Ryan secures 2nd in NZ!
Thursday, 15th August 2024 at 2:08pm
UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO JUNIOR MATHS COMPETITION:
The results are in! Huge congratulations to:
- Ryan Lott: Second (Yr 10). Score: 70. Awarded 2nd Prize: $250
- Juliette Colquhoun: Top 30 (Yr 10). Score: 57 Outstanding Award Prize: $50
- Jibriil Omar: Certificate of Distinction (Yr 9). Score 37
A further thirteen GBHS students also received Certificates of Merit during the first part of the competition - awarded to approximately the top 50% of students at each level. Congratulations to:
- Michael Zuo (Yr10) 34 Merit
- Noah Schipper (Yr10) 31 Merit
- Yi Nuo Li (Yr9) 31 Merit
- Vidusha Jayasinghe (Yr10) 30 Merit
- Emma Goldstone (Yr10) 29 Merit
- Cameron Seal (Yr10) 27 Merit
- Sheehan Peris (Yr9) 27 Merit
- Bee Smith (Yr10) 26 Merit
- Henry Klimetz (Yr9) 26 Merit
- Rafa Edwards-Pascual (Yr10) 25 Merit
- Caed McIver (Yr10) 25 Merit
- Lewis Robinson (Yr9) 24 Merit
- Howard Ko (Yr10) 24 Merit
This year the competition was held in two parts - the first being a multiple-choice and short answer exam sat entirely online, followed by a paper exam limited to the top 15 percent of participants in the first part. The University of Otago Junior Maths Competition is for students in Years 9 to 11 with the emphasis on problem-solving. Textbooks are not allowed, although calculators can be used.
(Pictured are Juliette and Ryan).
