2023 CyberFirst Girls Competition
Senior School, STEM, Girls in STEM
Well done to our four Year 8 students, Sophie, Sennen, Alice and Simran who came fourth in the National Finals for Independent Schools of the 2023 CyberFirst Girls Competition, run by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
Schoolgirls across the UK including our team put their tech skills tackling cyber security challenges in-person simultaneously at the 13 finals taking place across the UK on Saturday, with the top-scoring teams in each final being named champion. The challenge lasted all day, and the finalists, aged 12 to 13, worked in teams at double screen computers throughout the day to crack cyber-related puzzles on everything from artificial intelligence to cryptography and logic.
It was great to see that the RHSB team once again made it into one of the national finals, something we have achieved every year that we have entered this amazing and inspiring competition. This year, our Year 8s worked really hard as a team and were top of the leader board most of the day and came in fourth place, narrowly missing the third spot. We are delighted that we managed to beat some of our local rivals, and hope even more girls will be encouraged to enter next year.
Now in its seventh year, the CyberFirst Girls Competition aims to inspire girls to consider pursuing careers in cyber security and change the future of the industry for the better.
Thank you to Mr Hudson and Mrs Robson who accompanied the students on the trip.
“ We really enjoyed taking part in the event and representing the school. We worked together as a team and everyone was able to contribute to our success. It was really inspiring to meet other GDST schools. We hope that next year's Royal High team will do even better, and we encourage everyone to give it a try – it was so much fun!”Sophie, Year 8
“ It was quite fun, we had a couple of interactions with some of the other teams and I think we made quite the impression. I loved doing the Easter egg challenges with Alice although there was one point where she almost gave a hint to another team. Overall I think it was a success as we came in the Top 5!”Simran, Year 8