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Mpho Nyameli receives a laptop as prize from Dr Beverley Damonse, Group Executive: Science Advancement of the NRF. Mpho was one of this year's top three national achievers in the Olympiad.
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The second round of SAASTA's Natural Science Olympiad attracted entries from 280 000 learners from 473 schools around the country. The competition comprised an examination in Natural Science that was written in May.
In October, the group of about 23 top performers and 16 educators were invited to Pretoria for a fun-filled programme, which included a visit to the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa and the Natural History Museum. At the evening's awards event, which was hosted by SAASTA, the winners received an array of exciting prizes such as laptops, iPods and digital cameras. The top performing schools won science equipment and book vouchers.
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| The top learner per province in grades 7-9 received prizes from Dr Jabu Nukeri, Managing Director of SAASTA. Back row, from left: Dr Nukeri, Khutazani Chauke (Limpopo), Maria Nanabhai (Northern Cape) and Angela Strydom (North West). Front row: Carmen Henecke (Department of Basic Education, Free State), Tatum Van Rooyen (Western Cape), Bonginkosi Gumede (Eastern Cape), Sharmin Kabir (KwaZulu-Natal), Jarmaine Moniz (Gauteng) and Cassandra Chitate (Mpumalanga). |
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Lorenzo Raynard, Manager of SAASTA's Science Communication unit (centre) is flanked by the best achievers in the Olympiad per grade (grades 4-6 and 7-9). These bright sparks are - back row, from left: Jeremy Wilkinson (left) and Jaco Schoeman (right). Front row: Thandeka Mokoena, Miscar Mbhalati, Jonas Olyn and Tatum Van Rooyen. The best achievers each received a R1 000 book voucher. |
The aim of the Natural Science Olympiad is to identify and nurture talent in Natural Science, Life Science and Accounting and to increase the number of learners who opt for these subjects as well as Mathematics at high schools. The competition also acts as a feeder for SAASTA's National Science Olympiad for grades 10 - 12, which is now in its 49th year.
By Ina Roos, SAASTA
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