Competitions
The table below shows the competitions that our pupils will be taking part in during the 2020-2021 academic year. More competitions will be added in due course.
Due to Covid-19, we are having to run our co-curricular activities in a different way to ensure pupil and staff safety. Current pupils will be informed of the changes by staff. If you have any queries, please get in touch with us.
| Competition | Year Groups | Term | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkwright Scholarships | TBC | TBC | |
| ARTiculation (Art History Competition) | Sixth Form | Autumn and Spring | Final at The Whitworth |
| Art Royal Academy A-level Exhibition | Sixth Form | Summer | |
| Biology Challenge | Fourth Year | Spring | Meetings as and when needed for organisation |
| Biology Olympiad | Upper Sixth | Spring | |
| BSA CREST Gold Award | Lower Sixth | Autumn and Spring | |
| Carol Service Cover Design Competition | All Years | Autumn | |
| Chemistry Olympiad | Lower Sixth | Summer | |
| Chem Quiz | Second to Fourth Year | Summer | |
| Chemistry CREST | Fifth Year (Fourth Year in Summer) | All | Room – C3, Wednesday 1.05pm and Thursday 1pm |
| Chemistry CREST Bronze | Third Year | Autumn and Spring | Room – C1, Monday 1.05pm |
| Festival of Chemistry | Second Year | Summer | |
| German Debate | Fourth Year | Summer | |
| German Reading Competition | Third Year | Spring | |
| IEA Essay Competition | Lower Sixth | Summer | Meetings on Friday at 1.10pm in W11 |
| Intermediate Biology Olympiad | Lower Sixth | Summer | Meetings as and when needed for organisation/administration |
| Living Edge Competition | Third and Fifth Year and Upper Sixth | Spring | January Submission. Prize giving in March at The Lowry |
| MasterChef | TBC | Summer | In T4 |
| MFL Debating Competition | TBC | Autumn | |
| MFL Debating Competition (i/c) | Sixth Form | All | Meetings during lunchtimes and in evening in November in L4/at an external school |
| Nancy Rothwell Award | All Years | Autumn | September submission |
| National Cipher Challenge | Fifth Year and Sixth Form | Autumn | Meetings on Thursday at 4pm in M9 |
| National Enterprise Challenge | Second Year | Summer | |
| Open Schools Art Competition | Fifth Year | Autumn | February workshop and prize giving |
| Photography House Competition | All Years | All | Once per term |
| Physics Olympics and Olympiad Preparation | Third and Fourth Year and Sixth Form | Autumn (October and November), Spring (February and March), Summer (May and June) | Meetings on Thursday at 1.10pm in P1/P2. Year groups meet in different sessions |
| Pop Maths Quiz | Sixth Form | Spring | At Liverpool John Moores University |
| Saatchi Gallery Competition | Fifth Year and Sixth Form | Summer | Online |
| Schools’ Challenge | All Years | Spring | |
| Senior Maths Team Challenge Preparation | Sixth Form | Autumn | In M2 on Tuesdays at 12.35pm |
| Spanish Reading Competition | Third Year | Spring | |
| Triumph Design Award | Sixth Form | Autumn and Spring | Complete work in own time. Can use T1 |
| WorldWise Quiz | Fourth and Fifth Year | Autumn | In November. In Geography classroom and at Manchester Metropolitan University |
| Young Analyst Competition | Lower Sixth | Summer | |
| Young Enterprise | Lower Sixth | Autumn and Spring | Meetings on Monday at 4pm in W11 |
Download last year’s Beyond the Classroom handbook (pdf) for an example of the range of competitions we take part in at SGS.