Australian Maths Competition

On Thursday 9th August, Cranbourne Secondary College had 21 participants across years 7-10 enter the Australian Maths Competition. The Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) was introduced in Australia in 1978 as the first Australia-wide mathematics competition for students. It has since spread internationally, with students in more than 30 countries attempting the same problems.

The AMC is for students of all standards. Students were asked to solve 30 problems in 75 minutes across a range of Maths topics. The problems were designed to test mathematical thinking and questions were designed so that they could be answered just as quickly without a calculator as with one. The problems got more difficult through the competition, so that at the end they were challenging to even the most gifted students. Students of all standards could make progress through the problems, and were also challenged along the way.

This event gave our students an excellent opportunity to challenge themselves and compete against students across Australia, with certificates being provided to all students who participated. It was great to see so many students take on the challenge and test their skills in Mathematics and we hope to get an even bigger turnout in 2019

Corey O'Shea

Maths Leader