University of Saskatchewan High School Physics Scholarship Competition

2022 Winners

The Department of Physics and Engineering Physics is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 University of Saskatchewan High School Physics Competition.

28 High School students from 4 different high schools across the Province of Saskatchewan wrote a 90 minute examination on May 5, 2022. The competition is based on the Physics content in the Saskatchewan High School Physical Science 20 and Physics 30 curricula, and is composed by members of the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics at the University of Saskatchewan.

First prize goes to:

Brian Dignean of Saskatoon who attends Evan Hardy Collegiate.

Second prize goes to:

River Gendall of Saskatoon who attends Centennial Collegiate.

Third prize goes to:

Asithanjana Colombage of Saskatoon who attends Evan Hardy Collegiate,

The winners will receive scholarships of $250 for first prize, $150 for second prize, and $100 for third prize. The scholarships are awarded if the students enrol in any Physics, Engineering Physics or Astronomy class at the University of Saskatchewan any time in the next two years.

For their excellent performances, Honourable Mentions go to (in alphabetical order):

William Brennan, Saskatoon, Evan Hardy Collegiate,

Jason Broderick, Saskatoon, Evan Hardy Collegiate,

Eilidh Hlady, Saskatoon, Evan Hardy Collegiate,

Kaiden Pringle, Saskatoon, Evan Hardy Collegiate,

Ario Safaeian, Saskatoon, Evan Hardy Collegiate,

Carson Weeks, Saskatoon, Evan Hardy Collegiate.

Steve Zheng, Saskatoon, Centennial Collegiate,

The Department of Physics and Engineering Physics extends congratulation to all these students, our Saskatchewan Scientists, Engineers and Professionals of the future. Thanks also to the teachers who make it possible for their students to learn and compete.

Winners CAP High School Prize Examination

2019

The Department of Physics and Engineering Physics is pleased to announce the winners of the Saskatchewan division of the 2019 Canadian Association of Physicists High School Prize Examination.

First Prize of $250 goes to Paul Hughes, Rouleau who attends Rouleau School.

Equal Second prize of $125 goes to Amber Debnam, Churchbridge who attends Churchbridge Public School.

Equal Second prize of $125 goes to Alexander Mayhew, Saskatoon who attends Bishop James Mahoney High School.

A copy of the 2019 exam is available here: The 2019 CAP Exam

National Winners will be announced on the CAP website.

Announcing 2019 CAP High School Prize Examination and the University of Saskatchewan High School Physics Competition

CAP High School Prize Examination

This is to announce the upcoming annual Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) High School Prize Examination for senior high school physics students. The exam is to be held on the morning of Wednesday April 6, 2022 This prize examination has been created by a Canada-wide national committee.

The CAP High School Exam is based upon an internationally recognized syllabus, the I.B. Physics Higher Core Curriculum. Only sections of the syllabus covering mechanics, Optics and Electricity and Magnetism (plus some elementary thermodynamics) are examined by the CAP Exam. Since all provinces in Canada have different curricula and the level of physics taught varies widely, the exam uses a broad-based core curriculum which is widely recognized and used throughout the world. Students from across the country will write the same examination.

The Exam paper will be three hours long and will contain 25 multiple choice questions and three long answer questions. All papers will be looked at provincially and the ten best papers, including all those with scores on the multiple choice section above a set cut-off, will be sent to the CAP for final grading by a national committee. As well as the Provincial Prizes for first, second and third, there will be National Prizes of $500 for first, $300 for second and $200 for third. Winners will be notified in May.

USask High School Physics Competition

2022

The Annual University of Saskatchewan High School Physics competition is to be held on the morning of Thursday, May 5, 2022. Prizes are scholarships that will be paid to students who enroll in any University of Saskatchewan first year Physics, Engineering Physics or Astronomy course. The Physics Competition has been created by professors at the University of Saskatchewan and will follow the Saskatchewan High School Physics Curriculum (Physical Science 20 and Physics 30) . We expect that this test will be significantly more accessible to Saskatchewan High School Physics Students than the CAP High School Prize Exam.