Impressive achievements of 5 students in the national team

Five students from Newton Secondary and High School entered the national excellent student competition team, including four students competing in Mathematics: Nguyen Phuc Nguyen, Ngo Quy Duong, Ngo Duc Minh Dang (class 11G0), Ha Dang An (class 10G0), and one student competing in Physics: Hoang Pham Minh Khanh (class 11G0). Previously, all five students had achieved outstanding results in domestic and international competitions.

At the 18th Hung Vuong Summer Camp held in early August 2024 with the participation of nearly 1,200 students from 24 high schools (including 19 specialized schools), Newton School excellently won 18 medals with 5 Gold medals, 10 Silver medals, and 3 Bronze medals. Students Ngo Quy Duong, Nguyen Phuc Nguyen, and Ha Dang An all won Gold medals in Mathematics. Ngo Duc Minh Dang won a Silver medal in Mathematics. Hoang Pham Minh Khanh won a Silver medal in Physics.

Previously, in the XV competition for excellent students of specialized high schools in the coastal and northern delta regions, Newton students won 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals, 4 bronze medals and 8 consolation prizes. The list of award-winning students included the 5 students mentioned above.

According to Newton School representative, in the 10th grade high school entrance exam, these 5 students were excellent individuals with outstanding achievements when they were all admitted directly, won valedictorian or passed 3-4 wishes at the same time to many famous schools.

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Among the 20 members of the Hanoi team participating in the national math competition, there are 4 students from Newton School. Photo: Newton Secondary and High School

In particular, in 2023, Hoang Pham Minh Khanh became famous at Newton Secondary and High School when he was the first student of the school, as well as the private school system, to be selected to the team to compete in the International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) and excellently achieved the highest achievement of the Vietnamese student delegation at this competition with a Silver Medal.

Joy after joy

For Newton Secondary and High School, joy follows joy when the school continuously has students representing the Capital to compete in international intellectual playgrounds directly organized by the Department of Education and Training to select and establish teams such as: International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO), International Mathematics and Science Olympiad (IMSO).

In early October 2024, the school had 9 students participating in the International Mathematics and Science Olympiad (IMSO), all 9 of them won medals; including 4 Gold medals, 4 Silver medals, 1 Bronze medal and 1 student achieved “Best In Theory” in science (best in theory exam). This is the second year that Newton School has led the results in this exam.

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5 Newton School students entered the national excellent student competition team with their parents and teachers. Photo: Newton Secondary - High School

At the 2024 International Junior Mathematics Olympiad held in India (InIMC), Hanoi had 15 students winning medals with 3 Gold medals, of which 2 Gold medals belonged to Newton students. With a score of 140/150, Nguyen Phong Chau - class 7G0 became the student with the highest score at the entire Key Stage 2 level, surpassing the US and Chinese teams.

At the end of September 2024, surpassing more than 200 excellent students from all over Hanoi, 2 students from Newton Secondary and High School, Vu Nhat Long and Vuong Ha Chi (class 10G0) won the first prize with the highest and second highest scores; officially becoming 2 of 6 representatives of Vietnam to attend the IJSO 2024 competition held in the Republic of Romania in December 2024.

Most recently, at the district-level excellent student exam in cultural subjects for grade 9, with 9/9 subjects, the total number of awards that Newton students achieved was 50, continuing to rank first in the entire Bac Tu Liem district.

Ms. Le Thi Bich Dung - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Newton Secondary and High School expressed: "This is the result of the students' efforts in studying as well as the teachers' tireless efforts. When discovering students with potential, the school will invest in training, assign good teachers from the school and even invite good experts to help them expand their specialized knowledge. However, we always aim to equip students with knowledge of international programs so that they can receive high scholarships when entering universities abroad."

(Source: Newton Secondary - High School)