{"id":666,"date":"2026-04-01T09:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-science\/?p=666"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:19:18","slug":"attn-gr-9-12-sign-up-for-the-national-biology-exam-april-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-science\/2026\/04\/01\/attn-gr-9-12-sign-up-for-the-national-biology-exam-april-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Attn Gr.9-12: Sign up for the National Biology Exam – April 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Biology Competition (NBC) is an annual competition for secondary school students (grades 9 to 12) to test their knowledge and understanding of biology. Register before April 7th.<\/p>\n

Quick Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n

2026 Competition Date & Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Start:<\/strong>\u00a0April 8, 2026 at 8:30 AM EDT
\nEnd:<\/strong>\u00a0April 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT<\/p>\n

2026 Competition Seat Purchase and Registration Period<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Cost<\/strong><\/h3>\n

$7 CAD per student
\nA minimum registration of 5 students is required.<\/p>\n

Exam Length<\/strong><\/p>\n

The exam is 75 minutes long.<\/p>\n

Format<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The exam consists of 50 multiple-choice questions. The exam is offered in English only and is geared toward Grade 11-12 students. Competition materials are available only in English.<\/p>\n

Grading<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Each multiple-choice question will have five answer choices, with only one correct answer. To discourage random guessing, the exam score is calculated by awarding one point for each correct answer and subtracting one-third of a point for each incorrect answer. No points are deducted or awarded for unanswered questions. Calculators are not permitted.<\/p>\n

Eligibility<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Any student can participate in the National Biology Competition, even multiple times (e.g., a student can write both the 2019 and 2020 exams). Registered students in attendance at a secondary school (grades 9 to 12) are classified as official contestants and are eligible for individual awards and team competition, including students who complete their studies at the end of the first semester. Students in their first year of CEGEP in Quebec are also eligible.<\/p>\n

Please contact Ms. Falsetto in person or laida.falsetto@burnabyschools.ca to sign up.<\/p>\n

Visit biocomp.utoronto.ca for more details.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The National Biology Competition (NBC) is an annual competition for secondary school students (grades 9 to 12) to test their knowledge and understanding of biology. Register before April 7th. Quick Facts 2026 Competition Date & Time Start:\u00a0April 8, 2026 at Continue reading Attn Gr.9-12: Sign up for the National Biology Exam – April 8<\/span>→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8670,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8670"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=666"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":667,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666\/revisions\/667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}