UKMT MATHS CHELLENGE

UKMT MATHS CHALLENGE & OLYMPIAD SUCCESS

Our Maths department has enjoyed success this term in a number of national competitions, led by Mr Taylor. In January, Luka (13 Wilberforce) qualified and competed in the first round of the British Mathematical Olympiad, a prestigious competition for the top 1000 young mathematicians in the country. After a gruelling three-and-a-half-hour paper, Luka was awarded a certificate of merit, a huge achievement and unparalleled in KAA history. He was only one correct question away from qualifying for the final round! In March, students in Years 9, 10 and 11 took part in the UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge. The UKMT is a 60-minute, multiple-choice challenge testing students’ mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques to solve interesting problems. The top scoring 50% of students at the competition are awarded Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates in the ratio 3:2:1. This year, students achieved our best ever results with two gold certificates, fourteen silver certificates and nineteen bronze certificiates. Terrel (10 Gupta), Nerses (11 Truth), Tahir (9 Mirzahkhani) and Joshua (Mirzakhani) all qualified for the next round of the competition! Congratulations to Nerses for being awarded the “Best in School” school prize by UKMT. We look forward to reporting back on the next round of the competition in the summer term, as our top four students prepare to compete in the finals.