Chiara Valenzuela · NEWS · 2 min read · April 01, 2024

Colegio San Agustin Makati students continue to demonstrate exceptional prowess, securing significant victories in international, national, and interscholastic competitions in academic year 2024-2025.

Augustinian students showcased their brilliance in various international academic competitions, earning numerous gold, silver, and bronze medals across multiple disciplines.

John Timothy Lim (9A) secured a silver medal while Mikaela Elise Fajardo (9A) and Joaquin Matvey Guevara (9A) both received bronze medals in the Golden Lotus Cup Math International in June 2024.

In August 2024, the Australian Mathematics Competition saw Augustinians Harshith Ramanathan Sivabalan (8B) and Joaquin Matvey Guevara (9A) earning credit and proficiency certificates respectively, standing out among 53,000 participants from 20 countries.

Reinforcing their talent in international math challenges, Sivabalan, along with batchmates Rupert Joachim De La Cerna (8A) and Jiacheng Liu (8B), also won silver medals at the Asia Mathematics Olympics in September 2024.

Advancing to the finals in Indonesia, freshman Julia Ysabel Arellano (7H) secured a Bronze in Mathematics and a Merit Award in Science at the Asian Science and Mathematics Olympiad for Primary and Secondary Schools (ASMOPS) held in the same month.

The STEMCO Global Science Olympiad held in November 2024 saw Mary Elizabeth Suaberon (10A) and Juan Miguel Rubiales (10B) winning silver in Biology and Lim a bronze medal in Chemistry.

A crowning achievement was the International Math Challenge (November 2024, Bangkok, Thailand), where Josef Marcus Rafael Araullo (7A) won gold in Category 3 (Grades 7-8), competing among students from 85 countries.

Over 700 students from the Philippines participated in the 2024 Australian Mathematics Competition, where Augustinians ranked among the country’s top performers.

The British School Manila STEM Competitions saw Augustinian students bagging multiple awards in science and mathematics.