Congratulations to our 8 Olympiad Medallists!
A record number of our students achieved medals in this year’s prestigious 23rd National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI) and we celebrate their achievements! The NOI is modelled after the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), one of the most highly-distinguished annual informatics competitions for high school students in the world.
This year's bumper crop of medallists includes 1 Silver and 7 Bronze winners who are between 13 and 17 years old! Our winning students have been learning C++ and growing with us after being spotted in their Python classes for their programming prowesses. It is truly a great sight to see them flourish and become phenomenal medallists!
NOI spots are reserved for every school's top students to participate, so only few can represent their school, and only the best can attain medals in the Olympiad. We're even more proud of the fact that many of our medallists came to us as complete beginners in programming (some started at the age of 10!), and were carefully nurtured in our classes right under the noses of our eagle-eyed tutors to achieve their results. Well done!
Presenting to you Coding Lab's 23rd NOI medallists:
Vayun Mathur, 15
Silver Medallist
Kushaan Mishra, 17
Bronze Medallist (First Attempt)
James Pearman, 14
Bronze Medallist (First Attempt)
Caleb Chia, 13
Bronze Medallist (First Attempt)
David Walton, 15
Bronze Medallist
Faiz Ali Shoaib, 17
Bronze Medallist
Bobis Franc Ivan Lorenzo, 16
Bronze Medallist
Elijah Yong, 14
Bronze Medallist
Silver Medallist
Vayun Mathur, 15
Singapore American School
Coding Lab Vayun Silver Medallist
Vayun (left) won a Silver Medal at the NOI
The Olympiad is one of Computing's biggest annual competitions in Singapore and the Silver Medal is awarded to the top 20% of participants. We’re so proud of our young innovator for being 1 of the 32 Silver Medallists this year! An Olympiad medal is highly recognised for admissions to top universities around the world. During the competition, contestants are given five hours to work out solutions to algorithmic tasks. This does not only require skills such as programming and testing, but also Mathematics and in-depth knowledge of designing algorithms, data structures and information theory.
Our bright student Vayun has been in the news before, with features on Google and international news network CGTN. He has performed well once again and we congratulate Vayun on getting the Silver Medal!
3 Bronze Medallists (First Attempt)
Kushaan Mishra, 17, Singapore American School
James Pearman, 14, Dulwich College Singapore
Caleb Chia, 13, Anglo-Chinese School Independent
Coding Lab's Bronze Medallists made up 7 of the 49 Bronze Medallists in this year's NOI. As one of the most prestigious computer science competitions, it's not an easy feat to attain medals and our 3 students did Coding Lab and their schools proud when they emerged as bronze medallists on their first attempts! Our youngest medallist, Caleb Chia (just 13 years old!), has been with us since he was in primary school and we're proud of his growth! All participants had to undergo a Preliminary Round to qualify for the NOI. Despite being new to the competition, our students ranked well and went on to clinch medals at the NOI.
Coding Lab NOI Bronze First Attempt.
(from left) Kushaan, James, Coach Guangxuan, Jun Ray and Caleb
We are proud of our students' remarkable achievements and commend their hard work to overcome the odds, especially during this pandemic. A round of applause for Kushaan, James and Caleb!
4 Bronze Medallists
National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI) 2019 Medallists
Elijah (left) and David at NOI 2019
David Walton, 15
United World College SEA Dover Campus
Faiz Ali Shoaib, 17
United World College SEA Dover Campus
Elijah Yong, 14
Anglo-Chinese School Independent
Bobis Franc Ivan Lorenzo, 16
Gan Eng Seng School
These 4 students were able to pit their computing skills against talented coders from more than 30 other schools and gain invaluable experiences in the Olympiad. Their consistent effort and hard work paid off as they took on programming tasks and made their mark at the reputable NOI.
This year's medallists include Elijah Yong, who was awarded Youngest Medallist in last year's NOI. The 14-year-old has been with us since he was a Primary Five student, when we spotted his potential and invited him to join our NOI programme. The Coding Lab team is proud to have seen him grow over the years into a confident teenager with medals under his belt and we commend him for his consistent hard work!
Image of Elijah receiving award for youngest medalist, NOI 2019
Elijah receiving award for Youngest Medallist, NOI 2019
The Coding Lab team is proud of our students for clinching the Bronze Medals, and we celebrate their achievements. Great job David, Faiz, Bobis and Elijah!
Congratulations to our outstanding students! We’re proud of our 8 students for coding their way to the top with their tenacity and hours of training, even overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic. They had been training once a week since the beginning of the year to prepare for the NOI and it was heartening to see their hard work pay off! We also thank Coach Guangxuan for his dedication, training and guidance of our students.
Whilst we celebrate our students' success in this arena, we recognise that competitive programming is merely a subset of the full scope of programming. Many of our students have achieved success in wider aspects; whether it's creating a Stock Rating Algorithm, a Real-Time Carpark Tracker, a prize-winning app or attaining an overseas scholarship to read Computer Science at University, we're here to support our students every step of the way.
Interested to find out more? Check out the Python Programming and Elective courses we offer for Secondary school and Junior College students.
(Written by Cheryl Tang)
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