9 November 2010
MEDIA RELEASE
Outstanding young locals win prizes in global competition
The Australian Mathematics Trust will hold an awards presentation ceremony for the
33rd annual Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) on Thursday, 11 November 2010 at 5:00pm
at the Holroyd Centre, 17 Miller Street, Merrylands.
Councillor Vasee Rajadurai of Holroyd Council, will present Prize Certificates to the 25 local prize
winners and Prudence Awards to the 50 students who achieved the highest number of consecutive
correct responses in their school.
Awards for Excellence will also be awarded to six students who achieved a perfect score in the
Australian Informatics Competition that tests problem-solving ability using mathematical skills and seeks
to identify computer programming potential in students.
Commencing in 1978, the AMC was the first competition of its kind. It is now the major mathematics
school enrichment event in the South Pacific region and one of the largest of its type in the world. All
students sit the paper on the same day, making it the AMC the largest single event on the Australian
education calendar.
Several hundred thousand students of all levels of ability from schools in more than 40 countries
entered this year’s Competition. This included Year 3 to Year 12 students from 659 primary and
secondary schools in NSW who sat the competition.
Prizes are awarded to approximately one in every 300 students sitting the AMC in each year group
within each Australian state or country.
Professor Peter Taylor, Executive Director of the not-for-profit Australian Mathematics Trust, said,
“Through the AMC and its other mathematical enrichment programs, the Trust aims to foster the
study of mathematics as a means of equipping students to survive and prosper in an increasingly
sophisticated workplace”.
“It also serves to improve their problem solving capability, learning and understanding in general.
The language of mathematics is international, and the Competition’s popularity in so many
countries also demonstrates its transcendence of cultural boundaries and the universal
recognition of its importance.”
The University of Canberra is the Trustee and a supporting sponsor of the AMC.
Photo Opportunity:
WHAT:
Special prize giving ceremony for the 2010 Australian Mathematics Competition
WHEN:
Thursday 11 November 2010, 5:00pm – 7:00pm. (Refreshments 6:00 – 7:00pm)
WHERE:
The Holroyd Centre, Miller Street, Merrylands
Media are cordially invited to attend. For further information:
Prof Peter Taylor, Executive Director, Australian Mathematics Trust; 02 6201 2440; 0412 258 699
Jan Collins, Manager, Australian Mathematics Trust; 02 6201 2954; 0415 922 433
Bill Akhurst, AMC State Director, New South Wales; 02 9451 2530
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School list:
BAULKHAM HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
BAULKHAM HILLS
CRESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
BAULKHAM HILLS
MODEL FARMS HIGH SCHOOL
BAULKHAM HILLS
THE SWOT SHOP
BAULKHAM HILLS
NAGLE COLLEGE
BLACKTOWN
PATRICIAN BROTHERS COLLEGE BLACKTOWN
BLACKTOWN
TYNDALE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
BLACKTOWN
BONNYRIGG HIGH SCHOOL
BONNYRIGG
BOSSLEY PARK HIGH SCHOOL
BOSSLEY PARK
CANLEY VALE HIGH SCHOOL
CANLEY VALE
CARLINGFORD HIGH SCHOOL
CARLINGFORD
CUMBERLAND HIGH SCHOOL
CARLINGFORD
CECIL HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
CECIL HILLS
CHESTER HILL HIGH SCHOOL
CHESTER HILL
SEFTON HIGH SCHOOL
CHESTER HILL
DOONSIDE TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
DOONSIDE
MAR NASAI ASSYRIAN COLLEGE
EDENSOR PARK
PATRICIAN BROTHERS' COLLEGE
FAIRFIELD
FAIRVALE HIGH SCHOOL
FAIRFIELD WEST
WESTFIELDS SPORTS HIGH SCHOOL
FAIRFIELD WEST
HURLSTONE AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL
GLENFIELD
FREEMAN CATHOLIC COLLEGE
GREEN VALLEY
GREEN VALLEY ISLAMIC COLLEGE
GREEN VALLEY
GREEN VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL
GREEN VALLEY
HOMEBUSH WEST PUBLIC SCHOOL
HOMEBUSH WEST
GOOD SAMARITAN CATHOLIC COLLEGE
HOXTON PARK
PENRITH ANGLICAN COLLEGE
KINGSWOOD
PENRITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
KINGSWOOD
ST DOMINIC'S COLLEGE
KINGSWOOD
ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC BOYS COLLEGE
LIVERPOOL
ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC GIRLS COLLEGE
LIVERPOOL
MACQUARIE FIELDS HIGH SCHOOL
MACQUARIE FIELDS
CERDON COLLEGE
MERRYLANDS
MOOREBANK HIGH SCHOOL
MOOREBANK
ST MARK'S COPTIC ORTHODOX COLLEGE
MOOREBANK
TARA ANGLICAN SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
NORTH PARRAMATTA
MUIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
NORTH ROCKS
ARTHUR PHILLIP HIGH SCHOOL
PARRAMATTA
MACARTHUR GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
PARRAMATTA
OUR LADY OF MERCY COLLEGE PARRAMATTA
PARRAMATTA
PARRAMATTA HIGH SCHOOL
PARRAMATTA
THE KING'S SCHOOL
PARRAMATTA
GIRRAWEEN HIGH SCHOOL
PENDLE HILL
PENRITH HIGH SCHOOL
PENRITH
WILLIAM CAREY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
PRESTONS
SEFTON HIGH SCHOOL
SEFTON
ST JOHNS PARK HIGH SCHOOL
ST JOHNS PARK
TOONGABBIE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
TOONGABBIE
CATHERINE MCAULEY WESTMEAD
WESTMEAD
PRAIRIEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
WETHERILL PARK
MARY MACKILLOP COLLEGE
WETHERILL PARK BC
WINMALEE HIGH SCHOOL
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