Big Science and Junior Science Olympiad

Late last term, our students had the opportunity to compete in two challenging science competitions: Big Science and the Junior Science Olympiad, which is open to students in Year 7 to Year 10.

Big Science is a challenging competition that requires students to process information, analyse data, and apply their understanding to the development and application of scientific ideas. This year, an impressive 70 students volunteered to compete, continuing the strong growth we saw last year.

The results were outstanding. Of our 70 students, nine achieved High Distinctions, 20 achieved Distinctions and 35 achieved Credits. Even more impressively, students across all year groups performed at least 15% above both the state and Australian averages. These results are a wonderful reflection of the students’ enthusiasm, commitment and willingness to challenge themselves beyond the classroom.

The Junior Science Olympiad provided another opportunity for students to extend their scientific thinking. 41 students volunteered to compete in this highly challenging competition, which requires students to process and analyse unfamiliar data and tackle scientific concepts well beyond the regular school syllabus.

Our students once again achieved excellent results, with 11 High Distinctions, 15 Distinctions and 13 Credits. A particularly outstanding achievement was that Jenny Chen was selected to progress to the second round of the competition. This is a fantastic accomplishment and reflects the exceptional level of scientific thinking and problem-solving demonstrated by our students.

Congratulations to all of our students who took on these challenges. It is wonderful to see so many students willing to step outside their comfort zones, tackle difficult scientific problems and represent MLC so proudly. Their results are something they should be extremely proud of.

A huge thank you to every student who volunteered and competed. Your enthusiasm, curiosity and commitment to science are fantastic to see, and we look forward to seeing even more of you take on the challenge when the competitions return next year!

– Scott Tibbey
Assistant Head of Department – Science