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The Castor Competition: 30 Students in Top 5% Worldwide!

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Photo of last year's Kangaroo contest; group of students sitting around circle table completing equations

All students from Grades 4 to 12 (French Bac) recently took part in the Castor Competition, a computer science competition completed individually or in pairs. Competing against participants from other French schools around the world, 30 of our students placed in the top 5% of their grade levels! For 45 minutes, they attempted to answer 12 interactive questions, each presented in four variations of difficulty.

  • In 4th-grade, ranking out of 4,430 students:
    • Elliot M.: 12 (top 0.3% worldwide)
    • Wesley C.: 23 (top 1% worldwide)
    • Brendan D.: 76 (top 2% worldwide)
    • Elias H.: 76 (top 2% worldwide)
    • Hector L.: 76 (top 2% worldwide)
    • Henry R.: 76 (top 2% worldwide)
    • Sophie S.: 142 (top 4% worldwide)
  • In 5th-grade,  ranking out of 6,169 students:
    • Imelda S.: 5 (top 0.1% worldwide)
    • Mateo A.: 35 (top 1% worldwide) 
    • Julian S.: 81 (top 2% worldwide)
    • Margaux H.: 302 (top 5% worldwide)
    • Molly M.: 302 (top 5% worldwide)
  • In 6th-grade, ranking out of 96,038 students:
    • Anderson I.: 685 (top 1% worldwide)
  • In 6th-grade, team ranking out of 36,936 students:
    • Henry L. and Sophia M.: 71 (top 0.2 % worldwide) 
  • In 7th-grade, ranking out of 105,351:
    • Tess K.: 563 (top 1% worldwide)
    • Colin K.: 2,428 (top 3% worldwide)
  • In 7th-grade, team ranking out of 51,283 students:
    • Graham M. and Simon P.: 117 (top 0.3 % worldwide)
    • Avery H. and Alix N.: 713 (top 2% worldwide) 
  • In 8th-grade, ranking out of 89,948 students:
    • Serene K.: 610 (top 1% worldwide)
  • In 8th-grade, team ranking out of 44,376 students:
    • Skylar G. and Amelia H.: 406 (top 1% worldwide)
  • In 9th-grade, ranking out of 72,317 candidates:
    • Sebastien N.: 2,296 (top 4% worldwide)
  • In 11th-grade, ranking out of 10,365 students:
    • Paul L.: 66 (top 1% worldwide)
    • Louis K.: 342 (top 4% worldwide)
  • In 11th-grade, team ranking out of 3,364 students:
    • Samuel L. and Marc de V.: 29 (top 1% worldwide)
  • In 12th-grade, ranking out of 6,048 students:
    • Robert K.: 291 (top 5% worldwide)