22 November 2024
We celebrate and honor the students who have taken on the challenges of the ICAS assessments and the Science Olympiads, pushing the boundaries of their knowledge and excelling in their endeavours.
International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS)
810 students from Years 7 to 10 were invited to participate in the REACH competition. The top 10% of these boys were invited to sit the ICAS competition.
- 50% of our students were in the top 10% nationally.
- 11% of our boys were in the top 1% nationally. These students have been recognised with High Distinction certificate.
- 3 boys were awarded the ICAS medal, that is given to the highest score in South Australia.
High Distinction certificates:
- Tyler Gao (Year 7) and medal winner
- Matthew Tran (Year 8)
- Nicholas Savvoulidis (Year 8) medal winner
- Mateen Baba (Year 9)
- Ned Manifold (Year 9)
- Caleb Scott (Year 9)
- Daniel Song (Year 9)
- Dan Nguyen (Year 9) and medal winner. Dan was in the top 0.1% of the nation.
Senior Science Olympiad
The Science Olympiads offer a great opportunity to deepen scientific knowledge and skills. They take participants on a challenging path where their analytical abilities and understanding of various scientific fields are highlighted, helping them grow and excel.
16 students from Years 10 and 11 took part in the Biology Olympiad. 31% of our boys were in the top 10% nationally. Nemindu Athukorala and William Carrigan were in the top 1% nationally. These students have been recognised with High Distinction.
16 students from Years 10 and 11 took part in the Chemisty Olympiad. 31 % of our boys were in the top 10% nationally. Nemindu Athukor ala and Tian Wang were in the top 1% nationally. These students have been recognised with High Distinction.
22 students from Years 10 and 11 took part in the Physics Olympiad. 23% of our boys were in the top 10% nationally. Dan Whittaker was in the top 1% nationally, and he has been invited to the summer school at the ANU in anticipation to represent Australia next year in Paris.
Junior Science Olympiad
In July, 22 students from Years 7 to 10 took part in this highly prestigious Junior Science Olympiad competition. 50% of our boys were in the top 10% nationally. 36% of our boys were in the top 1% nationally. These students have been recognised with High Distinction certificate:
- Tyler Gao (Year 7)
- Tao Wong (Year 8)
- Nicholas Savvoulidis (Year 8)
- Arav Agarwal (Year 8
- Aarnav Sanghavi (Year 8)
- Carbon Li (Year 9)
- Aarav Kochar (Year 9)
- Dan Nguyen (Year 9)
Oliphant Science Awards
The SASTA Oliphant Science Awards exemplify the inquiry-based approach to the teaching and learning of Science that is so important in engaging our students, and in supporting the development of their scientific understanding and processes that leads to improved scientific literacy. This Year Jacob Liu and Toby Zhang won third prize, for Yr 11 Crystallography.
Congratulations to these students for their outstanding performance in the science competitions nationally in 2024.
Paul Hadfield
Science Teacher
