Competition
The winners of the National Scratch Coding Competition 2025 are:
Overall winner: Ben Stafford, 4th to 6th year category, Belvedere College, Dublin. Project Title, ‘AstroForge’.
Category winners:
Special Scratch Award: Noel Darcy, St Patrick’s NS, Maugherow, Sligo. Project title, ‘Capybara Catch’.
Junior Infants to First Class: Sesandu Methdam Wasala, Elliot Shinners Kennedy, Felix Nash Milford National School, Castletroy, Limerick. Project Title, ‘Help the Ocean’.
Second Class to Fourth Class: Grace Ryan, Milford National School. Project Title, ‘Wicked’.
Fifth to Sixth Class: Aaron Burke, Craughwell National School, Galway. Project Title, ‘Space Travel’.
First to Third Year: Conall McManus, St. Patrick’s College, Cullies, Cavan. Project Title, ‘Guatemala Bossfight 2: Central America’.
Fourth to Sixth Year: Vita Marohnic, Abbey Community College, Ferrybank, Waterford. Project Title, ‘Make Your Own Music’.
Judges’ Award winners:
Special Scratch Award: Patrick Cregan, Banogue NS, Croom, Co Limerick. Project Title, ‘Space Clicker’.
Junior Infants to First Class: Sam Bray, Milford National School. Project Title, ‘Froggy Matches the Shapes’.
Second Class to Fourth Class:
Cian McFadden Scoil Fhionáin, An Fál Carrach, Co. Dhún nGall. Project Title, ‘Pattern Maker’.
Eve Ryan, Cillian Flynn, Eoinín Shinners, Milford National School, Castletroy, Limerick. Project Title, ‘The Math Wizard and the Evil Dungeon’.
Aisling Ryan, Amelia Bray, Ben O’Doherty, Milford National School, Castletroy, Limerick. Project Title, ‘Potatodog’.
Darragh O’Donoghue, Daniel Balfe, Milford National School, Castletroy, Limerick. Project Title, ‘DABwhale and Darragh’s game’.
Oisín Mulrooney, Zachary McMahon, Scoil Chiaráin CBS, Donneycarney, Dublin. Project Title, ‘Generic Platformer!’
Grace McLauchlan MTU Code Club, Bishopstown, Cork. Project Title, ‘Dance with me!’.
Fifth to Sixth Class:
Elsa Fowler, Craughwell National School,Galway. Project Title, ‘Anime Quiz on my Favourite Anime Shows!!’.
Emma Jacques, Ratoath Senior National School, Co Meath. Project Title, ‘Flip a Human’.
Oisín Dawkins, Donabate Portrane Educate Together National School, Co Dublin. Project Title, ‘Desert Zombie Apocalypse!!!Upper’.
Seamus Hickey, Luke Butler, Tony Lenihan, Upper Glanmire NS, Cork. Project Title, ‘Right on Time’.
Donnacha Mullen, Enrique Tamayo, Scoil Chiaráin CBS, Donneycarney, Dublin. Project Title, ‘Undermen’.
Cathál Delany, Upper Glanmire NS, Cork. Project Title, ‘Voiders Card Shop’.
Finn McGurren, St Helen’s SNS, Portmarnock, Dublin. Project Title, ‘Ball Odyssey’.
Thomas Miller, Scoil San Nioclás, Windgap, Kilkenny. Project Title, ‘0.2 Space Invaders’.
Martin Lynch, Max HamiltonScoil an Spioroid Naoimh, Ballysheedy, Limerick. Project Title, ‘Game Game’.
First to Third Year:
Alan Kelly Marcinkowski, Rice College, Ennis, Co. Clare. Project Title, ‘Galactic Defender’.
Theo Van Mierlo, Abbey Community College, Ferrybank, Waterford. Project Title, ‘Survival of the Weakest’.
Murphy Owanta, Ardgillan CC, Balbriggan, Dublin. Title Project, ‘3D Keyquest’.
Aarav Yatgiri, Noa Larsen, Ruvin Loka, Confey College, Leixlip, Kildare. Project Title, ‘Detective Raj:The Game
The Scratch competition national finals are taking place in UL on Wednesday May 21st in Kemmy Business School from 11:00-14:45.
The 2024/2025 Scratch competition registration/submission form is now open. Project submissions are due 13thMarch 2025. See https://ics.ie/scratch-national-competition/ for further details.
The Irish Scratch National competition has been taking place in Ireland since 2010. The competition was founded by Lero in 2010. The Irish Computer Society has been running the competition since 2014 with Lero as the primary sponsor. The national finals have been taking place at the Univeristy of Limerick since 2016. Every student who submits a completed project will receive a Certificate of Participation in the National Scratch Competition, in recognition of their work and creativity.
Results from previous years
2021 Competition Results (Virtual Finals)
2020 Competition Results (Virtual Finals)
