KYUEM Chemistry Team Shines at the 10th Perak Inter-School Sixth Form Chemistry Quiz, Secures Second Place

The KYUEM Chemistry Department once again received an invitation to participate in the final stage of the “10th PROFESSOR GOH LAI YOONG: Perak Inter-School Sixth Form Chemistry Quiz”. With this year’s theme - Innovation Unleashed: Empowering Future Technologies Through Chemistry, the main objective of this competition is to establish a close relationship among the pre-U schools, A-Level & Foundation Studies institutions, Perak State Education Department and Malaysian Institute of Chemistry (IKM) and also to give opportunity for the students to meet and to compete from all the schools and institutions over Perak state in an environment of healthy competition. This year, the competition was takes place at the UniKL Royal College of Medicine, Perak, Ipoh on Saturday, 24th August 2024. Seventeen participating schools and colleges around Perak were participating in the Chemistry Quiz. The Chemistry Quiz covers both STPM and Pre-U Chemistry syllabuses. 

Three of their best Chemistry students were selected to represent KYUEM for the Chemistry Quiz, they are: Joshua Loy Kai Siang (ID: 0068/23), Teo Yee Tong (ID: 0013/23), and Umaira Sofeya binti Mohd Asri (ID: 0011/23). Their team achieved Second Place for the year 2024 by getting the second highest cumulative marks for the quiz, defeating 15 other schools and colleges. For Second Place, KYUEM received a trophy, RM150 cash money prize and a certificate for each contestant. It was a very proud and unforgettable moment for these high-achieving students to experience such competition.