Aussie World Science and Maths Games Teams Named

More than 2,000 of the world’s brightest students will compete at the UNESCO-sanctioned International Science, Informatics and Mathematical Olympiads – the world’s toughest maths and science competitions for teenagers – and thirty-one of Australia’s brightest high school scientists and mathematicians have won selection to represent us.

The selected students represent 23 schools from the ACT, NSW, Vic, QLD, SA and WA. They have spent a year participating in exams and intensive training to make the cut. They succeeded against more than 20,000 other students in extension programs and qualifying exams, competing against a shortlist of 237 to attend specialised training for ultimate selection of the teams.

This year’s teams include Australia’s first student to achieve the top overall score at the Asian Physics Olympiad, who beat more than 200 competitors from 28 countries, and a Year 8 student from Melbourne who has outperformed senior high school students to represent Australia in mathematics. Grace Chang Yuan, a Year 12 student from Methodist Ladies’ College in Victoria, has also been chosen for the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) after scoring a gold medal and ranking sixth in the world in the European Girls Mathematical Olympiad held earlier this year.

Year 8 mathematics team member, William Cheah, from Melbourne’s Scotch College is the youngest member of the IMO team and has been in the Australian Maths Trust’s Olympiad training program since he was in Year 5. He sat the Year 7 level of the Australian Mathematics Competition when he was in Year 4, receiving a gold medal.

"It is an exciting opportunity to represent Australia at the IMO, and I look forward to meeting inspiring students from around the world,” William said.

The mathematics team will travel to compete in the IMO in Norway – the first time a team has travelled internationally since the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The science and informatics Olympians will compete in online exams and challenges supervised at approved competition venues in Australia. 

The Australian team members for the 2022 International Science and Mathematical Olympiads are: 

International Biology Olympiad 10–18 July
Koen Dubrow – Year 12 Ivanhoe Grammar School Vic
Douglas Joshi – Year 12 Balwyn High School Vic
Quinton Nguyen –Year 12 Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School Vic
Chi Chi Zhao –Year 12 St Peter’s Collegiate Girls School SA 

International Chemistry Olympiad 10–18 July
Daniel Wang – Year 12  Baulkham Hills High School NSW
Kevin Wang – Year 12 The Kings School NSW
Kerui Yang – Year 12   James Ruse Agricultural High School NSW
Owen Yi –Year 12 James Ruse Agricultural High School NSW

International Earth Science Olympiad 24–30 August
Adrian Lehane –Year 12  Narrabundah College  ACT
Jacinta Rees –Year 11  Meriden School  NSW
Sean Roe –Year 11  John Monash Science School Vic 
Lauren Singh – Year 11  Alstonville High School NSW
Georgia Tonkin – Year 12 Merici College  ACT
David Wang – Year 11  Brisbane State High School QLD
Edmond Wu – Year 12 Knox Grammar School NSW
Jonathon Zhong – Year 10 James Ruse Agricultural High School NSW

International Olympiad in Informatics 7–15 August
Joshua Chen – Year 12 Christ Church Grammar School WA
Jerry Zirui Li – Year 11 James Ruse Agricultural High School  NSW 
Evan Lin – Year 11 Melbourne High School Vic 
Arthur Sun – Year 11  Scotch College Vic 

International Mathematical Olympiad 6–16 July
William Cheah – Year 8 Scotch College Vic 
Sizhe Pan – Year 11 James Ruse Agricultural High School  NSW
Zian Shang – Year 11 Scotch College Vic 
Christopher Tran – Year 11 The University High School Vic
Tony Yuzheng Wu – Year 12 Killara High School NSW
Grace Chang Yuan – Year 12  Methodist Ladies’ College Vic  

International Physics Olympiad 10–18 July
Lydia Colla – Year 12  Loreto Kirribilli  NSW
Austin Lin  – Year 12  Barker College  NSW
Vincent Ng – Year 12 James Ruse Agricultural High School NSW
Tianxia (Thomas) Qiao – Year 12  Carey Baptist Grammar School Vic 
Fredy Yip – Year 12 Knox Grammar School NSW

Learn more about the Australian Science Olympiads at: www.asi.edu.au  

Learn more about the Mathematical and Informatics Olympiads at: https://www.amt.edu.au/olympiad-programs