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Co-Curricular – Competitions

Name Of Competition Day Of Week  Blue Week Or Yellow Week Or Both Term Time Year Group(s) Venue Staff In Charge Further Information
Lower School Physics Challenge Mon Both Summer 12:25 – 13:10pm 1st / 2nd / 3rd Physics CMS
Physics Experimental Project Mon Both Autumn 1:10 – 1:35pm 4th / 5th / L6 / U6 Physics CMS
Senior & Intermediate Physics Challenges Mon Both Spring 12:25 – 13:10pm 4th / 5th / L6 Physics CMS
BPhO Round 1 Mon Both Autumn 12:25 – 1:10pm U6 Physics CMS
Junior Physics Challenge Mon Both Summer 1:10 – 1:30pm 4th Physics CMS
National Cipher Challenge Thur Both Autumn 4:00pm 4th / 5th / L6 / U6 M9 GDF
Alan Turing Cryptography competition Mon Both Spring 4:00pm 3rd / 4th CR3 STO
Sixth Form Pop Maths Quiz Sat N/A Spring 10:00 – 1:00pm L6 / U6 Liverpool GDF
MEM Challenge N/A N/A February half term N/A All years Online
Maths Bombe Wed Both Spring 4:00pm L6 / U6 M11 ALM
Junior Maths Challenge Wed/Thur N/A 27th/28th April TBC 1st / 2nd TBC ALM
Intermediate Maths Challenge Wed/Thur N/A 2nd/3rd Feb TBC 3rd / 4th / 5th TBC ALM
Senior Maths Challenge Wed/Thur N/A 3rd/4th November TBC 5th / L6 / U6 TBC ALM
Maths Olympiad for Girls Thur N/A 7th October TBC 4th / 5th / L6 / U6 M11 ALM
Maths Feast TBC N/A Spring  – date TBC All day 4th Manchester University ALM
Schools Challenge Quiz team Wed N/A October onwards Prep time lunchtime;
Quiz takes place online
L6 / U6 W22 TAL For those who are interested they must find TAL regularly to be considered for the team.
Northern Schools MFL Debating Competition TBC N/A Jan-23 5:00 – 9:00pm L6 / U6 CHS KP Details yet to be confirmed.
Masterchef Competition TBC N/A May/ June 2022 4:00 – 6:30pm 1st / 2nd / 3rd / 4th / 5th / L6 T4/T5 HFO Details to be confirmed.
2nd Year Enterprise Challenge Thur 19th June N/A Jun-24 All day 2nd Hallam Hall + classrooms AJP/LC
Junior Astro Challenge Nov N/A Autumn Prep in Astro club 2nd / 3rd / 4th TBC CMH/CMS
Living Edge Schools’ Art Competition March Spring Morning 3rd / 5th / U6 RAD/RJU
Royal Academy Schools’ Summer Exhibition June-Aug n/a Summer n/a L6 / U6 Royal Academy RAD
Christmas Card Design Competition June-Sept. n/a Summer and Autumn n/a All n/a RAD Design used for SGS Christmas card and Carol Service cover
Articulation History of Art Prize tbc n/a Autumn and Spring n/a L6 / U6 Whitworth Art Gallery RAD
Write on Art UK June n/a Summer n/a L6 – U6 tbc RAD /RJU Art History essay comp
PiWars April Blue Monday 1:05 – 1:35pm all tbc LEL Raspberry Pi robotics competition
Yr 5 Open Art competition March n/a Spring 6:30 – 7:30pm Year 5 Ex.Rel and Art RAD/RJU/ TK Two competitions, one for external pupils and the other for SGJS pupils.
Bebras Computing Challenge n/a n/a Autumn n/a 2nd tbc LEL 8-19th November
Chem Quiz n/a both Summer All day 2nd / 3rd / 4th MMU ALG/ITM National RSC Top of the Bench competition
History podcast Varies Both Three podcasts across the Year. One each term. To be confirmed via bulletin All years W22 TAL and History /Politics department
1st Year French Spelling Bee in class both Oct-March N/A 1st N/A SMG
3rd Year German competition N/A N/A Spring  term TBC 3rd  (German pupils) N/A SLB Pronunciation competition
3rd Year Spanish Reading Competition N/A N/A Summer term TBC 3rd  (Spanish pupils) TBC IWK Pronunciation competition
4th Year MFL: Debate TBC TBC summer term TBC 4th (French and German pupils) L5 KC/DL Interform debating competition in French/German
2nd Year French competition N/A N/A Spring term TBC 2nd TBC JDW Pronunciation competition
Library Heroes N/A N/A All N/A 1st / 2nd / 3rd JIPG Interform borrowing competition
Rotary Young Chef of the Year Wed Yellow October – April 13:05 – 13:35pm All T4 Students who would like to develop their food preparation skills in preparation for possible competition entry