Outstanding Performances :)

We are especially pleased to announce and commend the following individuals who have displayed Outstanding Performance in the Multiple-Choice Question Component as well as the top 3 teams for the Application Question (AQ) component of the Preliminary Round for their excellent performances.

Their names and schools are as follows:-

Outstanding Performance in the Multiple-Choice Question

Top Individual
TAN WEI QING
Raffles Girls School (Secondary)

First Runner-up (tie)
CHIU CHAI HAO
Anderson Secondary School

First Runner-up (tie)
GO SER GUAN ERIC
Changkat Changi Secondary School

First Runner-up (tie)
SARAH RAIHANAH BTE SAIFUDDIN
Methodist Girls’ School

First Runner-up (tie)
KOH LOCK LEONG
Raffles Institution

First Runner-up (tie)
LIM YUAN ZHI MARTIN
Raffles Institution

First Runner-up (tie)
WONG ZHI YUAN
Raffles Institution


Outstanding Performance in the Application Question Component


1st Hwa Chong Institution
2nd Methodist Girls’ School
3rd Anderson Secondary School

The above winners will each receive a Certificate of Distinction and a Book Prize during the NUS Geography Challenge 2009 Grand Finals Prize Presentation Ceremony to be held on the 4th April 2009.

The Organizing Committee would also like to congratulate the Top 30 Schools which qualified for Round 2 of the Challenge, as well as to thank all participating schools for their keen participation. A Certificate of Participation will be send to all participants via post by late April/May.

We would like to take this opportunity to extend our most sincere appreciation for your support in taking part in NUS Geography Challenge 2009. Schools that did not qualify for the semi finals are welcomed to partake in the Geo-Ad component in which all entries will be judged on an equal basis. Kindly take note that the Geo-Ad submission deadline is 23rd March 2009, Monday, 5pm. Please direct any enquiries pertaining to Geo-Ad to nusgcgeoad@gmail.com, ATTN: MS ANG ZUO JIN.

We would also appreciate it if you can provide us some feedback by sending your comments to nusgc09@gmail.com

Thank you very much!

Results of the NUS Geography Challenge 2009 (Preliminary Round)

We are pleased to enclose the results of the Top 30 schools from the Preliminary Round of the NUS Geography Challenge 2009 held on 28th February 2009 (Saturday). The results are final and no correspondence will be entertained.

1.Anderson Secondary School
2.Anglo Chinese School (Barker Road)
3.Changkat Changi Secondary School
4.CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School
5.Deyi Secondary School
6.Fuhua Secondary School
7.Gan Eng Seng School
8.Hwa Chong Institution
9.Junyuan Secondary School
10.Jurong West Secondary School
11.Methodist Girls’ School
12.Nanyang Girls’ High School
13.Northbrooks Secondary School
14.NUS High School of Mathematics and Science
15.Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary)
16.Raffles Girls School (Secondary)
17.Raffles Institution (Secondary)
18.River Valley High School
19.Singapore Chinese Girls’ School
20.St Joseph’s Institution
21.St Margaret’s Secondary School
22.Singapore Sports School
23.Swiss Cottage Secondary School
24.Tampines Secondary School
25.Tanjong Katong Secondary School
26.Temasek Academy (Temasek Junior College)
27.Victoria Junior College
28.Yishun Town Secondary School
29.Yuan Ching Secondary School
30.Zhonghua Secondary School

These top 30 schools will proceed to the semi finals of the NUS Geography Challenge 2009, where they will compete in the Geo-Ad (40%) and Geo-Trail (60%) components.

A package containing documents such as detailed rules and regulations of Geo-Ad and indemnity forms, will be sent by 4th March 2009 (WEDNESDAY) via email to the teacher-in-charge with more details on the subsequent components. Please check to ensure that you have received the package.

There's only ONE day left for the REGISTRATION!

We strongly urge all school to participate in this enriching and exciting event!!

Theme for GC 09: HeritaGEography, Retracing Singapore

Below are the details for Geography Challenge 2009:

Preliminary Round
Round 1: 28th February 2009 Saturday, 0800H-1300H
Venue: NUS, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, LT11, 12 and 13.

What would be tested??
Individual MCQ Quiz and Team Application Question

Note: Top 30 qualified schools will proceed to the semi finals consisting of Geo-Ad and Geo-Trail

Round 2 : 2nd March 09 – 23rd March 09 , Geo-Ad Competition

This is a compulsory component for semi-finalist (Top 30 schools). The weightage is 40% and teams will be provided with a detailed list of rules and regulations for the Geo-Ad video competition upon qualifying for Round 2.

*** Note:Geo-Ad Category is open to all registered schools too!!!

Submission of short video clip due on 20th March 2009.

Grand Finals
4th April 2009, Saturday, 0800H – 1900H
Venue for Grand Finals – NUS, FASS, LT13

*Highlights on that day:

1) Geo-Trail (For semi finalists): Involves teams embarking on a trail of adventure to various parts of Singapore. Teams will set off from NUS at the beginning of the trail and must return to the end point (NUS) within stipulated time. Students would need to apply geographical concepts and map interpretation skills in order to clear a station. (Weightage: 60%)

2) Geo-Ad Screening for the top 5 Geo-Ad videos

3) Grand Finals (Top 3 Overall teams):The top 3 teams with the highest scores from Geo-Ad and Geo-Trail will vie for the overall winning team through 3 rounds of on-the-spot quizzes. These 3 rounds are: Group Collaboration, Individual Round and Speed Round.

4) Prize Presentation Ceremony

5) Dinner Reception

GC Finals 2008

Love geography?? Brace yourselves for Geography Challenge 2009 and have lots of fun!

GC Finals 2008

These photos was taken during GC Challenge last year.. Many schools have participated and some have managed to emerge as the winners of GC Challenge 08. Congrats to these schools and we hope this year, more schools would participate in the GC Challenge 09.

We look forward to your participation!!!

Geotrail 2008

Wondering what Geotrail is all about??? Here's a sneak preview of what students can look forward to in Geotrail 2009. The photos above are students who have participated in Geotrail 08 & I believe they enjoyed it a lot.

Geotrail is definitely thrilling, do join us this year!!!