Learners from Nexus International School (Singapore) have once again demonstrated their academic excellence on a global stage, achieving outstanding results at the Harvard Crimson Global Quiz Bowl 2025 in the Computer Science category.
Celebrating Our Winners
Two Nexus teams proudly represented the school in this prestigious international competition, earning top placements in Singapore:
- 2nd Place: Year 12 Team – Julian, Rayed, Nicole and Divyansh
- 3rd Place: Year 11 Team – Krishna and Gabriel
In addition, Andrea (Year 13), Julian, Divyansh, Krishna, and Gabriel each received a Merit Recipient Individual Award for their exceptional performance in the individual component of the competition.
These achievements reflect the learners’ strong technical understanding, perseverance, and teamwork.
About the Competition
The Harvard Crimson Global Quiz Bowl is an online international academic competition run in partnership with The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University’s official student newspaper and one of the oldest continuously published college papers in the United States.
Each year, students from around the world compete across ten subject categories, from Mathematics to Computer Science. Participants are tested through multiple rounds of online quizzes and live rapid-fire sessions, requiring not only content knowledge but also quick thinking and collaboration under pressure.
Preparation and Perseverance
At Nexus, our Learning Area Leader of Computer Science, Hemangi Ahire, encouraged her learners to take on this challenge and guided them throughout their preparation.
“As their Computer Science teacher, I couldn’t be prouder of their dedication, curiosity, and perseverance. Their remarkable performance in the Harvard Crimson Global Quiz Bowl 2025 demonstrates more than just academic excellence. It showcases their ability to think critically, collaborate effectively, and apply their knowledge creatively under pressure. Witnessing their growth and commitment to pushing the boundaries of what they can achieve has been truly inspiring.”
The competition’s questions extended far beyond the school syllabus, requiring learners to study new concepts independently. Participants received preparation materials from Harvard and worked closely together to understand advanced topics.
“Ms Hemangi had told our class about the competition and it interested me,” shared Krishna, Year 11. “To study for it, I looked at the content that would be in the test and studied one topic every day using videos and websites.”
“I would break down the more difficult topics into smaller subtopics and study each of them separately,” added Gabriel, Year 11. “I learned a lot about different sorts of algorithms and deepened my understanding in other areas.”
The Year 11 team also supported each other through group discussions.
“Me and Krishna would also come together to discuss the content and exchange what we’d learnt so that we could get through more material faster,” said Gabriel.
