Congratulations to Nathan Bailey who has achieved the top score in Year 5 for the New Zealand and Pacific International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) Science Test.
ICAS, commonly referred to as the University of New South Wales competitions, is conducted annually in Australia and over 20 countries globally. These are independent skills-based assessments and school tests for primary and secondary school students in Computer Skills, English, Maths, Science, Spelling and Writing.

In the competition, Nathan’s science skills were assessed in key scientific areas of observing and measuring; interpreting; predicting and concluding; investigating; reasoning and problem solving.

Nathan’s top score achievement qualifies him for a medal from the University of New South Wales along with a medal winner’s certificate which he will receive at a presentation ceremony later in the year.

High Distinction is awarded to students in the top 1% of the country, and Distinction is the next 11% of candidates. 122 Saint Kentigern boys entered the Science competition and results in the top two categories are:

High Distinction
Year 4: Asher Matheson
Year 5: Nathan Bailey (medal), Marcus Findlow, Leo van Druten
Year 6: Xavier Yin
Year 7: Steven Cho, Lachlan van der Pluijm
Year 8: Daniel Mar, Jun Park, Daniel Whooley

Distinction
Year 4: Hamish Ferguson, Campbell Joyce
Year 5: David Allan, Thomas King, William King, Jacob Kruger, Carter Tang, Lucas van den Brink
Year 6: Max Cheng, Hugo du Temple, George Falconer, Oliver Mitchell
Year 7: Jack Dufaur, Joshua Hawkesby-Lyne, Patrick Hayes, Samuel Looker, Gibson Nevill, Jordan Warren, Thomas Woodfield
Year 8: Adam Bartlett, Oliver Cranshaw, Theodore Gilbertson, Mark Hutchinson, Nicholas Kirk, Dunbar Sloane, Desmond Yong

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