Hutchins scoops up national science medals
Educational Assessment Australia has congratulated Hutchins students for an outstanding performance and medal-winning achievement in the 2012 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS).
ICAS are independent diagnostic assessments with a competition element. ICAS are developed annually for primary and secondary school students in the subject areas of Computer Skills, English, Mathematics, Science, Spelling and Writing.
Over one million student entries are accepted from over 6,300 schools in Australia and New Zealand annually. In addition, students from over 20 countries including Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and the USA participate in ICAS each year.
Medals are awarded to students with the top score in each subject in each year level. The following students have won ICAS medals:
- Alexander Hall, Year 6: Science
- Thomas Dunbabin, Year 7: Writing, Science
- Robert Jiang, Year 7: Computer Skills
- Fergus Smith, Year 8: Science
- Lachlan Paul,Year 9: Science
- Andrew Mackay, Year 10: Writing, Science
- Thomas Henning, Year 10: Science
- Nikolai Sakov, Year 11: Science