The Preliminary Level of the 2021 National Science Challenge has run its course. The top 79 teams have been identified and was announced on 22 July 2021.
The 2021 NSC is organised in collaboration with strategic partners such as the Ministry of Education Malaysia, Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA), Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science and Technology Centre, or CREST for short, and the Malaysian Society for Microbiology.
The excellent Young Scientists Network-ASM was on board to strategise the concept and content of NSC, while Sasbadi Online Sdn Bhd acted as the technology partner.
This year, 706 teams have participated in the Preliminary Level Online Quiz which was held in July this year. From there, 79 teams emerged as state representatives at the State Level. These teams will be further whittled down to 20 teams for the Semi Final level, via an interview session that will be held in mid-August this year.
The top five teams from each state (in no order) are as follows:
JOHOR
- SMK Yong Peng (two teams)
- SMK (P) Sultan Ibrahim
- SMK Sultan Ismail
- MRSM Batu Pahat
PULAU PINANG
- SMJK Perempuan China Pulau Pinang
- SMK Jalan Damai
- SMK Penang Free
- SMJK Jit Sin (CF)
- SMJK Chung Ling Butterworth
KEDAH
- MRSM Langkawi
- MRSM Kubang Pasu
- SMK Khir Johari
- SMK Kulim
- MRSM Merbok
PERLIS
- SMK Derma (two teams)
- SMKA Arau (two teams)
- SMK Dato’ Sheikh Ahmad
KELANTAN
- MRSM Kuala Krai
- SMKA Naim Lil-Banat
- SM (Sains) Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra
- MRSM Pasir Tumboh
- MRSM Pengkalan Chepa
TERENGGANU
- SMKA Sheikh Abdul Malek
- SM (Sains) Sultan Mahmud
- SM (Sains) Dungun
- MRSM Kota Putra
- MRSM Kuala Berang
PAHANG
- MRSM Tun Abdul Razak (three teams)
- SMK Abdul Rahman Talib
- MRSM Kuala Lipis
WP KUALA LUMPUR
- SMK Aminuddin Baki
- SMK Convent Jalan Peel
- Sekolah Menengah Stella Maris
- SMK Convent Bukit Nanas
- SMK St Mary Kuala Lumpur
WP PUTRAJAYA
- Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah (four teams)
WP LABUAN
- Sekolah Menengah Sains Labuan (three teams)
- SMK Taman Perumahan Bedaun
- SMK Rancha-Rancha
SELANGOR
- Pusat Genius @ Pintar Negara
- Sekolah Menengah Sri KDU
- SMK Jalan Empat
- MRSM Sungai Besar
- SMK (P) Methodist
MELAKA
- MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba
- Kolej Yayasan Saad (two teams)
- MRSM Alor Gajah
- SMK Infant Jesus Convent
NEGERI SEMBILAN
- Kolej Tunku Kurshiah
- Sekolah Menengah Matrix
- Kolej Permata Insan
- MRSM Serting
- SMKA Dato’ Haji Hassan Haji Sail
PERAK
- SMK Sam Tet
- SMK Ave Maria Convent
- SMK Taman Tasik
- MRSM Lenggong
- MRSM Taiping
SABAH
- Sabah Tshung Tsin Secondary
- MRSM Semporna
- SMK Chung Hwa
- MRSM Tawau
- MRSM Kota Kinabalu
SARAWAK
- St Joseph Private School
- SMK Methodist Sibu (two teams)
- SMK Kai Chung
- SMK Tinggi Kuching