Ms Colleen Elkins -Gifted and Talented Co-Ordinator K-6

Maths Olympiad

Well done to all Years 5 and 6 students who participated in the Australasian Problem Solving Mathematical Olympiads this year. These are extensive problems which take a great deal of grit and application of prior knowledge to solve – all within a timed session.

The Year 6 placings for the top positions were highly competitive with Jesse Gothelf scoring 23/25, followed closely by Joshua Leslie and Jake Newfield on 21 and Samuel Garvin and Sol Biton on 20.

Several of the other Year 6 results were very competitive too and the students are to be congratulated on their practice for these Olympiads as well as their tenacity whilst writing them.

The Year 5 team scored impressively too with Jasper Selinger on 17/25, closely followed by Jacinta Shevelev and Oren Levin-Kahn on 16 and Ethan Hirst on 15.

The Special Achievement/Encouragement Award, indicating a noticeable improvement in application of problem solving skills and determination to succeed was awarded to Noah Klisser in Year 6.

Well done to all participants and ‘Maths On’!