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Closing Ceremony

 

 

 

 

 

SIMC 2026 · Ceremonies
Closing Ceremony
 
Friday, 29 May 2026
 
Time Programme
1630
  • Arrival of Distinguished Guests
  • Speech by Student Programme Leaders
  • Presentation of Awards – Explore Track
  • Overview of Endeavour Challenge by Chief Judge
  • Presentation of Awards – Endeavour Track
  • Presentation of Solution by Challenge Champion
  • Official Closing of SIMC2.0 2026
1745
 Farewell Dinner
SIMC 2026 · Explore Track · NUS High School of Mathematics and Science

Read more about the Closing Ceremony here! 

 

A collage of snapshots from the Ceremony:

Pictures of awardees (Explore Track)

 

Smart Spark Awards– Awarded to the teams (in no order of merit) who clearly communicated a thoughtful solution for an original, practical issue.

Beatty Secondary School
Boon Lay Secondary School
Changkat Changi Secondary School
Jurong Secondary School
Nan Hua High School
Naval Base Secondary School
Outram Secondary School

 

AI Trailblazers Awards– Awarded to the teams (in no order of merit) who exercised human judgement on AI outputs which supported their coding processes.

Commonwealth Secondary School
Dunearn Secondary School
Fuhua Secondary School
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary)
Punggol Secondary School
Victoria School
Pictures of awardees (Endeavour Track)

Special Awards- Awarded to the teams with outstanding innovations or presentations.

The Articulate Scholar Award goes to the Gimnazija Bežigrad team from Slovenia!
The Creative Solution Award goes to the Fazekas Mihály High School team from Hungary!
The Perfect Synergy Award goes to the Oslo Cathedral School from Norway!
The Professional Excellence Award goes to the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) team from Singapore!

 

Merit Awards– Awarded in no order of merit to the teams with good solutions.

Aloisiuskolleg (Germany)
Fazekas Mihály High School (Hungary)
H-FARM International School (Italy)
Hwa Chong Institution (Singapore)
Lorentz Casimir Lyceum (Netherlands)
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (USA)
Oslo Cathedral School (Norway)
Philippine Science High School Main Campus (Philippines)
River Valley High School (Singapore)
Temasek Junior College (Singapore)

 

Distinction Awards– Awarded in no order of merit to the teams with excellent solutions.

Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) (Singapore)
Batory High School (Poland)
Gimnazija Bežigrad (Slovenia)
HUS High School for Gifted Students (Vietnam)
John Monash Science School (Australia)
Mahidol Wittayanusorn School (Thailand)
National Junior College (Singapore)
NUS High School of Mathematics and Science (Singapore)
Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School, K.K. Nagar (India)
Raffles Institution (Singapore)

 

Champion Award: Awarded to the team with the best overall solution.

Korea Science Academy of KAIST (Korea)!

 

No matter the result, we hope everyone gained something from the experience, whether it be friends, knowledge or culture, and thank them for making this year’s SIMC2.0 a successful one!