R100 000.00 extra prize money for the Computer Olympiad
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Python is the language that Mark Shuttleworth used to write
the security software that eventually enabled him to sell
his company for millions of Rands.
The
Shuttleworth Foundation wishes other young people to become
familiar with Python. To encourage them, the Foundation
has made available an extra R100 000 in prize money for
Python users in this year’s Standard Bank/CSSA Computer
Olympiad.
The
top participants in the Third Round using Python will receive
the following prizes – over and above any prizes awarded
for coming among the top 6 in South Africa.
Top
Python user: R30 000
No
2 and 3 Python users: R20 000 each
No
4, 5 and 6 Python users: R10 000 each
To
get the Python prizes:
1. The school must take part in the First and Second Round.
2. The participant must take part in the Third Round.
3. The participant must be one of the top six Python users
in the Third Round.
Python
can be downloaded free of charge from www.python.org All
schools taking part in the First Round of the Computer Olympiad
will receive a free Python CD so that they can provide the
language to interested learners.
Entry
to the Standard Bank/CSSA Computer Olympiad is free. The
First Round will be held on 17 April. Not sure if you have entered?
Duplicate entries are not a problem (we regard them as entries
with back-up copies).
Please
complete the entry form elsewhere on this site, or mail
your school’s details to info@olympiad.org.za or fax
021-447-8410 or phone 021-448-7864.
