Mathematics Faculty News

Congratulations to all participants of the annual Mathematics Competition held across the Asia-Pacific region. There were 34 students who participated with Hatev P awarded Distinction at the Intermediate level. This placed him in the top 15 percentile for his grade. Five students were awarded Credit: John L, Brianna B, Elizabeth L, Kurt W. and Jashanpreet K, and the rest attained a Proficient level. Congratulations to all our students; we are proud of all your achievements! 

The KHS STEM elective began this year with 40 students across the two semesters. These students have been actively engaged in integrating the knowledge from all four disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The students devised paper circuits, built structures with Tinkercad, worked on Arduino projects, learnt to code basic Python using Grok learning. The elective provided opportunities for students to build models and pursue their passion in STEM. 

The Mathematics faculty has focused on improving the financial literacy of our student and school community this year. In Term 1, year 9 students attended a series of workshops with accompanying in-class activities on effective money management focused on earning, spending and budgeting. During Term 4, Year 11 Mathematics Standard students have begun a financial wellbeing unit using resources from MoneySmart. Financial literacy concepts have been incorporated into the curriculum and students are learning how to save for and maintain a car. 

The school community can support our students by using the resources available on the school’s website about how to be money savvy and techniques to handle the unstable financial climate we are in due to COVID-19. 

During weeks 5-7 in Term 4, 20 students across Stage 4 have been selected to participate in the STEAM Ahead project run by the Powerhouse Museum. Students had the opportunity to learn more advanced coding and develop critical thinking skills to solve real world problems.