{"id":47442,"date":"2026-09-18T12:01:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T02:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=47442"},"modified":"2026-09-18T12:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T02:01:31","slug":"mathematics-enrichment","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/mathematics-enrichment\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathematics Enrichment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"elementToProof\">It has been an outstanding term for Mathematics, with students across the School excelling in a range of external competitions and enrichment programs.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">\n<p><b>UNSW School of Mathematics Competition<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">Congratulations to <strong>Sissi Zheng<\/strong> (Year 8) and <strong>Yolanda Deng <\/strong>(Year 10), who each received a Credit in the UNSW School of Mathematics Competition. Both students were recognised for their achievement in this challenging competition at the presentation last Friday.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><b>Mathematical Problem Solving Correspondence Program<br \/>\n<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><strong>Jocelyn Su<\/strong> (Year 11) has been thriving in the University of Sydney&#8217;s Mathematical Problem Solving Correspondence Program, continuing to build on her strong problem-solving skills throughout the term. This is the third stage of the program that Jocelyn has engaged with, working with a university mentor as she explores further applications of mathematics.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">\n<p><b>Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">\n<p>Each year the number of students taking part in the AMC grows, and we had a wonderful number of students achieve outstanding results:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Year 7: Distinction \u2013 <strong>Paige Tan, Amber Zhang<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Year 8: High Distinction \u2013 <strong>Elsa Liu, Sissi Zheng<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Year 8: Distinction \u2013 <strong>Jacqui Zhang<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Year 9: High Distinction \u2013 <strong>Jenny Chen, Ellie Guo, Hana Lee, Bonnie Li<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Year 9: Distinction \u2013 <strong>Euna Cho, Leela Das, Ainnie Hao, Lauren Liu, Summer Nguyen, Phoebe Tang, Grace Thai, Clare Wei<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Year 10: High Distinction \u2013 <strong>Yolanda Deng<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Year 10: Distinction \u2013 <strong>Amy Doan, Chloe Lu, Veronica Pan, Jiwan Park, Leanne Pham, Sarah Zhang<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Year 11: High Distinction \u2013 <strong>Sophia Hu<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Year 11: Distinction \u2013 <strong>Jocelyn Su<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">\n<p><b>Maths Challenge<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">\n<p>This week students were also celebrated for their achievements in Maths Challenge, a four week problem solving program that students can complete independently or in pairs. Congratulations also to our Distinction and High Distinction recipients:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Year 7: Distinction \u2013 <strong>Molly Xu<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Year 8: Distinction \u2013 <strong>Yang Yang Liu, Selina Shan, Cathy Zhang<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Year 9: High Distinction \u2013 <strong>Jenny Chen, Ainnie Hao, Lauren Liu, Anna Poortvliet, Ivy Xu<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Year 9: Distinction \u2013 <strong>Phoebe Tang<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Year 10: Distinction \u2013 <strong>Jiwan Park<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">\n<p><b>Australian Mathematical Olympiad<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">A special mention to <b>Yolanda Deng <\/b>(Year 10) who received a Bronze Award in the Australian Mathematical Olympiad Winter competition and has been invited to attend the Mathematical School of Excellence in November \u2013 a fantastic achievement recognising her ongoing dedication to mathematics.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">This term has also seen the conclusion of the Australasian Problem Solving Mathematical Olympiad (APSMO), in which we were represented by a team of Year 7 and Year 8 students. Along with the ICAS Mathematics competition, these results will be available next term we look forward to sharing them with the community then.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">Congratulations to all students who took part in a Mathematics competition this term; whether they were challenging themselves for the first time or continuing to engage with the many opportunities that are available, it has been very pleasing to see students enthusiastic about Mathematics.<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"mailto:aschroder@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\"><em><strong>\u2013 Alex Schroder<\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\nTeacher \u2013 Mathematics<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47441 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Math-Collage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Math-Collage.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Math-Collage-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Math-Collage-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Math-Collage-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Math-Collage-240x150.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been an outstanding term for Mathematics, with students across the School excelling in a range of external competitions and enrichment programs. \u00a0 UNSW School of Mathematics Competition Congratulations to Sissi Zheng (Year 8) and Yolanda Deng (Year 10), who each received a Credit in the UNSW School of Mathematics Competition. 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