Tonbridge Computer Scientists come top in British Algorithmic Olympiad 

Tonbridge has once more shown it is one of the country’s top schools for Computer Science, this time in a new national competition that tests students’ skills in programming.

The British Algorithmic Olympiad (BAO) combines Mathematics and Computer Science in one exam based on problem-solving, logical thinking and programming.

Tonbridge was named the top school overall, with Alex Chui (CH2) achieving the highest score outright in the competition. A total of seven Tonbridge boys achieved Gold status, with two others being awarded Silver and two further boys receiving Bronze.

Justin Robertson, the School’s Head of Computer Science, said: “This is a remarkable achievement by the boys, as these papers are specifically designed to be extremely challenging.

“We thank the British Algorithmic Olympiad team for putting together this excellent new competition, and I’m sure the School looks forward to taking part each year from now on.”

Final scores:
Alex Chui (CH2): 80 – Gold (top score outright, and Finals invitation)
Will Chittick (Sc5): 77 – Gold (Finals invitation)
Justin Leung (HS4): 68 – Gold (Finals invitation)
Hayden Lam (FH5): 62 – Gold (Finals invitation)
TK Buristrakul (HS4): 56 – Gold
Donald Chui (CH5): 55 – Gold
Hugh O’Donnell (PH5): 51 – Gold
Ming Chan (PS5): 50 – Silver
Eden Cheung (FH4): 26 – Silver
Catalin Botezat (Sc5): 16 – Bronze
Moncef Slimani (JH4): 11 – Bronze