Alex qualifies for the Junior Maths Olympiad

Last year Alex qualified for the Junior Maths Olympiad after achieving a fantastic qualifying score in the Junior Maths Challenge. 

The Olympiad is designed to stretch high-attaining young people and takes the form of a two-hour Challenge consisting of 16 problems: 10 in Section A and six in Section B. Only answers are required to the problems in Section A whereas full written solutions are required for problems in Section B.  Taking part in the Junior Mathematical Olympiad is a stimulating and rewarding experience and Alex performed exceptionally well scoring full marks for three of his written solutions in section B.

Alex's excellent result means he secured a Certificate of Distinction which is only presented to the top-scoring 25% of participants. He also placed in the top 60 scorers for the competition and so has been awarded a silver medal. Alex narrowly missed out on a gold medal scoring just two marks under the threshold which would have placed him in the top 40 students in this demanding national competition. This is truly an outstanding result and although we have had pupils participate in the Junior Olympiad they have tended to be Year 8 pupils, not Year 6. 

Alex is eligible to compete in the Junior Maths Challenge for the next two years so we will all watch this space to see what happens next time.

Andy Falconer, said: “Alex’s passion for maths is infectious and it is wonderful that his ability has been recognised through this very demanding competition.”