1 AWARD WINNERS The annual University of Cape Town Mathematics Competition took place on the UCT campus on 14 April this year, attracting over 6600 participants from Western Cape 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 Soo-Min Lee Bishops 2 Tae Jun Rondebosch Boys' High School 3 Christian Cotchobos Bishops 4 Sam Jeffery Bishops 5 Mark Doyle Parel Vallei High School 5 David Meihuizen Bridge House 7 David Kube S A College High School 8 Christopher Hooper Rondebosch Boys' High School 9 Phillip Marais Bridge House 10 Alec de Wet Paarl Boys' High School Grade 8: Pairs 1 Liam Cook / Julian Dean-Brown Bishops 2 Alexandra Beaven / Sara Shaboodien Herschel High School 3 Albert Knipe / Simeon van den Berg Ho¨erskool D F Malan 3 Glenn Mamacos / James Robertson Westerford High School Grade 9: Individuals 1 Daniel Mesham Bishops 1 Robin Visser St George's Grammar School 3 Warren Black Bishops 3 Adam Herman Rondebosch Boys' High School 3 Murray McKechnie Bishops 6 Michelle van der Merwe Herschel High School 7 Philip van Biljon Bishops 8 Ryan Broodryk Westerford High School Award Winners 2 Grade 9: Individuals (cont'd) 9 Jandr´edu Toit Ho¨erskool De Kuilen 9 Christopher Kim Reddam House Constantia 9 Bennie van Eeden Ho¨erskool Brackenfell Grade 9: Pairs 1 Liam Byren / Ahmad Dutton Rondebosch Boys' High School 2 Song Min Lee / Simon de Wet S A College High School 3 Youn Suk Choi / Storm Johnson St George's Grammar School Grade 10: Individuals 1 Guy Paterson-Jones Bishops 2 James Nevin Bergvliet High School 3 Nicholas Cotchobos Bishops 3 Sam Wolski Bishops 5 Lauren Denny Rustenburg Girls' High School 6 Chrisjan Wust Ho¨erskool Stellenberg 7 Jason Raad Wynberg Boys' High School 8 Gerben Draaijer Paul Roos Gimnasium 9 Megan Higgo Parel Vallei High School 10 Young Hwang Bishops 10 Seok-Young Jeong CBC St Johns' Parklands Grade 10: Pairs 1 Lauren Lester / Raisa Salie Herschel High School 2 Sian Bradbury / Carl´eCilli´e Paarl Girls High School 3 Doyeou Ku / Yi-Shin Yuan Rustenburg Girls' High School Grade 11: Individuals 1 Nicholas Cheng Fairmont High School 2 Khadija Brey Wynberg Girls' High School 3 Robert Spencer Westerford High School 4 Johannes Schoeman Parel Vallei High School 5 Allan Moon St George's Grammar School 6 Jeong Tae Kim S A College High School 7 Paul le Roux Parel Vallei High School 8 Timothy de Wet Parklands College 9 Hyerim Kim Rhenish Girls' High School 10 Mickey Chew Elkanah House 10 Aidan Horn Bishops 10 Hyun-Joo Park Rustenburg Girls' High School Award Winners 3 Grade 11: Pairs 1 Cian Cullinan / Jason Welz Rondebosch Boys' High School 2 Nico Bessinger / Pieter du Plessis Ho¨erskool D F Malan 3 Roberto Aldera / David Choi Bishops Grade 12: Individuals 1 Sean Wentzel Westerford High School 2 Ashraf Moolla Rondebosch Boys' High School 3 Taek Woo Kwon Parklands College 4 James Cheon S A College High School 5 Alessio De Gouveia Rondebosch Boys' High School 6 Kira D¨usterwald Springfield Convent 6 Dirkie Myburgh Ho¨erskool Swartland 8 Chloe Blyth Herschel High School 8 Nico du Plessis Reddam House College 10 Ella Bust Reddam House College Grade 12: Pairs 1 Ramsay Collins / Dee Ferrandi Bishops 2 Akho Lupuwana / Abdul-Gaffoor Sonday Rondebosch Boys' High School 3 Gerhard de Wet / Pieter de Wet Drostdy H T S 3 Matthew Kabot / Leo Pike Rondebosch Boys' High School 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. Al-Azhar High School Juniad Martin (10) Atlantis Sekond^ereSkool Wesley Ranck (10) Belgravia High School Nabeelah Abdullah (8) Bellville South High School William Seegers (9) Bellville Technical High School Dylan Fry (9) Boland Landbouskool Claus L¨otz(9) Camps Bay High School Anasta¸ciaBintcliffe (8) Cape Academy of Maths & Science Macneil Nieuweveldt (10) Chesterhouse Daniel Adamiak (12) Claremont High School Tala Ross (8) Cloetesville High School le-Keasha Africa (8) Cosat (Centre Science & T) Odwa Madikane (11) Cravenby Secondary School Yumnah Adams (11) Curro Private School Seul Gi Min (9) Darul Arqam Islamic High School Amina Sarder (9) Award Winners 4 Edgemead High School Lina Lee (9) El Shaddai Christian School Natali Frenz (10) Fairbairn College Marco Ribeiro (8) Florida High School Craig Frieslaar (11) French School Roxane Sa¨ı(11) Garlandale High School Matthew Kolbe (11) Grassy Park High School Shameemah Samuels (10) Groote Schuur High School Charles Lu (11) Harold Cressy High School Bj¨ornHoltze (11) Herzlia Senior High School Joshua Michelson (10) Ho¨erMeisiesskool Bloemhof Lize Draaijer (12) Ho¨erskool Bellville Altus van Bosch (10) Ho¨erskool Durbanville Christa Wessels (11) Ho¨erskool Hopefield Chandr´eConradie (10) Ho¨erskool President Lelanie Hoffmann (10) Ho¨erskool Stellenbosch James-John Matthee (10) Ho¨erskool Strand Carl Theunissen (9) Ho¨erskool Vredenburg Anri Matthee (11) Hottentots Holland High School Jae-Seong Mun (11) Hout Bay High School Zintle Ndude (8) Hugenote Ho¨erskool Del´enaMalan (11) Islamia Boys' College Thaabit Davids (10) Islamia Girls' College Munira Hoosain (10) La Rochelle High School Helen Denny (12) Leap Science & Maths No.1 Ayabonga Lwandle (11) Leap Science & Maths No.2 Avuyile Maseko (12) Livingstone High School Musa Omar (10) Malibu High School Shayne Isaacs (8) Melkbosstrand Private School Jaedrich Stander (9) Milnerton High School Ji Hoon Kang (11) Mondale Senior Secondary School Ethan Buckinjohn (9) Muizenberg High School Henry Ker (9) New Orleans S S School Rameez Fredericks (10) Norman Henshilwood High School Brent Idas (12) Paarl Boy's High School Alec de Wet (8) Paarl Gimnasium Hekkie Breytenbach (11) Pinelands High School J´ohannHarzon (9) Plumstead High School Mikaeel Hendriks (8) Reddam House Atlantic Seaboard Lee-Or Brittz (12) Rhodes High School Kajol Dudukay (11) Rocklands Secondary School Ismaeel Karriem (8) Sans Souci Girls' High School Khadija Bawa (11) Sarepta Sekond^ereSkool Luciano Peters (10) Schoonspruit Sekond^ereSkool Jaimee Lategan (12) Sea Point High School Khanya Nohaba (10) Settlers High School Moeghammad Daanish Jacobs (8) Award Winners 5 Somerset College Nicholas Trafford (8) South Peninsula High School Mugammad Khaleel Ederies (9) Spes Bona High School Theo Cornelius (11) Spine Road High School Zaahid Ismail (9) Star International High School Kad´eMeloyer (11) Steenberg High School Martina Buck (12) Strandfontein Secondary School Til Reher (10) Table View High School Noel Pather (10) The Oracle Academy Zayyaan Williams (8) Weston High School N-Tonio Williams (9) Westridge High School Cheslin Daniels (8) Windsor High School Alina Polster (12) Wittebome High School Nuraan Majiet (11) Woodlands High School Shangai Gunha (11) Worcester Gymnasium Uzair Ebrahim (11) Zeekoevlei High School Sadiah Salie (10) 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 Reddam College Constantia 5 Parel Vallei High School 6 Rustenburg Girls' High School 7 Westerford High School 8 S A College High School 9 Elkanah House 10 Wynberg Boys' High School 11 Herzlia 12 Bridge House School 13 Paarl Boys' High School 14 Springfield Convent 15 Stellenberg High School 16 Somerset College 17 Parklands College of Education 18 Paarl Gimnasium 19 Bergvliet High School 20 Pinelands High School Award Winners 6 Trophies The Diane Tucker Trophy, awarded to the top girl in the competition, was won by Khadijah Brey (Wynberg Girls'High School). The UCT Trophy, awarded for the best performance by a school which had competed at most three times in the competition, was won by Spine Road High School. The Mona Leeuwenburg Trophy, awarded for the best overall performance, was awarded to Bishops..