Anita Trenwith
Senior Connect Coordinator

Organisation unit

College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences School of Education
Profile of Anita Trenwith

About me

I am a passionate science educator having taught in South Australian schools for 17 years, followed by over a decade working in outreach education through the university. Our programs are designed to engage primary and secondary students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) through hands-on inquiry-based learning linked to their school curriculum. 

Part of my role is to lead the STEM Innovation Experience (STEMIE), a STEM based competition for high school students and STEM Showdown for primary school students and their teachers. I also develop and deliver Outreach Programs including STEM Day Out, Engineering Day, Clinical Biology, and other STEM programs held at the Whyalla, Mount Gambier and Mawson Lakes campuses. If you have any questions about our programs or would like to get your students involved feel free to contact me. 

My work has been recognised by awards including the 2009 School Science Educator of the Year- SA Science Excellence Awards, 2011 Eureka Prize for Science and Mathematics Teaching and the 2012 Prime Minister's Prize for Science Teaching Secondary. The Outreach STEMpire team were finalists in the Science Excellence Awards STEM Educator of the Year in 2025. 

Department of Education - Secondary Teaching 1998-2014
University of South Australia - Outreach Programs 2014 - 2025
Adelaide University - Outreach STEMpire 2026 and beyond

Board member for the Australian Science Innovations (ASI) 
Guest of the chair for Women in STEMM Australia
Last updated on 14/01/2026 by Anita Trenwith