MEREWETHER High School's best and brightest have claimed a national on-screen title in Shaun Micallef's Brain Eisteddfod.
The 10-episode season saw 18 teams from high schools across Australia compete to claim the title of the country's smartest. Each episode, the two competing teams started with an "ATAR" of 99.95 and each correct answer earned the schools 10 extra points.
Team captain Marcel Forrer, the youngest competitor for Merewether, guided team-mates Oscar Cox, Mitchell Hall and Avi Davis to a 499.95 to 389.95 victory over Sydney's Barker College in the final.
"I might cry, I'm not going to, but I might," Marcel said upon victory.
Merewether had previously defeated Geelong College, amassing the Network 10 show's highest score of 529.95.
The Newcastle Herald contacted Merewether High for comment but didn't hear back. Which is understandable, given their new-found stardom.
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