took home a coveted trophy and $250, donated by Future Anything.

Showcase People’s Choice 2025: Love-It Lock-It

The People’s Choice is always a highlight of the Future Anything National Grand Final, with the venue audience given the opportunity to cast their vote for their top showcase team.

Love-It Lock-It from Canterbury College (QLD) took out the People’s Vote with their portable jewellery holder that you clip onto your water bottle to hold your jewellery when you are playing sport.

Nicole Dyson, Founder & CEO OF Future Anything, said “Tonight we’ve seen students turn classroom ideas into real enterprises — selling products, connecting with customers, and solving genuine problems in their communities. It’s proof that when we give young people the tools, trust and agency to lead, extraordinary things happen.”

The Showcase was just one feature of a packed Future Anything National Grand Final 2025.

The event also celebrated eight more teams of school-age entrepreneurs who pitched their social enterprise ideas live on stage. Read more about the Future Anything National Grand Final 2025 pitch winners here.

In addition to showcasing the best student-led social enterprises, the Future Anything National Grand Final celebrated the teachers who have led  enterprising thinking in their classrooms in the Future Anything Educator Awards 2025. Read more about the winners here.

Reflecting on the event, Nicole Dyson, CEO & Founder of Future Anything, said “The Future Anything National Grand Final is the ultimate celebration of what happens when we unleash passion, potential, and agency in classrooms. These students, their educators and everyone that supports them, have shown that when young people are empowered with the capabilities to explore problems they care about and create real-world solutions, they don’t just learn — they lead.”

Watch the pitches from the Future Anything National Grand Final 2025 on YouTube here.