UK Chemistry Olympiad

In late January, five of our Year 12 students participated in the UK Chemistry Olympiad, a high-level competition that tests students on their chemistry knowledge and reasoning skills at post A-Level difficulty.

Simon W, our Year 13 student who achieved a Gold Certificate in last year’s competition, and who is set to begin his Chemistry studies at Oxford University next year, ran a student led LSA to prepare this year’s participants for the competition. 8,668 students globally from 750 schools took part. All of our entrants achieved an award certificate.

Linda L – Gold

Hudson Z – Silver

Vovo N – Bronze

Fred J – Bronze

Devin L – Bronze

Linda’s score ranked her at 13th place overall globally! Congratulations to all five participants and also thank you to Simon for doing an excellent job in preparing them so effectively.

We provide opportunities for students to demonstrate their knowledge and explore beyond the curriculum. ‘These kinds of competition offer students the opportunity to push themselves beyond the curriculum and allow them to both demonstrate enhanced knowledge and paint a picture of students that have grit and determination.  I encourage more students to take up these opportunities when they arise,’ Head of Chemistry Mr Mawson said.