08 July 2025
A Perth Modern School student has been selected to assess his geographical knowledge and skills at an international competition in Bangkok, Thailand this month.
Ben Bauer, Year 12, is the only student from WA who will compete for the 2025 International Geography Olympiad (iGeo) competition from 26 July to 1 August.
Ben is excited to attend the 2025 International Geography Olympiad (iGeo) competition.
Ben and his teammates, from around Australia, will compete against other countries in three academic challenges over a week, a written response test, a multimedia test and a fieldwork exercise.
“It is so great to have the opportunity to be the only student from WA attending the competition this year It’s going to be awesome,” Ben said.
“We will get to do field work in the city of Bangkok, conducting surveys and creating maps, which is one of the greatest ways to experience a new city.
“If the competition goes well, I’ll be stoked, but at the moment I’m just looking forward to meeting other people in the competition from different countries.”
The program also includes a presentation from each team in which showcases a geographic challenge faced by their country, and events where students share cultural traditions and practices.
The annual competition is open to geography students aged 16 to 19 from all over the world, who have enthusiastically participated in the National Geography Olympiads.
In 2024, 46 countries took part, with the USA achieving the top team ranking, Australia took out second place, only one point behind, and third was Indonesia.
The iGeo was first held in 1996 in The Hague, The Netherlands, with five participating countries.
For more information about the International Geography Olympiad visit iGeo.