{"id":21978,"date":"2026-08-20T17:02:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T07:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=21978"},"modified":"2026-08-20T17:02:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T07:02:53","slug":"international-chemistry-quiz-2","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/article\/international-chemistry-quiz-2\/","title":{"rendered":"International Chemistry Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Earlier this term, students from Years 7-11 participated in the International Chemistry Competition hosted by Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI). This international competition is a unique education initiative which provides a dynamic and focused exploration of chemistry. It aims to kindle interest in chemistry and underscore the crucial role of chemists in society thereby acting as a platform to encourage students to pursue studies and careers in chemistry. Going beyond standard syllabus content, the Quiz is designed to be engaging and thought-provoking, with questions that encourage students to apply their knowledge to real-world scenarios. ICQ is a truly international competition, attracting participants from Australia and across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We acknowledge all the students who participated in this competition and would especially like to congratulate the following students who achieved exceptional results in this competition:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/08\/Picture-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/08\/Picture-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/08\/Picture-1.jpg 257w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/08\/Picture-1-171x150.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">High Distinction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Year 7:<\/strong><br>Zerene Doshi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Year 8:<\/strong><br>Lorelai Cheung<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Year 11:<\/strong><br>Cheylene Leung<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Distinction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Year 8:\u00a0<\/strong><br>Holly Chan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Year 11:\u00a0<\/strong><br>Mia Bek<br>Carol Wang<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Credit:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Year 8:<\/strong><br>Sophie Yang<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Year 10:<\/strong><br>Analee Arranz<br>Abigail Yang<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Year 11:<\/strong><br>Annabel Cantali<br>Lillian Gill<br>Louisa Guigni<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ms Natasha Kempers<\/strong><br>Head of Department &#8211; Science<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this term, students from Years 7-11 participated in the International Chemistry Competition hosted by Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI). This international competition is a unique education initiative which provides a dynamic and focused exploration of chemistry. It aims to kindle interest in chemistry and underscore the crucial role of chemists in society thereby acting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":21979,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[4],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-21978","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_category-secondary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/21978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=21978"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=21978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}