Students from Maclean High School on the NSW North Coast have won the 2016 Charles Sturt University (CSU) business simulation competition, Game On.The virtual business game, hosted annually by CSU's School of Management and Marketing, requires student teams from Years 10 and 11 create their own virtual business and compete for a major prize and regional prizes for their schools.In 2016, 630 students from 30 schools competed, with Maclean High School (Commerce 5) taking out the competition's major prize of $2 500.Head of the CSU School of Management and Marketing and simulation coordinator Associate Professor Mark Frost said, "Hands-on experience is vital for a successful start in the business sector and it's never too young to start learning."Students have to create their own virtual business and ensure its success in a simulated market environment."The competition is designed to complement the Stage 6 NSW Business Studies curriculum and covers topics including finance, human resource management, marketing, and operations."We hope the competition sparks a passion in the students for business or inspires the world's next great entrepreneurs. I congratulate the students from Maclean High School for their 2016 Game On competition win."Regional prizes of up to $1 000 were taken out by Willyama High School in Broken Hill, Kildare Catholic College in Wagga Wagga, Goulburn MET School, and James Fallon High School in Albury. Also, students at Radford College in Canberra won a small consolation pool prize for their efforts.Further information is available on the Game On website.Details of accounting, business, human resources, management and marketing programs offered by the CSU School of Management and Marketing are available here.