Three pupils are winners in prestigious national competition
One of the aims of the Royal Society of South Africa (RSSAf) is to promote science education by recognising and rewarding excellence in research and scholarship.
The society has done this very well through their annual National School Science Essay Competition in South Africa, which took place on September 20.
St Dominic’s School Life Science Department entered some of their Grade 11 and 12 learners for the 2016 competition.
As a school they are pleased to announce that three of their girls were winners in this prestigious national competition. They are:
1. Sibulele Gando, Grade 12, won a third prize of R750 on the topic ”Discuss how Indigenous Knowledge in South Africa has led to the development of valuable new products and services used internationally”;
2. Julian Yeates, Grade 11, won a merit prize of R250 on the topic ”Given the recent palaeontological discoveries in South Africa, why is it important for us to study and understand human origins?” and
3. Sangalia Nayagar, Grade 11, won a merit prize of R250 on the topic ”How can South Africa address the challenges of water conservation?”.
