2016 Newsletter - Computer Olympiad

January 2016
TALENT SEARCH
Participation in the Talent Search is open to all. For 2016 schools with adequate connectivity can take part online. Schools that lack internet
access can use the pen-and-paper version of the same test which does not require the use of a computer at all.
The 2016 Talent Search will be offered at four levels:
• Junior:
grades 7 and below
• Senior:
grade 10 and 11
• Intermediate: • Elite: grades 8 and 9
grades 12 and higher
For the lower grades and for the grades 10 and 11 the Talent Search is an excellent opportunity to develop Computational Thinking. For the grade
9s it will help in subject choices for grade 10. For the grade 12s it will help with the choice of a career and further studies.
Rewards: Certificates are awarded to the participants with above average scores.
The names of top learners are forwarded to the Department of Science and Technology and to the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation so that qualifying
learners can be invited to Science Camps and can be considered for Allan Gray Scholarships.
Talent Search dates for 2016: Monday 7 to Friday 11 March
Register at www.olympiad.org.za
APPLICATIONS OLYMPIAD
2015 PROVINCIAL WINNERS
Name and position
Grade
School
Eastern Cape
1 Dylan Warwick
12
Grey High, Port Elizabeth
2 Greg Harmse
12
Lilyfontein School, East London
2 Grant Oppelt
11
Alexander Road, Port Elizabeth
9
UFS Python Project,
Bloemfontein
1 Isaac Gumbi
12
Afrikaanse Hoër Germiston
2 Marthinus Steyn
12
Florida High, Florida
3 Joshua Bruton
12
Curro Aurora, Johannesburg
1 Robert Wood
12
Michaelhouse, Balgowan
2 Steve Yuk
12
Domino Servite, Greytown
3 Jeremy Holden
12
St Barnabas School, Durban
12
CBC St Patricks, Kimberley
Free State
1 Albert Dreyer
Gauteng
2015 AO Winners and Runners-up
2015 FINAL ROUND WINNERS
Runners-up
Bronze
Silver Gold
Award and Name
Grade
School and Town
KwaZulu-Natal
Northern Cape
Robert Wood
12
Michaelhouse, Balgowan
M Fayaz Kimmie
12
Islamia College, Cape Town
Western Cape
Matthew Symon
12
Herzlia High, Cape Town
1 Jade Caldicott
12
Curro Mossel Bay
Marc Domancie
12
Edgemead High, Cape Town
2 Matthew Symon
12
Herzlia High, Cape Town
Greg Harmse
12
Lilyfontein School, East London
2 Roché Visser
12
President High, Cape Town
Roché Visser
12
President High, Cape Town
Joshua Bruton
12
Curro Aurora, Johannesburg
Jade Caldicott
12
Curro Mossel Bay
Albert Dreyer
9
UFS Python Project, Bloemfontein
Isaac Gumbi
12
Afrikaanse Hoër Germiston
Grant Oppelt
12
Alexander Road High, Port Elizabeth
Marthinus Steyn
12
Florida High, Florida
Pieter Theron
12
Worcester Gimnasium
Dylan Warwick
12
Grey High, Port Elizabeth
Steve (Juheon) Yuk
12
Domino Servite, Greytown
1 Kelly Anne Welham
2015 AO Gold
Medallist
Robert Wood
(Michaelhouse)
and
Debbie Schafer
(MEC for
Education WC)
A project of the Institute of IT Professionals South Africa (IITPSA). Sponsored by Standard Bank and CoZa Cares Foundation. Supported by Oracle, NetLEARN and the University of Cape Town
PROGRAMMING OLYMPIAD
PO 2015 Ulrik de Muelenaere holding Standard Bank
Trophy, with Standard Bank sponsors
Berto de Freitas and Brendon Wilson
2015 PROVINCIAL WINNERS
2015 Programming Olympiad Medal winners with sponsors Oracle
(front), Standard Bank (back right) and Peter Waker
2015 FINAL ROUND WINNERS
Award
Name
Gold
Ulrik de Muelenaere
12
Waterkloof High, Pretoria
Yaseen Mowzer
11
Fairbairn College, Cape Town
Bronson Rudner
12
SACS, Cape Town
Tae Jun Park
12
Rondebosch Boys' High, Cape Town
Silver
Grade School and Location
Runners-up
Bronze Sanjiv Ranchod
11
Westerford High, Cape Town
12
Abbotts, Century Gate, Cape Town
Torsten Babl
11
Paarl Boys' High, Paarl
Donal Davies
10
Woodridge College, Thornhill
Jarryd Dunn
12
Int. School of Cape Town, Cape Town
Daniel Jenkins
12
York High, George
Jiaqi Ke
11
Roedean School, Johannesburg
Ralph McDougall
9
Curro Durbanville, Cape Town
Joseph Rautenbach
11
Glenwood House, George
Jeremy Wilkinson
12
Bishops, Cape Town
Bronson Rudner
10
SACS, Newlands
Reuben Steenekamp
12
Reddam House, Constantia
Jeremy Wilkinson
11
Bishops, Rondebosch
Waterkloof
High
Yaseen
Mowzer
Fairbairn
College
Thomas Orton Bishops
2015 IOI SA Medal Winners
Robin Visser
St George’s
Grammar
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Donal Davies
10
Woodridge College
2
Nicholas Kroon
11
St Andrew's College
2
Reuben Vlok
12
Nico Malan High
1
Vincent Clarke
12
St Andrew's College
2
Reuben Groenewald
12
St Andrew's College
3
Walter Heymans
12
Jim Fouché High
12
Waterkloof High
Gauteng
1
Ulrik de Muelenaere
2
Jiaqi Ke
11
Roedean School
3
Frikkie du toit
12
Centurion High
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Daverin Nadesan
12
Star College
2
Richard Beckett
12
Michaelhouse
2
Enryco Hariparsad
12
Star College
1
James Greeff
12
Stanford Lake College
1
Stuart Lunt
12
Stanford Lake College
3
Roch Mbankeu
12
Capricorn High
Mpumalanga
Medal
Bronze
Ulrik de
Muelenaere
1
Limpopo
IOI 2015
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIAD
IN INFORMATICS
School
Grade School
Free State
Laurens Weyn
Name
Name and position
Eastern Cape
1
Rudi Jansen van Vuuren
12
Middelburgh Tech. High
1
Christopher Symonds
11
Penryn College
1
Maxwell Vos
12
Penryn College
12
Potchefstroom Gimnasium
North West
1
Phillip Myburgh
Western Cape
1
Yaseen Mowzer
11
Fairbairn College
2
Jeremy Wilkinson
12
Bishops
3
Ralph McDougall
9
Curro Durbanville
3
Tae Jun Park
12
Rondebosch Boys' High
Calendar 2016
Talent Search:
At schools, Monday 7 March to Friday 11 March
Applications Olympiad:
Round 1: at schools, one-hour paper, Wed 4 May to Tue 10 May
Finals: Cape Town, Tuesday 28 June
Programming Olympiad:
Round 1: at schools, one-hour paper, Mon 1 Aug to Fri 5 Aug
Round 2: at schools, one-hour paper, Wed 7 Sept
Finals: Cape Town, Saturday 8 Oct and Sunday 9 Oct