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Dublin City University
Michael A Cotter
International Junior Science Olympiad 2005

Four Irish under 16 science students, Caitr�ona Kelly, Nicholas Croke, Patrick Kerr and David Whyte were awarded bronze medals at the 2nd International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO 2005) held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on the 4th - 13th December 2005. Forty-four countries participated.


Team leaders Paraic James and Michael A. Cotter with IJSO medal winners Caitr�ona Kelly, Nicholas Croke, Patrick Kerr and David Whyte.

The Irish six-member team were selected at the 2nd Irish National Junior Science Olympiad (IrJSO 2005) in DCU on Saturday 5th November 2005. The Department of Education & Science, through the State Examinations Commissions, provided the names of the top 100 students, born on or after 1st January 1990, who achieved high grades in both science & mathematics in the 2005 Junior Certification Examinations. The Centre for Talented Youth in Ireland (CTYI), based in DCU, also provided the names of fifteen additional students.

All the finalists undertook a multiple-choice questionnaire (MCQ) based on the IJSO syllabus in Biology, Chemistry and Physics followed by a reasoning test.

All the participants received a certificate. The top three students received gold medals, the next three silver medals and the next three bronze medals. The gold and silver medal winners were given the opportunity to represent Ireland at the IJSO 2005. Throughout November they continued to do assignments. They also participated in an intensive residential training programme in DCU prior to departure carried out by the DCU Science Faculty teaching staff and postgraduate students.



Irish 2005 Junior Science Olympiad Team

Nicholas Croke, Kinsale Community School, Kinsale, Co. Cork

John Collison, Castletroy College, Newtown, Castletroy, Co. Limerick

Caitr�ona Kelly, Drogheda Grammar School, Mornington, Drogheda. Co. Louth

Eavan Gleeson, Holy Faith Secondary School, Clontarf, Dublin 3

David Whyte, The High & Diocesan School, Zion Rd, Rathgar, Dublin 6

Patrick Kerr, Scoil Mhuire, Clochar Na Trocaire, Baile na Lorgan, Co Mhuineachain.


Runners-up

Paul Connon, St Peter's College, Summerhill, Wexford

Emily Dunne, St Angela's School, Ursuline Convent, Waterford

Alison Walsh, The High & Diocesan School, Zion Rd, Rathgar, Dublin 6.

The training and selection of the Irish team was carried out by Dr Paraic James (Team Leader), Dr Odilla Finlayson (Chemistry), Dr Eilish McLoughlin (Physics) and Professor Richard O Kennedy (Biology).

Ireland was invited to participate in the first International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO 2004) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on the 5th-14th December 2004. Mr Michael A Cotter is the Irish IJSO delegation leader and Dr Paraic James the pedagogical leader. The former is responsible for all aspects of the management of Ireland's participation in the IJSO and the later for the selection and training of the team.

Dr Paraic James is IJSO Vice President for Europe and Michael A Cotter is the treasurer of the IJSO executive management committee.

The 3rd International Junior Science Olympiad will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil: 3-12 December 2006.

Contact: Michael A Cotter, IrJSO Director,
DCU, Dublin 9.
E-mail: [email protected]