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The annual University of Mathematics Competition took place on the UCT campus on 29 April this year, attracting over 6500 participants from high schools. Each school could enter up to five individuals and five pairs, in each grade (8 to 12). The question papers were set by a team of local teachers and staff of the UCT Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics. Each paper consisted of 30 questions, ranging from rather easy to quite difficult.

Gold Awards were awarded to the top ten individuals and top three pairs in each grade.

Grade 8: Individuals 1 Jonathan Alp 2 Warren Black Bishops 3 Emma Belcher Springfield Convent 4 Murray McKechnie Bishops 5 Robin Visser St George’s Grammar School 5 Adam Herman Boys’ High School 7 Nicolene Greeff Herschel High School 8 Philip van Biljon Bishops 9 Daniel Mesham Bishops 10 Michelle van der Merwe Herschel High School

Grade 8: Pairs 1 Song Min Lee / Simon de Wet S A College High School 2 Thomas Vidal / Ben Kilpin Bishops 2 Megan Colman / Somara Sabharwal St Cyprian’s School

Grade 9: Individuals 1 Guy Paterson-Jones Bishops 2 Musa Omar 3 James Nevin High School 4 Samuel Wolski Bishops 4 Lauren Denny Rustenburg Girls’ High School 6 Gerben Draaijer Paul Roos Gimnasium 7 Ruth Amoore Herschel High School Award Winners 2

8 Nicholas Cotchobos Bishops 8 Sylvia van Belle High School 8 Megan Higgo High School Grade 9: Pairs 1 Paul Ferrandi / Adam Smith Bishops 1 Raphael Lee / Martin Page Fairmont High School 1 Chrisjan W¨ust/ Nicol Brand Stellenberg Ho¨erskool Grade 10: Individuals 1 Mickey Chew Elkanah House 2 Robert Spencer 3 Ihsaan Bassier Rondebosch Boys’ High School 3 Matthew Coulson Reddam House 5 Nicholas Cheng Fairmont High School 6 Ye Jin Hur Rustenburg Girls’ High School 7 Simon Kang High School 7 Allan Moon St George’s Grammar School 9 Uzair Ebrahim Worcester Gymnasium 9 Aidan Horn Bishops Grade 10: Pairs 1 Justin Pierre du Plessis / John Reid Westerford High School 2 Cian Cullinan / Jason Welz Rondebosch Boys’ High School 3 Michael Brooke / Yaaseen Gallant Rondebosch Boys’ High School Grade 11: Individuals 1 Sean Wentzel Westerford High School 2 Ashraf Moolla Rondebosch Boys’ High School 3 Charl du Plessis 4 James Cheon S A College High School 4 Nina Nicholas Jan van Riebeeck Ho¨erskool 6 Choong-Gi Min Curro Private School 7 Algernon de Vries Bellville South Secondary School 8 Kira Dsterwald Springfield Convent 9 Hendrik Wessels Jan van Riebeeck Ho¨erskool 10 Chloe Blyth Herschel High School 10 Tiana du Preez Stellenbosch Ho¨erskool Grade 11: Pairs 1 Gavin le Roux / Matthew Swart Ho¨erskool 2 Anja Otto / Emma Stanvliet Bloemhof Ho¨erMeisieskool 3 Johann Burger / Jodi Moore High School Award Winners 3

Grade 12: Individuals 1 Greg Jackson Bishops 2 Francois van Niekerk Bellville Ho¨erskool 3 Sunghun Jung Settlers High School 3 Rowan Nicholls Bishops 5 Yu Sun 6 Minkyu Lee St George’s Grammar School 7 Till Bauer 7 Kieren Davies International School of 7 Lance Li S A College High School 10 Ashleigh Avenant Westerford High School 10 Hankyu Kim Parel Vallei High School Grade 12: Pairs 1 Damian Jacobs / Andrew Roginsky Wynberg Boys’ High School 2 Jonathan Antonie / Pepukai Dombo Parel Vallei High School 2 Reino Barkema / Charles Herbert D F Malan Ho¨erskool School Awards Every school that entered at least ten individuals, but did not win a Gold Award, qualified for a School Prize. The prize (a book donated by Oxford University Press) was awarded to the individual in that school who had achieved the highest ranking in any grade in the school.

Abbott’s College Claremont David Liu (10) Al-Azhar High School Ismaeel Davids (8) Atlantis Secondary School Raylin Ranck (12) Asief Ahmed (12) Bellville Technical High School Jo¨elMeyer (9) Boland Landbouskool Tian Roelofso (12) Bridge House School Robert Moerman (11) High School Natan Brittz (8) CBC St St John’s Parklands Alexander Zonomessis (9) Cedar House Sarah Jane (12) COSAT Masibulele Njeza (11) Cravenby Secondary School Omaima Arif (10) Chesterhouse Kwan Hwangbo (8) Cravenby Secondary School Jamiela Gaffoor (11) Darul Arqam Islamic High School Yasine Barends (12) Darul Islam High School Nawaal Hartley (8) El Shaddai Christian School Natali Frenz (9) Ruan Liebenberg (9) Florida High School Charn´eTitus (11) Gardens Commercial High School Kyle Loubser (10) Award Winners 4

Garlandale High School Raamie Deerling (11) High School Thurayya Benjamin (11) High School Charles Lu (10) Harold Cressy High School David Macua (12) Herzlia Senior High School Benji Weiner (12) Ho¨erTegniese Skool Drostdy Jaco Gericke (12) Ho¨erskool Bennie van Eeden (8) Ho¨erskool De Kuilen Jaco du Plessis (12) Ho¨erskool Hopefield Shaun Reddy (12) Ho¨erskool Hugenote Cara Fourie (9) Ho¨erskool La Rochelle Annemarie Jacobs (12) Ho¨erskool President Lelanie Hoffman (9) Ho¨erskool Strand Carl Theunissen (8) Ho¨erskool Vredenburg Anri Matthee (10) Hottentots Hollands High School Jae-Seong Mun (10) Hout Bay High School Ncedo Jako (10) Immaculata Secondary School Zoliswa Mini (12) Islamia Boys’ College Ahmad Minty (12) Islamia Girls’ College Munira Hoosain (9) Khanyolwethu Secondary School Thandiwe Mkhetshane (12) Leap Science and Maths School One Nomakholwa Bulana (12) Leap Science and Maths School Two Avuyile Maseko (11) Malibu High School Matthew Peters (12) Private School Francois van der Merwe (9) Ethan Buckinjohn (8) High School Hishaam Cupido (9) New Orleans Senior Secondary School Lorisha Manas (10) Norman Henshilwood High School Brent Idas (11) Ocean View Secondary School Taariq Fakier (10) Paarl Boys’ High School Roy Harris (11) Paarl Gimnasium Hekkie Breytenbach (10) Paarl Girls’ High School Carol Oosthuizen (9) Anderson Chimphango (11) Reddam House Atlantic Seaboard Lee-Or Brittz (11) Rhenish Girls’ High School Yuhuy Jeong (12) Rocklands Secondary School Marvin Ehrlichmann (11) Sans Souci Girls’ High School Nihaad Jacobs (12) Sarepta High School Stanton de Ruiter (11) Schoonspruit Secondary School Charmon´eJacobs (9) High School Siyabulela Ramba (12) Somerset College Elizabeth Expach (8) South Peninsula High School Khaleel Ederies (8) Spes Bona High School Shannen Muller (10) Zaahid Ahmad Ismail (8) Star International High School Asif Parker (10) Strandfontein Secondary School Mira Seren (12) Award Winners 5

The Oracle Academy Amina Adams (11) Westridge High School Ashley Lawrence (12) Windsor High School Alexander Nabeel Enos (12) Wittebome High School Matthew Louw (9) Worcester Gymnasium Barry Reynolds (12) Wynberg Girls’ High School Khadija Brey (10) High School Chad Smith (9)

School ranking A school score is obtained by adding the top 30 scores (individual or pairs) in each school. By this measure the top 20 schools were: 1 Bishops 2 Rondebosch Boys’ High School 3 Herschel High School 4 Parel Vallei High School 5 Rustenburg Girls’ High School 6 Westerford High School 7 Reddam College Constantia 8 Wynberg Boys’ High School 9 S A College High School 10 Paarl Gimnasium 11 Elkanah House 12 Paarl Boy’s High School 13 Springfield Convent 14 Stellenberg High School 15 16 Herzlia 17 Somerset College 18 Fairmont High School 19 Pinelands High School 20 Paul Roos Gymnasium Trophies The Diane Tucker Trophy, awarded to the top girl in the competition, was won by Emma Belcher (Springfield College). The UCT Trophy, awarded for the best performance by a school which had competed at most three times in the competition, was won by The Oracle Academy. The Mona Leeuwenburg Trophy, awarded for the best overall performance, was awarded to Bishops.