14 August 2026
Belmont City College and Sevenoaks Senior College tied for first place in the 2026 Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) WA Titration Championships.
Girl power: This year Belmont City College fielded its first all-female team.
The titration competition aims to inspire high school students with a passion for chemistry, to enhance their scientific abilities and comprehension, with hands on activities.
Titration is an important analytical chemistry technique used to determine the unknown concentration of a solution through a carefully controlled chemical reaction.
Success requires precise measurement, careful observation, accurate calculations, patience, teamwork, attention to detail and the ability to perform under pressure.
Sevenoaks Senior College achieved outstanding success, with all three of their teams receiving an Excellent Team Award and finishing first, third and fifth from 105 teams from across Western Australia.
Not to be outdone, Belmont City College celebrated another outstanding achievement with teams coming first, fourth and thirteenth.
These results continue years of success for Belmont City College who have performed strongly in the competition since 2019 and this year featured their first all-female team.
Sevenoaks Senior College's team also proved themselves to be titans of titration, sharing the first place spot.
Students described the experience as “exhausting” and acknowledged the considerable dedication and teamwork it required.
“On the competition day we constantly checked on each other if everything was going well,” said Belmont student Thuy-An.
“We ensured that all of our equipment worked well, our solutions were fully dissolved, and most importantly, we were mentally ready and excited for the competition.”
The skills students develop during competition are widely applied in university laboratories and careers in medicine, pharmacy, environmental science, forensic science, food science, mining, engineering and scientific research.
"I’m not certain what career I’ll pursue, doing titration has helped me develop practical laboratory skills, attention to detail, and accuracy, which are useful in many scientific fields and in my future," Thuy-An said.
Teammate Arianne said she enjoyed chemistry as it gave her the opportunity to understand the world's chemical background and would like to pursue it as a career.
"I definitely see myself using titrations in the future as I aspire to become a certified pharmacist (hopefully) in five years' time," she said.
Details about the RACI Titration Championship are available on the RACI website.