January 2019

Participation in the Talent Search is open to all. For 2019 schools with adequate connectivity can take part online. Schools that lack internet access can use the pen-and-paper version of the same test which does not require the use of a computer at all. The 2019 Talent Search will be offered at five levels: • Elementary (grade 5 and below) • Junior (grades 6 and 7) • Intermediate (grades 8 and 9) • Senior (grades 10 and 11) • Elite (grades 12 and above) For the lower grades and for the grades 10 and 11 the Talent Search is an excellent opportunity to develop Computational Thinking. For the grade 9s it will help with subject choices for grade 10. For the grade 12s it will help with the choice of a career and further studies. Rewards: Certificates are awarded to the participants with above average scores. The names of top learners are forwarded to the Department of Science and Technology and to the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation so that qualifying learners can be invited to Science Camps and can be considered for Allan Gray Scholarships.

TALENT SEARCH TALENT Talent Search dates for 2019: Monday 4 to Friday 8 March Register at www.olympiad.org.za

APPLICATIONS OLYMPIAD 2018 PROVINCIAL WINNERS

Name and position Grade School Eastern Cape 1 Dylan Nel 12 Hill College 2 Kayleigh Hill 11 Collegiate Girls' High 2 Sebastiaan du Toit 12 Nico Malan High 2 Tazlynn Plaatjies 12 Collegiate Girls' High Free State 1 Joshua van Zyl 11 Parys High 2018 AO Medal Winners & Finalists with Ulandi Exner (IITPSA) and 2 Nour Mostafa 11 Eunice High Cameron (SACOT) 2 Melindi Lewis 12 Parys High 2 JC Smidt 12 Parys High 1 Sean Groenewald 12 Hoërskool Randburg 2 Christopher Dovale 12 Boksburg High 2 Shan O'Neil 12 Hoërskool Randburg KwaZulu-Natal 1 Hyeongsin Choi 11 Domino Servite School 2 Ashleigh Skinner 12 Ladysmith High 2 Uvesh Narain 10 Seatides Combined School 2 Bailey Green 12 Michaelhouse Limpopo 1 Anri Spammer 12 Ellisras High Jacobus Marthinus 2 12 Ellisras High Behrens 2 Cindy-Lee Venter 12 Ellisras High 2018 AO Gold Medal Winner, Sean Groenewald & Hussein Suleman, 2 Juan-Jacques Moller 11 Merensky High Head of Department Computer Science UCT Mpumalanga 2018 FINAL ROUND WINNERS 1 Ashley Kellar 12 Penryn College 2 Michael Todd 12 Penryn College Award Name School 3 Ofentse Maseko 12 Meridian Karino Gold Sean Groenewald Hoërskool Randburg Northern Cape Daniel Olivier Paul Roos Gymnasium Silver 1 Megan Birch 11 St Patrick's CBC Shan O'Neil Hoërskool Randburg 2 Kyle Baatjies 11 Douglas High Christopher Dovale Boksburg High Bronze Dylan Nel Hill College North West Heather Wimberley Brescia House 1 Mabrie Willemse 12 Volkskool Potchefstroom Starling de Bruin Sutherland High 2 Kagiso Khunou 12 Potchefstroom Boys' High Huw Irlam Pinelands High 3 Sieun Kim 12 Potchefstroom Girls' High Andy Makaepea St Enda's Secondary Runners-up Theunis Nel Vredendal High 1 Daniel Olivier 12 Paul Roos Gymnasium Liam Pillay York High 1 Mia de Villiers 12 Paarl Girls' High Caitlin Spolander Rhenish Girls' High 3 Huw Irlam 12 Pinelands High

A project of the Institute of IT Professionals (IITPSA). Sponsored by Standard Bank. Supported by the University of . PROGRAMMING OLYMPIAD

2018 PO Winner Gold Medal, Taariq Mowzer & Nicole Borges 2018 PO Winners and Runners-up with Michael Cameron (Computer Olympiad Manager) (Standard Bank) and Nicole Borges (Standard Bank)

2018 PROVINCIAL WINNERS 2018 FINAL ROUND WINNERS

Name and position Grade School Award Name Grade School Eastern Cape Gold M.Taariq Mowzer 11 1 Caleb Loyson 12 Grey High Tian Cilliers 12 Stellenbosch High Silver 2 Van der Merwe du Toit 12 Grey High Emile Tredoux 12 Parklands College Gauteng Liam Foxcroft 11 Bishops 1 Andi Qu 10 St John's College Bronze Ralph McDougall 12 Curro 2 William Moolman 11 St John's College Andi Qu 10 St John's College 2 Sean Groenewald 12 Hoërskool Randburg Warren Hood 12 Eshowe High KwaZulu-Natal Retief Louw 11 Runners-up 1 Warren Hood 12 Eshowe High Christina Mauer 11 Durbanville High 2 Retief Louw 11 Felixton College Lukas Nel 11 Paul Roos Gymnasium 3 Aaron Naidu 11 Eden College Western Cape IOI 2018 1 Liam Foxcroft 11 Bishops INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIAD IN INFORMATICS 1 Adri Wessels 11 Curro Durbanville 3 Christina Mauer 11 Durbanville High

Calendar 2019

Talent Search: At schools, Mon 4 to Fri 8 March

Applications Olympiad: Round 1: at schools, one-hour paper, Monday 6 to Friday 10 May Round 2: at schools, one-hour paper, Wednesday 29 May Finals: Cape Town, Tuesday 18 June

Programming Olympiad: Round 1: at schools, one-hour paper, Monday 29 July Ralph McDougall, Tian Cilliers, Emile Tredoux and Taariq Mowzer to Friday 2 August Round 2: at schools, two-hour paper, Wednesday 21 Aug Name School Finals: Cape Town, Saturday 28 September Tian Cilliers Stellenbosh High and Sunday 29 September Ralph McDougall Curro Durbanville Enter your school at: Taariq Mowzer Fairbairn College www.olympiad.org.za [email protected] Emile Tredoux Parklands College Tel: 021-448-7864 Fax: 021-447-8410