PAST CHALLENGES AND WINNERS
Year Construct/Build Winners
1994 A crane Nest Phutting High, Southern Gauteng 
1995 A cable car Lyttelton Manor High, Centurion 
1996 A lifesaving lifting device Northwood High, Durban
 
1997 A component transportation device Hoërskool Waterkloof, Pta
 
1998 A sorting machine HTS Kimberley & Hoërskool Diamantveld 
1999 A grinding device that will meet a community need Afr. Hoër Seunskool, Pta
2000 A model which will utilse a renewable source of energy to improve the quality of life in your community Northwood High, Durban
2001 A model of a manually operated device that can transport people in both directions across a swollen river at a point where the banks are at different levels Prestige College, Hammanskraal
2002 A self-propelled model vehicle to run the fastest times over 10m and up a slope of 30 degrees and carry the heaviest weight possible PW Botha College, George
2003 Design, make and test one adjustable device that is able to project a table tennis ball to achieve the following: 
a)The longest distance 
b)Accuracy: the device has to be able to shoot the table tennis ball into an A4 paper box placed longitudinal in the line of the trajectory		 Stutterheim High School, Eastern Cape
2004 Design, build and test one self powered machine that is able to climb a vertical pole and compete in both the following challenges: 
a)As fast as possible up the pole over 2m
b)Carrying the largest possible load up the pole over 1m.		 Hoërskool Waterkloof, PTA
2005 Design and build a self-propelled device to collect water from the tap situated at the bottom of the Jerry Can, which will be 150mm above the floor level and transport water across a space of 1m into an open trough. The top of the trough will be 350mm above the floor level Islamia College, Cape Town
2006 Design, build and test a self-powered train that must be able to travel on a smooth, level floor (which will be defined as a track) Pretoria Boys High School
2007 The Tower Crane - Design, build and test a tower crane which can lift beams and position them on a given design layout. Oakdale Agricultural School, Western Cape

Growth of Technology Olympiad
The table below shows the growth of the Olympiad over the past eight years. 
Statistics of the Olympiad - 1997 – 2007

1997  1998  1999  2000  2001 2002  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
No. of Invites to Participate sent to Schools 1200 2981 3000 3000 4000 5000 5200 6000 6000 6000 6000
No. of Schools Registered their Interest to Take Part 128 175 113 118 138 193 147 156 161 220 166
No. of Designs Recieved/Participants at the Regional Competiton 46 150 70 76 154 80 147 56 89 152 189
No. of Development schools Participating in the Regional Competition 18 42 31 26 33 10 32 29 62 64 51
No. of Learners Attending Workshops   1850 1840 2471 1705 4536 2695 1494 1925 3527 4242
No. of Development Learners attending Workshops   1130 1328 1790 980 3318 1995 1035 1594 3205 3508
No. of Workshops Presented Nationally     73 77 63 94 77 44 66 145 62
No. of Teams at National Competition           10 12 8 14 15 18
No. of Learners at National Competition 33 30 38 30 36 31 34 20 36 42 53
No. of Development Teams at National Competition 7 6 12 8 13 6 4 11 7 9 10