All entries are automatically entered into the following year based sections:
Golden Bay Major Awards
Winners will be entered in the following Major Awards:
- Best Overall Investigation
- Best Overall Technology
- Best Overall Information Research
- Best of Fair
Northpower Year 7
- Judges Award
- Best Information Research
- Best Scientific Investigation
- Best Technology
- Best in Year Exhibit
Engineering NZ / Science Award Trust / Beca Group Year 8 
- Judges Award
- Best Information Research
- Best Scientific Investigation
- Best Technology
- Best in Year Exhibit
Northpower Year 9 
- Judges Award
- Best Information Research
- Best Scientific Investigation
- Best Technology
- Best in Year Exhibit
Cook Costello Years 10-11 
- Judges Award
- Best Information Research
- Best Scientific Investigation
- Best Technology
- Best in Year Exhibit
Tui Technology Years 12-13 
- Highly Commended
- Highly Commended
- Peer Review
- Best in Year Exhibit
Student Choice Award
- Most popular exhibit