Each year students have the option of sitting the ICAS Science examinations as an additional examination to the regular curriculum offered at St Paul’s. The examinations assess students’ skills in key scientific areas.
This year, 116 students from all year levels entered the examination, competing against more than 10,000 students from New Zealand and the Pacific. The examination was made up of one hour of multiple choice questions, requiring students to use their science knowledge and their reasoning and interpreting skills to determine the answers to 45 resource-based questions.
Our students achieved outstanding marks and significantly higher than average results. Thirty six students achieved credit status (top 25 per cent), 14 students achieved a top 10 per cent status and five students achieved the top one per cent status. Of these students, Mark Davis, achieved top marks for Year 13, winning a gold medal for his achievement.
This year’s results follow on from previous years in which St Paul’s has performed strongly. In 2011, Conor Robson achieved top marks for Year 12 ICAS Science and in 2010 Chang Zhai achieved top the same results taking home a gold medal, like Conor, for top marks in Year 12 ICAS Science.
Congratulations to all of our students who entered the examinations this year.
