2017

COMPETITIONS / ACHIEVEMENTS

OLYMPIAD-BASED COMPETITIONS

  • Singapore Junior Biology Olympiad – Team 3rd (7 Gold, 21 Silver, 13 Bronze,7 HM )
  • Singapore Junior Chemistry Olympiad – Top School Band 3 (1 Gold, 2 Silver, 6 Bronze, 31 Merit)
  • Singapore Junior Physics Olympiad – Main (1, Gold, 7 Silver, 11 Bronze, 13 HM), Open (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze)
  • International Biomedical Quiz – (3 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze, 3 HM)
  • C.B. Paul Science Quiz – Team 4th (10 Gold, 5 Silver, 2 Bronze)
  • Eureka Science Quiz – Team Gold, Silver and Merit
  • National Science Challenge – Semi-finalists
  • ICAS – 2 Medal Winners
  • Australian National Chemistry Quiz (HDE – 19; HD – 55; D – 46, C – 43)

RESEARCH-BASED COMPETITIONS

  • SSEF – 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 5 Bronze, 2 Merit, 3 special awards + 1 group selected for ISEF (Special Award in field of water technology)
  • Singapore Youth Sci Conf (SMP) – 5 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze + 1 3M Best Project
  • Singapore Junior Water Prize – 3rd (Main category)
  • Greenwave Environmental Care (2016) – 1st, 3rd and merit
  • East Zone Science Fair – 1 Gold (Lower Sec), 1 Silver
  • International Cleantech Competition – Top 30

OTHERS

  • Amazing Inter-school Air Race – Gold (Team), Gold (Top gun fighter)
  • Astrochallenge – Team 3rd (Junior), Best Junior Astronomer

The Greenwave Environmental Care Competition

1st prize and team collaboration award

Ooi Ren An (17S7B); Yap Kang Zheng (17S7B); Lim An Guan (17S7J)

Mentor: Mrs Sow-Peh Yoke Keow

Project: Synthesis of cellulose aerogel for sorption of oils

3rd prize

Johnny Xiao Hong Yu, 3S3; Ho Shane, 3S3; Caleb Liow, 3S3

Mentor: Mrs Sow-Peh Yoke Keow

Project: Eco-friendly synthesis of silver nanoparticles using winter melon peel extracts

The Greenwave Environmental Care Competition

Merit award

Matthew Ng Song Peng (17S7D); Raphael Low Kang Siang (17S6G); Isaac Chan Xu Rui (17S7G)

Mentor: Mr Loh Suan Jin, Justin

Project: Recycling Phthalate Plasticisers from Soft PVC for the Synthesis of Phthalic Anhydride

Intel International Science & Engineering Fair 2017

Special Award

Bryan Lim Wei Leong (17S7D); Shawn Lim Hai Leong (17S7B); Dominic Yap Wei Ting (17S7G)

Mentor: Mrs Sow-Peh Yoke Keow (Principal Consultant/ Research)

Project : Entailed an innovative water purification bag containing carbon and silver nanoparticle absorbents synthesised in an eco-friendly manner from coffee waste

East Zone A*Star Science Fair

Lower Secondary Category

Award : Gold

Ooi Wei Chern (2I3), Kwee Tze Wei, Bernard (2I3), Ng Tze Yang (2i3) and Timotheus Teng Da Hui (2I3)

Mentor: Mrs Sow-Peh Yoke Keow

Project: Entailed the extraction of pectin from Butternut squash peel as a lead (II) ion chelator.

East Zone A*Star Science Fair

Open Category

Award : Silver

Decsun Wu Gaoxian (3S1), Guan Yangchen (3S1) and Feng Chong Hui (3S2)

Mentor: Mrs Sow-Peh Yoke Keow

Project: Involved investigating the effectiveness of animal bone char and bone meals as adsorbents for water purification.