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Riley Cooke, St Mary's Catholic College, Casino.
Will Marshall, Ebony Fletcher, Piper Tome and Jaydan Cow of Inverell High.
Grace Davis and Caitlin Earley of West Moreton Anglican College, Ipswich.
Champion school parader Stephaine Flint from Murgon High School.
Representing Downlands College in Toowoomba were Olivia Zavone, Lilly Wyvill, Will Doyle, Lily Kemph and teacher Anna Jahnke.
Mitchell Redding, Sunnyside Park Brahmans, Goombungee, with Allan Lahey, teacher at Wilsonton State High School.
Sophie McLaughlan, Teely Wolff, and Savannah Goody, Monto State High School.
Katelyn Osbourne, Samara Balcombe and Jacob Eather of Wilsonton State High School, Toowoomba.
Taylor Withers, Inverell, Annika Whale, Dungog, NSW, and Rachael Withers, Inverell.
Heidi Holland and Emma Steele, boarders at NEGS, Armidale.
Drew Weller, Toowoomba, and Jack Seis, Dunedoo, NSW.
About 260 competitiors took place in the event.
Competitiors taking a rest before the competition began.
Tayla Dawson, Casino, Jessie McClenaghan, Inverell, Georgia Perkins, Corndale, and Jemma Gilliland, Murwillumbah.
Toowomba's Wilsonton State High School representatives Dennis Petersen, Eric Cassells, Tom Rice and teacher Hanna Redding.
Lauren Smith and Ronge Monet, Clifton State High School.
Warren Salter, U8J Cattle Co, Dalby, and Dalby State High School senior student support worker, Sue Burrowes.
Aimee Brown and Jessie Moscrop of Monto State High School.
Matt Colley and Deb Snaith of Macintyre High School, Inverell.
Heather Goonan and Peter Collett were assiting students from Scots PGC College in Warwick.
Thomas Duddy, Anglican Church Grammar School, Brisbane, won the final of the paraders aged 11 years to 13 years, which had 61 nominations.
Concentrating during the competition.
With about 260 competitors the cattle showed they were sick of doing laps.
He wasn't the only one!
A parader enjoying a quiet moment with his animal.
Children travelled from many different schools to compete.
Despite the length of the event, paraders still had a smile on their face.
Emma Steele, NEGS, Armidale, won the final for the paraders 14 years to 15 years, which had 117 nominations.
Stephaine Flint, Murgon High School, won the final for paraders 16 years to 18 years, which had 82 nominations.
Another tired competitior.
The champion parader was between the three finalists.
Champion school parader Stephaine Flint with sponsors and judges (right) David Bolton, Shepparton, Victoria, and Kim Groner, Meandarra, and Landmark's Terry Ryan.
Reserve champion was awarded to Thomas Duddy who is pictured with judges Kim Groner, Meandarra, and David Bolton, Shepparton, Victoria.
ABOUT 260 students from across the country took to the main ring of the Royal Queensland Show on Monday in a bid to claim the coveted champion school parader title.
It was young gun Thomas Duddy of Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane who claimed the final of the paraders aged 11 years to 13 years, which had 61 nominations.
Boarder Emma Steele of NEGS at Armidale then won the final for the paraders 14 years to 15 years from 117 nominations.
While Stephaine Flint, Murgon High School, took out the final for paraders 16 years to 18 years from 82 nominations.
In the end it was Ms Flint who was awarded the champion title by judges David Bolton, Shepparton, Victoria, and Kim Groner, Meandarra.
Mr Duddy was given the reserve champion title.
