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16 July 2026
The NSTF continued with the hybrid format of the awards gala event this year, with two gala dinners taking place simultaneously in Cape Town and Johannesburg while broadcasting live to an online audience from both cities. The broadcast of the event happened via the NSTF YouTube channel.
The awards gala dinners were exclusive to the finalists and the students selected for the Brilliants Programme in their respective cities, as well as the sponsors and VIP guests. The science, engineering and technology community and the public watched the event live from the comfort of their homes. Subscribe to the NSTF e-newsletter to receive notices about the event and watch your mailbox for further news.
This year’s theme is the Healthy Ageing.
The 2026 NSTF Brilliants Programme
The 2026 NSTF Brilliants Programme for top performers in physical science and mathematics were:
Clarendon Girls High School (HS) MBChB (Medicine) University of Stellenbosch (SU)
Motherwell HS BEng (Mechanical Engineering) University of Cape Town (UCT)
Hoërskool Jim Fouché MBChB (Medicine) University of the Free State (UFS)
Teto Secondary School (SS) BSc (Computer Science, Data Science and Statistics) UCT
Diepsloot Secondary No 2 MBChB (Medicine) UCT
Parktown Girls High School MBChB (Medicine) Witwatersrand (Wits)
Buhle Park SS MBChB (Medicine) UCT
Mpilisweni SS BEng (Mechatronics Engineering) SU
Sidelile HS MBChB (Medicine) UCT
Verulam SS BEng (Electrical Engineering) University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)
Hoërskool Noorderland MBChB (Medicine) UCT
Merensky Agricultural Academy BScAgric (Applied Plant and Soil Sciences) University of Pretoria (UP)
Mamolemane SS BEng (Electrical Engineering) University of Johannesburg (UJ)
Elangwane SS BEng (Mechatronics Engineering) UCT
Zikodze SS BSc (Eng) Electrical Engineering Wits University
Hoërskool Upington BEng (Industrial Engineering) SU
Baitiredi Technical & Commercial HS BEng (Electrical Engineering) UCT
Hoër Volkskool BSc (Biological Sciences with Microbiology and Biochemistry) University of North-West (NWU)
Setswakgosing HS MBChB (Medicine) UCT
DF Malan High School MBChB (Medicine) SU
Hoërskool Durbanville BSc (Biodiversity and Ecology) SU
Rondebosch Boys’ HS BEng (Mechatronics Engineering) SU
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