Olympia looks to come first

In the first year of its trial run, the programme will take place with the participation of competing teams from 18 provinces and municipalities across the country.

Secondary school students will make debuts this month and end in April 2013,  before the finale of the 2012-2013 academic year.

On October 14, the first contest took place at Chu Van An Secondary School in northern Thai Nguyen province which was attended by secondary school students coming from three schools - Chu Van An Secondary School (Thai Nguyen province), Doan Thi Diem Secondary School (northern Hung Yen province) and Le Quy Don Secondary School.

Each team consisted of three students undergoing the contest’s five sections. The team from Chu Van An Secondary School came first winning, Doan Thi Diem Secondary School was second and in third place was Le Quy Don Secondary School.

With this attainment, the team from Chu Van An Secondary School surpassed the prequalification round to partake in the regional round and will meet winner in next week contest between teams coming secondary schools in Nghe An province, Nam Dinh province and Thanh Hoa province.

The best-performing teams after surpassing prequalification and regional contests will step into the national final contest.

“In continuation of the Road to the top of Olympia available for upper secondary school students in the past 13 years, Olympia for secondary schools programme is a useful playing ground to help detect brilliant students. Besides, the programme helps train skills when working in groups, cultivates team spirit, while enhancing real capacity of each student,” said deputy head of the Department of High School Education Doan Van Ninh.

Through the programme, LG Electronics Vietnam will donate 72 scholarships to 18 secondary schools representing 18 localities joining the programme. The scholarships will be rewarded to students with shining academic reports from needy families to inspire them to make further strides in successive learning semesters.