Students from Bangkok Patana School recently took part in the British Biology Olympiad, a challenging competition designed to stretch and inspire students with a strong interest in biology. The Olympiad encourages participants to expand their knowledge beyond the classroom and apply biological concepts to unfamiliar and thought-provoking problems.

This year’s competition saw an impressive 18,800 students from 1,132 schools across the world take part, making it one of the largest biology competitions for school students. The Olympiad provides an excellent opportunity for students to demonstrate their talent and dedication to the subject while competing against peers from around the world.

In total, 20 students from Bangkok Patana School entered the competition. It was a gruelling challenge involving two 45-minute examination papers, featuring questions that go beyond the school syllabus and require students to apply their biological knowledge in new and complex contexts.

Bangkok Patana students performed extremely well, achieving a range of awards including Gold, Silver, Bronze, Highly Commended and Commended. The Gold award is only given to 5% of all participants, so this is truly well deserved.

A special congratulations goes to our Gold award winners:
DingChen Sun, Alexandria (Lexi) Melling, and Narida Charanachitta.

Our Silver award winners were: Tanna Chou and Amelie Ashbee.

Students receiving Bronze awards were:
Eleanor Artpradid, Seunghyo Lee, Praopat Ruengcharungpong, and Jynna Wongswan.

Well done to all students who took part in this demanding competition. Their willingness to challenge themselves with biology beyond the curriculum reflects the curiosity, resilience and academic ambition that we are proud to see in our Patana learners.