07 Dec 2018
41st Annual Australian Mathematics Competition 2018 (AMC)
Results are now available for this competition sponsored by Commonwealth Bank. Hundreds of thousands of students in primary and secondary schools from around 40 countries sat the AMC on Thursday . This is one of the largest single events on the Australian education calendar which began in 1978 and has participants from Australia, the Pacific and South East Asian regions.
It is with great pleasure that the Mathematics department of SHHS would like to announce some outstanding results from this Mathematics competition.
This year 168 students entered with 6 scoring High Distinctions.
Andrew Virgona – Year 12
Andrew has achieved the ‘Best in the School’ Award for the most correct answers consecutively.
Six High Distinctions
Year 7 - Anthony Marsh, Andrew Yan, Angus Kiang
Year 10 - Phillip Thomas
Year 12 - Andrew Virgona, Ellen Zheng
We also achieved 57 Distinctions, 80 Credits, 24 Proficiencies and 1 Participation Awards.
Outstanding results all round !!!!!!!
The Mathematics Challenge for Young Australians 2018 (MCYA)
MCYA Challenge Stage
MCYA Challenge involves six problems held during a consecutive 3 week period. This year we had 4 entrants who all scored very well.
Year 9 - Sooyoung Moon - Distinction
Year 9 - Emily Read - Credit
MCYA Enrichment Stage
MCYA enrichment involves a series of problems dedicated to a famous mathematician (eg Euler, Gauss, Noether or Polya) over a period of 16 week challenge.
Year 9 - Emily Read (Noether) Credit
Australian Senior Mathematics Olympiad 2018
Year 12 - Andrew Virgona - Silver Certificate
Year 12 - Ellen Zheng - Bronze Certificate
UNSW Senior Mathematics Competition 2018
Year 12 - Andrew Virgona - High Distinction + $100 Prize
Year 12 - Ellen Zheng - High Distinction + $100 Prize
Year 10 - Phillip Virgona - Participation
ICAS Mathematics Competition 2018 – (UNSW)
International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) is a suite of six full-colour competitions designed specifically for primary and secondary students. ICAS are conducted annually in Australia and in over 20 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, Pacific countries, and America.
Results are now available for the ICAS Mathematics Competition by UNSW which was held on the 9 August 2018. 185 students participated from SHHS.
15 High Distinctions
Year 7 - Andrew Yan, William Newman, Anthony Marsh, Aditya Kumaresan, Quxian Ma, Angus Kiang
Year 8 - Lochy Neich, Tony Sui
Year 9 - Sooyoung Moon, Ajay Rindani
Year 10 - Benjamin Yan, Adem Benten, Maximilian Sanzone
Year 12 - Andrew Virgona, Ellen Zheng
We also achieved 55 Distinctions, 90 Credits, 12 Merit and 13 Participation Awards.
High Distinction certificates will be issued to students at the awards ceremony. All other certificates will be given out at year meetings or in their maths classes.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR THRIVING MATHEMATICIANS