Celebrating Success: Maths Competition
Numeracy Update
Kangourou sans Frontières Maths Competition
At the end of last term, Year 3 students participated in the Kangourou sans Frontières Maths Competition.
Inspired by the Australian Mathematics Trust’s Australian Mathematics Competition, Kangourou sans Frontières is one of the largest maths competitions in the world, with over six million participants each year. Our students competed against Year 3 and 4 students from across Australia, demonstrating strong problem-solving skills across areas including fractions, algebra, geometry, measurement, and statistics and probability.
Awards in the competition include:
- Participation: Awarded for completing the competition.
- Credit: Awarded to students in the top 50% of Australian primary school participants.
- Distinction: Awarded to students in the top 15% of Australian primary school participants.
- High Distinction: Awarded to students in the top 3% of Australian primary school participants.
The Year 3 teachers are proud of all students who participated in the competition and received an award recognising their efforts. Some students achieved a credit award and some even a distinction.
Credit:
- Vivienne S
- Francis H
- Harry R
- Oliver A
- Jordan T
- Harry T
- Iggy W
- Archie S
- Ariana M
- Henry K
- Jack M
- Hazel E
- Francesca H
Distinction:
- Salina C
- Luke M
Congratulations to all students for their participation, effort, and achievement.
Maths at Home
Here are some example problems from the 2025 Kangourou sans Frontières competition that you might like to try at home.
Example 1
Simona writes the four digits 2, 0, 2, 5 in these four boxes. Which order would give her the largest result?
Example 2
On a normal dice, the total number of spots on two opposite faces is always 7.
Which one of the dice could be a normal dice?
Example 3
In their play shop, Nico and Priya use shells and marbles for money. Each shell has a value of 6. Each marble has a value of 1. Which of the following has a total value of 16?
Sophie Ratcliffe
Numeracy Learning Specialist