Congrats to the following students for being awarded the Certificate of Distinction at the University of Waterloo’s Avogadro Exam! It certainly wasn’t an easy feat considering the fact that the questions in this exam were aimed at testing a student’s knowledge beyond the classroom. This is a testament to our students’ studiousness in pursuing the sciences for their own enrichment. 

The Avogadro Exam Contests are challenging online exams written by more than 6,900 Grade 11 and 12 Chemistry high school students every May. The exam contests consist of 40 multiple-choice questions, written in a 75-minute exam period. 

The Avogadro Exam is designed for Grade 11 high school students in their first high school chemistry course. Topics include structure of matter, bonding, reactions, solutions, and gases. The test includes a few probing and demanding questions on some of the main topics of high school chemistry.