This week at Tauranga Girls’ College, we celebrated the achievements of students who competed in the 2023 APSMO Math Olympiad - an Australasian Problem Solving Competition.

The APSMO program is offered to extend our more able mathematicians. This year, 30 Year 9 students participated in the competition, with four students achieving results in the top 25% of Australasia and three students achieving in the top 10% of Australasia - an incredible achievement!

In total, four Olympiad competitions run over ten months. Each Olympiad involves solving five problem-solving-type questions in a set time. Students get one mark for each correct response; over the year, they can gain a maximum of 20 marks.

Congratulations to all the students who participated in 2023, and special mention to the students below:

• Heath McDonald - top 10% and highest score at TGC

• Ayoung Chang - top 10%

• Pearl Vahey Bourne - top 10%

• Georgia Milner - top 25%

• Samantha Newton - top 25%

• Nina Varley - top 25%