BlueShift

Compete and develop a business solution for a real business in our BlueShift competition.

High school business case competition

BlueShift is a business case competition for secondary school students. Students work in small teams to develop real business solutions for a real business.

Participants compete in teams of three or four to analyse the business challenge and prepare a written solution to a real business case.

Teams with the best submissions present their ideas to a panel of judges at the BlueShift finals held at our Gardens Point campus in Brisbane.

The competition started in 2014 and more than 296 teams have participated.

Winning teams for 2024

Congratulations to our winning teams who competed at BlueShift finals day at QUT Gardens Point Campus on Saturday 18 May 2024.

Champion team

  • SJFC Consultants, St John Fisher College

2nd place

  • Lakeside Chai Team, Lake Ginninderra College

3rd place

  • SkyBlue Ventures, The King's School

4th place

  • The Solutions Cafe, St Margaret's Anglican School
(L to R) Chris Seaton (founder, Origin Tea), Erin McSween (mentor), champion winners Simrat Gill, Charlotte Cragg and Grace Bell of St John Fisher College, and Professor Larry Neale ( Associate Dean – Learning and Teaching, QUT).

Finalist teams for 2024

School

Team name

All Saints Anglican SchoolTeaLab

Ballajura Community College

PEAK

Barker College

Beacon Consulting

Hurlstone Agricultural High School

Apex Solutions

Lake Ginninderra College

Lakeside Chai Team

Macarthur Girls High School

Brewed Solutions

Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus

Megamind Consulting

Perth Modern School

Cheesy Crust and Co

Redeemer Lutheran College

BROCS Consulting

St John Fisher College Bracken Ridge

SJFC Consulting

St Laurence's College

Shifting Gears Consulting

St Margaret's Anglican Girls School

The Solutions Cafe

Stuartholme SchoolAAAZ Consulting
The King's SchoolSkyBlue Ventures
Toowoomba Anglican SchoolTea Brew Crew

2025 competition

Register your interest for information about the 2025 competition.

Register your interest

Key dates

To be announced

How to enter

Interested in competing? Find out how to register your team, including the competition process and eligibility.

Enter the competition

Prepare for the competition

Find the resources you need to create your business case submission including what to include in your business proposal.

Competition resources

Why compete?

Real world cases

When you participate in BlueShift, you’ll:

  • apply what you’ve learnt and work in a team on a real-world business case
  • develop real business skills including professional presentation, financial analysis and creative problem solving
  • gain valuable insights into the business industry.

Networking opportunities

Finalists have the exclusive opportunity to meet and network with:

  • other BlueShift competitors from across the country
  • QUT staff and alumni
  • our award-winning international business case competition team of QUT students
  • business industry professionals.

Working with real businesses

We work with real businesses to provide participants the opportunity to address real-world business challenges.

Blueshift sponsor

Prize sponsors

2024 BlueShift winners

Champion team

SJFC Consultants, St John Fisher College

Second place

Lakeside Chai Team, Lake Ginninderra College

Third place

SkyBlue Ventures, The King's School

Fourth Place

The Solutions Cafe, St Margaret's Anglican School

Blueshift sponsors

Major sponsor

Prize sponsors

Competition prizes

First place

Each member of the winning team receives:

  • a $2,000 scholarship for the QUT Faculty of Business and Law
  • a $250 EFTPOS card
  • a prize pack from our sponsors.

Second place

Each member of the team in 2nd place receives:

  • a $100 EFTPOS card
  • a prize pack from our sponsors.

Third place

Each member of the team in 3rd place receives:

  • a $50 EFTPOS card
  • a prize pack from our sponsors.

Become a sponsor

By becoming a sponsor of BlueShift you’ll support young leaders in their business career goals. Reach an audience of local and international high school students, and connect with the wider QUT community.

If you're interested in sponsoring BlueShift or would like more information, contact us.

Contact us

If you are interested in participating in the QUT BlueShift business case competition, or partnering with us, please get in touch.