Hiba pupils win more than 530 awards in academic competitions!

Head of Primary Mathematics

In this school year, our Hiba primary math team achieved excellent results in various math competitions. Notably, 11 pupils won the Achievement Role, and four pupils won the Global Top 5% in the AMC8 competition. In the UKMT-JCM competition, Hiba primary won an impressive 81 medals with 26% being gold. The youngest winner was a grade three pupil. 

In addition, we won 76 medals in the Math League Competition, 85 medals in the Australian Mathematics Competition, and 142 medals in the Maths Kangaroo Competition, including three global gold medals and 13 national gold medals.

Molli Li 

Head of Junior High Mathematics

Senior Teacher for Data and Assessment

This year has been a particularly fruitful one for our junior high pupils in math competitions. More than 100 pupils have earned global recognition, winning awards in various international mathematics competitions, including the American Math Competition 8, 10, 12, the AIME qualifiers, UKMT Math Challenges, and Olympic Math Competitions at multiple levels. 

And in the Math Kangaroo Competitions, numerous pupils have secured gold, silver, and bronze awards, and several have placed in the top 5% worldwide. We are immensely proud of their achievements this year. 

Patty Sun

Head of Chinese - Junior High 

In the 2023-2024 academic year, Hiba Junior High pupils have attended competitions both inside and outside the campus at different levels. Throughout this process, the pupils have not only enriched their competition experience but also achieved excellent results. In the Zongheng Cup Chinese Debating Writing Competition, 6 pupils won the first prize, 2 pupils won the second prize, and 1 pupil won the third prize. In the international Chinese Debating Competition, our pupils were awarded the Best Debater prize. In the second WCC Chinese Writing Competition, four pupils achieved an excellent performance and were awarded the second and third prizes. We look forward to seeing in the following academic year more pupils choosing to join competitions and receiving even higher accolades. 

Click on the link below to review the winning interviews. 

Hall of Honour: HSH pupils achieve excellent results in Chinese Writing Competitions

Primary Science Teacher 

Our grade five pupils excelled in science this year, achieving incredible successes. Five pupils made it to the national round of the International Science Bee, and one received a Science Bazaar silver award. Their hard work and dedication paid off, and the school is proud of their achievements. These events allow our pupils to showcase their scientific skills and creativity while developing their problem-solving abilities. 

Louise Hughes 

Head of Primary English

- Curriculum and Teaching 

Every year, Hiba Academy Hangzhou opens the opportunity for every pupil to compete in the Spelling Bee of China. It is one of the top international English competitions in the world. This year we have ten pupils from grade one to grade nine enter the national final of the Spelling Bee. Meanwhile, we set up a team for the first time to compete in the ITSO (International Team Spelling Olympics) and achieved 6th place in the national final. Congratulations to our pupils on their excellent achievement and we hope to achieve even higher next year. 

初中部英语教研组长

We are proud to showcase our pupils unparalleled English academic prowess. As the head of secondary English, I celebrate our pupils’ formidable feats on both the global and national stages, and in the Hippo English Olympiad, linguistic excellence abounded. Our pupils secured two 1st place awards, four 2nd place awards and ten 3rd place awards, and four Excellence awards, what a symphony of success in English proficiency. 

Turning to the World Scholars Cup, we paved the way to the Tournament of Champions at Yale, with three teams qualifying for 2023. At the recent Ningbo regional round, our junior division team brilliantly swept the podium across 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places, accruing over 75 language themed awards and the top three individual scholar awards. Anticipation builds for the Dalian global round where our young scholars will vie with east Asia’s finest. 

In the provincial round of the National Spelling Bee, one pupil clinched second place in Hangzhou, building the way for national recognition in Beijing. We trust our pupils will continue to build on this success and we are excited to see what they achieve next.