2012 National Geographic Channel Australian Geography Competition
In schools 26 March - 4 April; entries close 29 February
Put geography in the spotlight at your school by entering the 2012 Competition. It challenges your students to demonstrate their geographical knowledge and skills, and rewards student excellence.
The Competition is straight-forward to run. We supply a question booklet and answer sheet for each student; it fits into a normal class period; we mark it and send back the results. Students are graded in three age groups – 13 and younger; 14 and 15; 16 to 18. All students get results and certificates. Prizes include trips to Sydney, Mornington Peninsula and overseas, books and medals.
Australia’s teams to the International Geography Olympiad in Kyoto, Japan, and to the National Geographic World Championship in St Petersburg, Russia, will be chosen from students who excel in the 2012 Competition.
Full details were posted to all secondary schools on 18 January. If you can’t locate your school’s copy, download it from the web or contact us for another copy. Primary schools are invited to enter the junior level.
Full information is on our website www.geographycompetition.org.au
The Competition is a joint initiative of the Australian Geography Teachers’ Association and the Royal Geographical Society of Queensland.
Enquiries to Kath Berg, email admin@rgsq.org.au or phone 07 3368 2066.
2011 John Forrest Competition Winners
Congratulations to the following students who have won prizes in this competition.
Year 11
1st Prize: Jack Nichol - Aquinas College
2nd Prize: Ben Girling - Aquinas College
Year 10
1st Prize: Louis Bok - Rossmoyne SHS
2nd Prize: Sophy Kyi - Rossmoyne SHS
3rd Prize: Ida Lee - Rossmoyne SHS
Year 9
1st Prize: Ruchira Chakraborty - Rossmoyne SHS
2nd Prize: Jiawen Li - Rossmoyne SHS
3rd Prize: Ariel Wang - Rossmoyne SHS
Year 8
1st Prize: Edward Le - Ursula Frayne Catholic College
2nd Prize: Lauren Brewer - St Mary's Anglican Girls' School
3rd Prize: Sonya Kyi - Rossmoyne SHS
The John Forrest Award is a competition for secondary school students, which emphasises the use of practical and research skills, observation and the identification of relationships in Geography. The competition is structured according to year groups. Students in Year 8 - 10 are required to demonstrate their ability to construct and analyse a field sketch. Students in Year 11 are required to interpret data taken from the previous year's TEE Broadsheet and to undertake research.
