Kooringal High School year 11 students will represent one per cent of those selected to attend January's National Youth Science Forum.

The chosen students have interests in a range of science fields, including environmental science, robotics, genetics, biology and astronomy and astrophysics.

Katie Harper, 16, is passionate about climate change and wants to encourage more people to enter that field.

"I do three science subjects: biology, chemistry and earth and environmental science, and I like all the stuff that helps climate change," she said.

"I think this forum will be very useful in the future and we're going to need more people in that field.

"After school I want to do a degree at the Australian National University ... I think having those lectures from scientists, who have been in those careers and know what they're doing, I think I will gain a lot of in-depth knowledge."

The 12 day residential program offers 600 students an on-campus experience at either Canberra's ANU or the University of Queensland, in Brisbane.

Another year 11 student Yomith Piyasiri said his fascination towards robots has led him wanting to explore this area further and after school.

"I applied because the science that we learn at school is only the tip of the iceberg, compared to what NYSF can offer," he said.

"NYSF is not just science subjects, it's STEM, so it's a good reason for everyone to experience more about the world.

"I hope to do mechatronics at the University of NSW and that involves robots, technology and making creations ... robots are really cool, just to be frank."

Kooringal's relieving head science teacher David Peel said it's impressive to have more than a couple students attend the forum from one school.

"This year, they've got three programs running and each will take 200 students," he said.