2016 Science Olympiad hopefuls announced
91 students are one step closer to representing Australia at the 2016 International Science Olympiads.
This group of students excelled in challenging national exams held in August to earn their place at the Australian Science Olympiad Summer School. They will travel to the Australian National University in Canberra in January for two weeks of intensive learning in their chosen discipline.
The very best students at summer school will go on to represent Australia and compete in the International Science Olympiads.
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Biology
| Student Name | School Name |
| Ali Zarghami | Melbourne High School |
| Andre Lo | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| Angus Cramond | Balwyn High School |
| Anna Sing | MacRobertson Girls High School |
| Anne Pham | Balwyn High School |
| Daniel Bil | Huntingtower School |
| Ernestene Yao | Baulkham Hills High School |
| Herbert Lee | University High School |
| Jade Pham | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| Jasmin Hassan | Lauriston Girls’ School |
| Jason Wong | Balwyn High School |
| Katherine Johnson | North Sydney Girls High School |
| Kisal Karinde | Haileybury College |
| Lachlan Boldt | Nossal High School |
| Maxwell Ding | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| Megan Hutchings | Oxley College |
| Natasha Rasaratnam | MacRobertson Girls High School |
| Rhiannon Schembri | Gungahlin College |
| Sam Wenn | Pembroke School |
| Sophie Kase | Gippsland Grammar School |
| Taishi Nakase | Caulfield Grammar School |
| Zoe Czempinski | Gippsland Grammar School |
| Zoe Thompson | Redlands School |
Chemistry
| Student Name | School Name |
| Amy Zhou | Queensland Academy for Health Sciences |
| Andreas Orsmond | Sydney Grammar School |
| Andrew Kawai | Scotch College |
| Brandon Lee | Sydney Grammar School |
| Brenton Lin | North Sydney Boys High School |
| Bridget Hwang | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| Caitlin Murray | John Monash Science School |
| Danai Makova | Newman College |
| Daniel Cheung | Sydney Grammar School |
| Daniel Tao | Scotch College |
| Dilshan Wijesena | Baulkham Hills High School |
| Evan Hockings | Sydney Grammar School |
| Hanchi (Tony) Zhang | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| Hantian Chen | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| Ivan Hou | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| Jacques Burns | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| Justin Wu | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| Mackenzie Shaw | Sydney Grammar School |
| Max Davy | Sydney Grammar School |
| Rohan Gupta | Baulkham Hills High School |
| Sean Li | Perth Modern School |
| Simon Yang | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| William Coote | Melbourne Grammar School |
| Winston Gu | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
Earth & environmental science
| Student Name | School Name |
| Alastair Pilley | Barker College |
| Alex O’Shea | Girton Grammar School |
| Anita Deng | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| Anthony Mai | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| Ben Akres | Cranbrook School |
| Catriona Illingworth | Abbotsleigh |
| Chen Zhou | North Sydney Boys High School |
| Daniel Ho | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| Gabriel Grzelka | Bunbury Catholic College |
| Hugo Fahey | Barker College |
| Jack Greenwood | Brisbane Grammar School |
| Jackie Chen | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| Jeffrey Brown | Redlands School |
| Jordan Ka Troung | Sydney Technical High School |
| Joshua White | Bunbury Catholic College |
| Kelly Zhang | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| Kevin Tang | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| Luke Bogatez | Redlands School |
| Samantha Musgrave | Great Southern Grammar School |
| Valentin Li Yee Lien | Baulkham Hills High School |
| Victor Wong | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| Winnie Yuan | Abbotsleigh |
Physics
| Aaron Ting | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| Aayush Bhattacharya | Normanhurst Boys High School |
| Alexandra Karamesinis | The Peninsula School |
| Bella Tao | Presbyterian Ladies’ College |
| Colin Huang | North Sydney Boys High School |
| Daniel Madden | Epping Boys High School |
| Elsa Zhu | Brisbane State High School |
| Jamie Abel | Sydney Church of England Grammar School – SHORE |
| Lochlan Durie | Mazenod College |
| Matthew D’Souza | Oakhill College |
| Nishka Tapaswi | Hornsby Girls High School |
| Olivia Adcock | Pimlico State High School |
| Paromita Mitchel | John Monash Science School |
| Rianna Jane Bell | Brisbane Girls Grammar School |
| Steven Liu | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| Thomas Baker | Scotch College |
| Thomas Waring | Christ Church Grammar School |
| Vieley Xioa | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| William Song | Scotch College |
| Yeuyang Chen | Camberwell Grammar School |
| Yuyu Ma | James Ruse Agricultural High School |
| Zoe Schwerkolt | Fintona Girls’ School |