Students at Tonbridge School put in impressive performances in the first round of the British Maths Olympiad.
Ben Gardner, Hayden Lam, Victor Lin, Isaac King, Kevin Lee, Godwyn Lai and Sherman Yip achieved distinctions and were ranked in the top 25% of all competitors.
Four of the boys also received medals for achieving a place in the national top 100. Sherman received a gold medal for being just one of seven students in the entire country to gain full marks; Godwyn earned a silver medal; and Isaac and Kevin were awarded bronze.
Seven distinctions equals the school’s best performance in the competition, with four ‘top 100’ prizes the school’s best showing to date.
A number of other Tonbridge boys earned the right to take part in the competition by being placed in the top 1,000 across the country in an earlier contest, the Senior Maths Challenge.
Following the British Maths Olympiad Round 1, both Isaac and Sherman were invited to the UKMT (UK Mathematics Trust) New Year Training Camp in Hungary. After another outstanding performance in this event, Sherman has been invited to represent the UK as one of a team of six at the Romanian Mathematical Masters. Isaac also performed well and is being trained for possible future opportunities.
In being selected for the Romanian Mathematical Masters, Sherman becomes the first Tonbridge student to represent the UK in a Maths competition.