Biology Challenge (BC)
Hosted by the UKBC-Independent Registered Charity
Open to students in Year 7-Year 9
Stimulating students’ curiosity for nature and interest in Biology
Bilingual exam
Date:15th May, 2021, 10:00-10:50 pm (50 min)
Introduction


UK Biology Competitions(UKBC) registered as a charity in England and Wales number 1191037 in 2020, after operating as independent group for 25 years with extensive experience in writing biology exams for all ages of secondary school students. Every year, they deliver 3 high quality exams for over 60,000 students. UKBC work closely with the Royal Society of Biology and University of Warwick to bring these exams to as many students as possible.
Biology Challenge stimulates students’ curiosity for the natural world and encourages them to take an interest in biology outside of school by reading books and magazines, watching natural-history programs and keeping pace with news media.
ASDAN China (ASDAN Academy) is partnering with the BC to bring the contests to Chinese students from 2020.
Global Website: https://ukbiologycompetitions.org/biologychallenge.html
Rules
Language
Chinese and English
Date
10th April, 2021, 14:00-14:50 pm (50 min)
Format
Individual written test
Types of Questions
Multiple choice
Participants
Year 7-9
Location
• Online (computer with camera and mobile device required)
• Exam Centers across China
Awards
Global Awards
- Gold
- Silver
- Bronze
- Highly Commended
- Commended
For judging the global awards, British competitors will be firstly ranked by their overall scores in the top 5%, 15%, 30%, 45% and 60%, creating boundaries for the Gold, Silver, Bronze, Highly Commended and Commended awards. Competitors from other countries are not ranked together with their British competitors, but are compared by the boundaries.
Registration Details
Fee
Including the exam, grading, proctor fee, certificates and one online mock exam
Registration deadline
28th March, 2021 (Offline)
4th April, 2021 (Online)
Exam Centers
FAQ
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