Last term, a total of 121 students participated in the UK Bebras Challenge, a national coding competition organised by the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
- Novice and Explorer tasks require Turtle Blockly solutions.
- Navigator, Pathfinder and Trailblazer tasks need to be solved using a text-based programming language. Supported languages include Python, C#, Java, and VB.
The groups are skills-based, not age-based. This approach enables students who are just starting their coding journey to participate at a level suited to their current abilities. The Trailblazer challenge pushes the most talented programmers to their limits!
Congratulations to the following students who achieved a Gold Award for getting a score in the top 10% at each level of the competition nationally. They are also the best in the school:
- Novices – Zephyr (Year 7)
- Explorers – Sion (Year 7)
- Navigators – Mohamed Kadir (Year 11)
- Pathfinders – Damian (Year 12)
Congratulations also to Rashid (Year 12) for achieving the best in school at the Trailblazers level of the competition.
The following students were also awarded with Distinction for achieving a score in the top 25% for their respective levels of the competition:
Explorers
- Emmanuel (Year 7)
- Oliver (Year 7)
- Muaad (Year 7)
- Deon (Year 7)
Pathfinders
- Abyan (Year 10)
- Leo (Year 11)