Girls Shine in Chemistry Challenges
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Chemistry Girls' Division


In the summer term, a group of 17 brave Year 12 students from Bolton School Girls’ Division took part in the Lower Sixth Cambridge Chemistry Challenge. They applied their knowledge and demonstrated superb problem-solving skills as they took on new, complex scenarios against nearly 15,000 other students.

The standard this year was exceptionally high, and so Girls’ Division Chemistry staff were particularly proud that Natasha, Harshini and Lucy all achieved silver certificates! Copper certificates were also awarded to Jemimah, Selina, Hannah, Beatrice, Aaliyah, Eesha and Chloe. Well done to the seven other girls who participated in the challenge: Hannah, Mahnoor, Iman, Sadiya, Aisha, Amira and Sarah.

There was also success for younger Girls’ Division chemists earlier in the summer: a large number of pupils in Year 10 took part in the National Scientific Thinking Challenge in May. This competition is a real test of scientific thinking reasoning and data analysis beyond the GCSE syllabus, and those involved competed with over 15,500 students in 10 different countries.

Although this was the first time Girls’ Division pupils have entered, around 50% achieved a certificate and several received Gold certificates: an excellent achievement.

Cambridge Chemistry Challenge Certificates:

A diverse group of 9 smartly dressed Sixth Form girls standing outside in the sunshine with the red sandstone buildings of Bolton School Girls' Division and the Riley Sixth Form Centre in the background.

National Scientific Thinking Challenge Gold Certificates:

A group of 8 smiling Year 10 girls holding up "gold" certificates and wearing school uniforms with maroon blazers, standing in front of the iconic red sandstone main arch of Bolton School

National Scientific Thinking Challenge Certificates:

A large group of Year 10 girls in school uniforms with maroon blazers and proudly holding certificates while standing in front of Bolton School's iconic red sandstone archway







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