Top 20 schools in Samsung Solve For Tomorrow competition 2026
Samsung, in partnership with the Department of Basic Education (DBE), has announced the top 20 schools that will be advancing to the next round of the 2026 Stem-based Solve For Tomorrow (SFT) competition.
Samsung, in partnership with the Department of Basic Education (DBE), has announced the top 20 schools that will be advancing to the next round of the 2026 Stem-based Solve For Tomorrow (SFT) competition.
This announcement, made at a special event on 14 April 2026, marks the end of the initial application phase which ran until 6 March. Participation in this year's competition showed remarkable growth from 47 entries last year, to over 140 submissions from public schools across the country.The notable increase in participation can also be credited to the major shift in the application process in this year’s SFT competition, which has now been opened to all public schools, including quintile 5 - making it more inclusive and nationally representative.