Young mathematicians at Rydal Penrhos Prep School have scored well in a national maths competition.
Six pupils in Year 6 (age 10-11) at the Prep School were given the opportunity to take part in the Junior Maths Challenge – a national competition open to the top third of pupils in Years 7 & 8. Organised by the UK Mathematics Trust (UKMT) over 4000 schools take part in the competition.
Taking part alongside fourteen pupils from Years 7 & 8 from Rydal Penrhos School, the pupils were required to answer 25 multiple choice questions in sixty minutes under normal exam conditions.
Impressively, three pupils from Year 6 were awarded certificates for scoring well in the competition. Matthew Harrison, 11 from Colwyn Bay received a bronze certificate, while Gowri Pradeep, 10 from Bodelwyddan and William Sissons, 11 from Colwyn Bay both achieved a silver certificate.
They join nine pupils from Years 7 & 8 who gained certificates; three bronze and five silver, while 13-year-old Jack Sissons earned a gold certificate and the accolade of Best in School
The Rydal Penrhos Mathematics department is at the core of academic teaching in both Rydal Penrhos Prep and Rydal Penrhos School. Pupils begin to study numeracy skills from as early as Nursery and Kindergarten classes at the Prep School, and it continues to be a core subject throughout pupils’ time at school, through to GCSE, A-Level and International Baccalaureate.