Loretto School pupil, Iona Kerr, aged 14 from Hawick, claimed one of the best scores nationally from the latest round of the UK Mathematics Challenge 2012.
The competition, organised by the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust, saw over 600,000 entrants this year, with only 6% being awarded the gold medal.
Gold medal winner Iona, also received the ‘Best in School’ award and ‘Certificate of Merit’ and now goes through to the next round, when team from 25 countries take part.
Jonathan Hewat, Director of External Affairs at Loretto School, said, “We are delighted by Iona’s success and congratulate her on this excellent achievement. Iona now qualifies for the next stage of the competition.”