CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD

The Royal Society of Chemistry has released the results of Round One in this year’s Chemistry Olympiad, in which over 11,838 pupils from 950 schools competed.

Withington Year 13 students have once again done incredibly well with all pupils gaining certificates, including five golds (a standard that is awarded to 9.2% of national candidates), eight silver (given to 23.4%) and one bronze (awarded to 39.5%).

Many congratulations to the Year 12 students who sat the examination. They all gained certificates, including two golds, eight silvers and nine bronze; an incredible achievement! Well done to Sonali Koku Hannadige and Zunaira Shah for being awarded gold certificates on this examination aimed at Year 13 pupils.

A special mention to Ananya Pureti, Fiona Meng, Swetha Selvarajan and Sonali Koku Hannadige who exceeded the 45 mark threshold needed for their papers to be sent to Cambridge. Ananya gained the top mark in school, with an outstanding 57 marks.

GOLD