2022-Newsletter-obj

13 January 2022

2022 Newsletter


The 2022 newsletter gives details of the 2022 Programming Olympiad. It lists the 2021 results of the Finals as well


2021-Newsletter-opt

11 November 2020

2021 Newsletter


The 2021 newsletter gives details of the 2021 Programming Olympiad. It lists the 2020 results of the Finals as well as


2020-Newsletter-cover

22 January 2020

2020 Newsletter


The 2020 newsletter gives details of the 2020 Programming Olympiad. It lists the 2019 results of the Finals as well


news

05 December 2019

Learners from three provinces win top places


Three provinces win the top places in the SA Programming Olympiad in the 16th year of Standard Bank’s sponsorship of


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05 December 2019

Coding “Grand Prix” in Baku


Teen programmers from 86 countries compete for top honours at an international coding contest. Each country sends four high school


2019-Computer-Olympiad-Newsletter-1

27 February 2019

2019 Newsletter


The 2019 newsletter gives details of the 2019 Programming Olympiad.


ioipost

02 November 2018

Typhoon and Earthquakes Rock SA Team


As if 20 hours in an aeroplane was not enough, the South African team at the International Olympiad in Informatics


po208post

29 October 2018

Second Coding Gold for Cape Town learner


Only three learners in 34 years of the annual SA Programming Olympiad have earned the gold medal twice. At the


2018-Newsletter-1

02 February 2018

2018 Newsletter


The 2018 newsletter gives details of the 2018 Programming Olympiad.


po2017post

13 October 2017

Mastermind Wins Gold


Taariq Mowzer, in grade 10 at Fairbairn College in Cape Town, won the gold medal in the 34th South African


ioipost

18 August 2017

Three medals for SA team in Iran contest


South Africa was the top programming team in Africa, finishing ahead of Morocco, Nigeria, and Tunisia in a computer programming


2017nl

04 January 2017

2017 Newsletter


The 2017 newsletter gives details of the 2017 Talent Search and the dates for the other Olympiads: Applications and Programming. 


2016po

18 October 2016

2016 Programming Olympiad Finals Results


The venue for the 2016 programming Olympiad Finals had to be changed at the last minute. 


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18 October 2016

IITPSA BURSARY


The bursary includes the following: Full tuition fees, registration fees and exam fees,University administered accommodation and Textbooks


2015po

18 October 2016

Last Task Decides Olympiad Winner


Right until the very last question on the last day of the Programming Olympiad the two top participants matched each


2015ioi

18 October 2016

Entire SA Team wins medals


All four members of the South African Team that took part in the 27th International Olymiad in Informatics in Kazakhstan


2014po

18 October 2016

Maths Stars Shine In Programming


Without exception the medal winners at the 2014 South African Programming Olympiad are also regular participants and winners of other


2014ioi

18 October 2016

South Africa Wins Bronze


A grade 11 learner from Gauteng returned home from the International Olymiad in Informatics in Taiwan, proudly bearing a bronze


2013po

18 October 2016

Grade Nine Excels at Programming


Yaseen Mowzer, a grade nine learner at Fairbairn College, Goodwood, Cape Town succeeded in beating all but one of the


2013ioi

18 October 2016

SA Wins Bronze at International Programming Olympiad


Four South African learners competed against the top young programmers from eighty other countries at the International Olympiad in Informatics


inspiration

18 October 2016

Inspirational Video


This video that was released by Code.org highlights the importance of teaching all learners computer science. It shares the message


2012po

18 October 2016

2012 Olympiad Finalists are Multilingual


Most of the Finalists in the 2012 of the Standard Bank/Computer Society of South Africa Programming Olympiad used Python –


2011po

18 October 2016

Maths Stars shine in IT


Learners who do well in Maths took most of the medals at the Computer Programming Olympiad Finals last week.  


2011ioi

18 October 2016

SA Scores Bronze at IOI 2011


Two South African learners won medals at the International Olympiad in Informatics in Thailand.


2010ioi

18 October 2016

Four Medals for South Africa in 2010


At the 2010 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) in Canada a team of four South African learners managed to win


2009po

18 October 2016

Olympiad Tie for 2009


In 2009, for the first time in the 26 year history of the South African Computer Olympiad, two participants tied


2009final

18 October 2016

2009 Computer Olympiad Finalists


The Top 60 schools and students who participated in the Second Round of the  2009 Standard Bank/Computer Society of South


2009ioi

18 October 2016

SA Team wins Bronze in 2009 IT Olympiad


South African Maths and IT whiz kid, Francois Conradie, impressed the judges at the 2009 International Olympiad in Informatics with


2009ioiteam

18 October 2016

Computer Whizzes go to Bulgaria


A South African Team to take part in the 2009 International Olympiad in Informatics in Bulgaria has been announced.


2008po

18 October 2016

Computer Olympiad warns of Skills Shortage


When announcing the Standard Bank/CSSA Computer Olympiad results for 2008 in Cape Town this week, Peter Waker, a Director of


2008medal

18 October 2016

Another Medal for SA in 2008


With South Africa suffering from a medal drought in 2008, the good news is that a South African did land


2008po

18 October 2016

2008 Computer Olympiad Finalists


The Top 50 schools and students who participated in the Second Round of the 2008 Standard Bank/Computer Society of South


2008ioi

18 October 2016

Young Whizzes go to Egypt


A South African Team to take part in the 2008 International Olympiad in Informatics in Egypt has been announced. 


2007

18 October 2016

Exceptional Computer Olympiad Results in 2007


When announcing the Computer Olympiad results for 2007 in Cape Town this week, Peter Waker, CSSA Vice President for Education


ioi2007

18 October 2016

Two SA Students win Medals at 2007 International Olympiad


Two South African students won medals at the 2007 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) held in Zagreb, Croatia.