Organization : Royal Society of South Africa
Competition Name : School Essay Competition 2016
Announcement : Result 2016
Website : https://www.royalsocietysa.org.za/
School Essay Competition Result 2016 :
** Congratulations to all the winners but more importantly to all those learners who took the time and made the effort to enhance their understanding of the sciences – we salute all of you.
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Prize Presentations :
* Top essays for publication in the Transactions of the Royal Society of SA
Topic : ‘What advances in robotics and artificial intelligence could impact on youth employment in South Africa?’
*First Prize: Michael Noyce, Grade 12, Hilton College, Hilton
Second Prize: Meg Anderton, Grade 12, Wynberg Girls High, Cape Town
Third Prize: Kwangbem Ko, Grade 11, Bishops, Cape Town
Merit Prizes : Grace Zhao, Grade 12, St Stithians Girls’ College, Gauteng and Alisha Govender, Grade 11, Trinity House, Randpark Ridge
Topic : ‘How can South Africa address the challenges of water conservation?’
First Prize: Chelsea Terry, Grade 12, Wynberg Girls High, Cape Town
Second Prize: Alexandra Keogh, Grade 11, St Stithians Girls’ College, Gauteng
Third Prize: Aa’isha Dout, Grade 12, Wynberg Girls High, Cape Town
Merit Prizes: Sanglia Nayagar Grade 11, St Dominics Catholic School for Girls, Boxburg and Ethan Fischer, Grade 9 St John’s College, Houghton, Gauteng
Special Junior Prizes: Caitlin Pfister, Grade 7, Bryandale Primary School, Sandton and Malaika Muleya, Grade 7, Bryandale Primary School, Sandton
Topic : ‘Given the recent palaeontological discoveries in South Africa, why is it important for us to study and understand human origins?’’
*First Prize: Chloe van Niekerk , Grade 12, Wynberg Girls High, Cape Town
Second Prize: Bonga Mbande, Grade 10, St Anne’s Diocesan College, Hilton
Third Prize: Gabriella Fedetto, Grade 11, St Stithians Girls’ College, Gauteng
Merit Prizes: Nicole Chineka, Grade 12, Wynberg Girls High, Cape Town and Julian Yeates, Grade 11, St Dominics Catholic School for Girls, Boxburg
Topic : ‘Discuss how indigenous knowledge in South Africa has led to the development of valuable new products and services used internationally.’
First Prize: Andiswa Ngwenya, Grade 11, St Stithians Girls’ College, Randburg
Second Prize: Taryn Goulding, Grade 10, Danville Park Girls Hight School, Durban
Third Prize: Sibulele Gando, Grade 12 St Dominics Catholic School for Girls, Boxburg
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