The FOSST-DC attended the launching of the Technology for Rural Education Development (Tech4RED) project by the DST Minister NalediPandor on the 12 of June 2015 in Cofimvaba.
FOSST-DC in partnership with the Department of Education (Eastern Cape Province) hosted the Astronomy quiz for the first time this year (2015), which is a competition aimed at Grade 7 learners based on themes around astronomy. The quiz is run as a knock-out event. Teams of four grade 7 learners per schools enter, with each participating school being allowed to field one team.