From the Science Department
Big Science Competition 2021
As we battled through the challenges of 2021, endeavouring to keep everything as “normal” as possible, BMGS students in Years 7 to 10 participated in the Big Science Competition. Unfortunately, there has been limited opportunity to properly recognise the achievements of students in this competition – that is until the whole School Assembly last week. Although the awards related to the 2021 competition, the achievements were outstanding and deserved recognition on this stage. A full list of students receiving Distinction and High Distinction awards is below (note the Year relates to 2021).
We were delighted at the performances of all students, and encourage everyone to keep the bar raised high as we help develop the important skills of using evidence to draw conclusions and critically evaluating sources of information, in preparation for the information bombardment of today’s world.
| 2021 | Distinction (in ascending order) | High Distinction (in ascending order) |
| Year 7 | Noah Yin, Oliver McMahon, Isabel Dolbel, Tara Naumann, Liam Baker | William Howells, Alex Stewart, Ruby Roberts |
| Year 8 | Zach Ivery, Sophia Huckel, Harry Daniels, James Reynolds, Zachary Filla, Charlotte Evans | Violet Stolk, Eric Downes, Sebastian Ball, Charles Taubman, Eve Pritchard |
| Year 9 | Oliver Mills-Mateer, Elinor Lodewyke, Julian Brischetto, Jade Robilliard, Emily Monks, Declan Chippindale, Orlando Aguirre, Charlie Mannes, William Louis, Amelie Hugo | Thomas Hitchenson, Daniel Ball, Gracie Saunders, Thomas O’Connor, Ben Delaney, Oliver Stephens, Sidney Edwards, Zoe Gee, Samuel Gander |
| Year 10 | Belle Townes, Casper Larkin, Layla Davis, Ava Adams | Jayden Gibson |
Australian Science Olympiad Exams 2021
Students of Year 11 are invited to participate in the Australian Science Olympiad Exams, what are run in the middle of Term 3 each year. These exams are very rigorous and participating in them is a considerable challenge, For that reason it is appropriate to acknowledge those students who have embraced this challenge, some of whom have achieved excellent results:
Scarlett Frosh: Participation in Biology
Jamie Wennerbom: Credit in Biology and Participation in Chemistry
Oliver Freeman: Participation in Chemistry and Credit in Physics
Amy Ling: Credits in Biology and Chemistry and Participation in Physics
Vaughan Dugdale: Credits in Biology and Physics and Participation in Chemistry
Ethan Patton: Participations in Biology and Chemistry and Distinction in Physics
Congratulations to all students on these excellent achievements.
Mrs Michelle Airth
Head of Science