Chemistry students have picked up their certificates for successful participation in the Cambridge Chemistry Challenge.
28 Year 12 learners sat the hugely challenging 90-minute paper earlier this year, with 13 achieving the Copper certificate and 4 reaching Silver standard.
Set by a team of university chemists, the competition aims to take Year 12 students significantly beyond their A level syllabus and encourage them to think about science in the way undergraduate students need to at university.
Chemistry Curriculum Leader Simon Windsor commented:
“Congratulations are due to all our learners who took on the extremely difficult Cambridge Chemistry Challenge. It was entirely voluntary for the students to attempt this competition and it involves very advanced Chemistry, beyond what is taught at A level. These are students with ambitions to continue their science studies at university and the experience will stand them in good stead for their A level examinations this summer and for their progression onto Higher Education.”
The students who were successful in achieving certification in the Challenge were Adro Aihan, Hannah Barr, Alfie Brusch, Rauda Cahoon, Aaron Ciesar, Shakur Harrison, Hazifa Moazam Hashmi, Jess Hassall , Fawaz Abdul Jameen, Hana Mian, Musa Mohammed, Rohan Rana, Fred Scott-Cook, Tavinder Kaur Tutter, Bernard Ugwueru, Leon Walker and Meg Zagurskas.
Anyone wanting to find out more about the A level Chemistry course at the College is urged to attend an open event this year. The first event is Open Day on Saturday 21 October 2023.
12 October 2023