The Chemistry Olympiad is a yearly competition, held in late January, that acts as the first round selection for the British team for the International Chemistry Olympiad.

Consisting of a two hour paper on both familiar and novel material, its is an excellent opportunity for our Year 13 students to test their logic and problem solving skills in Chemistry. This year almost 15,000 pupils entered across the country. Frances R won a gold certificate, putting her in the top 8% of this selective cohort, while Amadeus A, Paul B and Rohan G W all won silver certificates, putting them in the top 25%. This is a fantastic achievement for them all.

Year 12 pupils should look out for more information soon on the up-and-coming Cambridge Chemistry Challenge in June to help them prepare for UCAS.

Dr D Johnson, Chemistry Teacher