STEM Racing Secondary
STEM Racing Secondary challenges students aged 11-19 to think bigger, work smarter, and push their ideas further - preparing them for real-world STEM careers and global recognition.
Progressive Learning
With three classes - Entry, Development, Professional - students are able to learn at their own pace; mastering new skills and progressing from beginner to expert at a speed that works for them.
Real-World STEM Skills
Gaining hands-on experience with CAD and CFD software, learning to use a CNC machine, develop a brand, and implement project management prepares students for a myriad of future careers.
The Global STEM Stage
STEM Racing Secondary provides young people with a pathway to competing against the world’s brightest young minds at the famous Aramco STEM Racing World Finals.
Developed for students aged 11–19, STEM Racing Secondary offers three classes – Entry, Development, and Professional. Each stage builds on the last, enabling students to strengthen their technical skills, advance their engineering capabilities, expand their knowledge and build their confidence as they progress through the programme.
Entry Class (Ages 11–14)
The perfect foundation
Entry Class is the ideal starting point for students new to STEM Racing. It introduces the competition’s core elements, Design, Analyse, Test, Make, Race, and Project Management in an accessible, hands-on way.
What’s Involved
Learn the basics of CAD (Autodesk Fusion) and CFD (Ansys Fluids) to design and analyse your car
Choose to hand carve, 3D print, or CNC machine the body
Produce a five-page Design & Engineering portfolio
Deliver a five-minute verbal presentation
Gain independent skills with a project management guidebook
Equipment & Software
CNC machining optional
Competition Levels
✅ Regional Finals
❌ National Finals
❌ World Finals
Development Class (Ages 11–19)
Taking it up a gear
Development Class pushes students further into technical innovation, introducing car wing design to test understanding of aerodynamics and performance.
What’s Involved
More advanced use of CAD and CFD software
Evidence of aerodynamic design thinking
Five-page Design & Engineering portfolio
Five-page Enterprise portfolio
Five-minute verbal presentation
Pit display and car renderings
Demonstration of project management in action
Equipment & Software
Car body must be manufactured using a CNC machine, which can be accessed through our network of Centres of Excellence and Manufacturing Centres.
Competition Levels
✅ Regional Finals
✅ National Finals
❌ World Finals
Professional Class
(Ages 11–19)
Where innovation meets ambition
The most advanced stage of the Secondary Division, Professional Class allows students near-total design freedom, guided by detailed technical regulations. This is where mastery is proven, and global ambitions are realised.
What’s Involved
Full design and engineering freedom (no Starter Packs required)
Development of all components, from wheels to wings
Ten-page Design & Engineering portfolio
Ten-page Enterprise portfolio
Ten-minute verbal presentation
Strong brand identity and evidence of project management discipline
Equipment & Software
Car body must be manufactured using a CNC machine, which can be accessed through our network of Centres of Excellence and Manufacturing Centres.
Competition Levels
✅ Regional Finals
✅ National Finals
✅ World Finals
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