Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Before reading please note this is not a compulsory competition and is optional for children
The University of Canterbury is offering your child the opportunity to participate in the KIWI English,
Mathematics and Science competitions. These competitions take place annually and are designed by New
Zealand teachers for New Zealand students based on the New Zealand Curriculum. For further information,
please consult the CAM website
www.canterbury.ac.nz/cam.
The competitions are open to all Year 5-10 students in English, Mathematics and Science. Students can enter
in one or more subjects. The competition will provide parents/caregivers with an Individual Pupil Report of a
student’s performance. The supervised online tests will take place in the last 3 weeks of Term 2 and the first
week of Term 3. The cost of each competition is $9.50.
All participating students will receive a certificate and a prize will be awarded to the top student nationally in
each competition.
Entries are administered by the school. For further information, please consult the CAM website
www.canterbury.ac.nz/camIf you wish your child to enter please fill in the google form and pay by the 27th of April 2021
Regards,
Kellie Englefield
k.englefield@somerfield.school.nz