New Zealand Chemistry Olympiad Trust

The New Zealand Chemistry Olympiad Trust organises participation by New Zealand secondary school students in the International Chemistry Olympiads.

The activities organised include:

• A training group selection examination (usually held in the first week of November).
• A training/selection camp held in the April vacation at which the team of 4 students and a non-travelling reserve are selected
• Training of the team prior to the International Olympiad. In 2010 the Olympiad will be held in Tokyo, Japan on 19-28 July. In 2009, in Cambridge, England the New Zealand team won one silver and three bronze medals. New Zealand first competed iin the International Chemistry Olympiads in 1992.

Further information can be found on our website.