Student’s mathematical abilities were challenged in our annual Mathex competition. This Maths Week (10-14 August 2026) our Year 7-10 students participated in Mathex. Students were separated into groups of four and asked to solve 20 demanding questions within the 30-minute time limit. Students were awarded 5 points for each correct answer and 0 points for any skipped answers.
As the competition commenced, the auditorium erupted with noise, tensions were high as students weaved around tables to check their answers with some students sprinting to markers. As students were meticulously reading and solving, others were celebrating correct answers. Ultimately, the competition proved to be daunting as teams fought for 1st place.
As the competition concluded, teams worked in chaos with some completing all questions – 100 points, minutes before the 30 minutes deadline.
The top two teams from each year level then went on to compete in the Auckland Regional Mathex Championship later in term 3. An event which collects other top Mathex teams from other schools throughout Auckland. Year 9 and 10s went on Wednesday 19 August and Year 7 and 8s went on Thursday 20 August. This fast-paced environment provided a further challenge as they competed against other top performing mathematicians throughout the city.
Congratulations to the following students who represented our school at the Auckland Regional Mathex Championship for 2026 – you did great!
Year 10
| Team A | Team B |
| Sarang Chen, Jayden Chen, Yuan Evangelista & Ceron Zheng | Alicia Back, En Huang, Michael Banks & Abby Story-Frayling |
Year 9
| Team A | Team B |
| Nam Hoang Nguyen, Albert Chen, Marcus Yeh & Katherine Chiang | Adhil Kalladayil, Ivan Oliveria, Kevin Zhang & Leo Ngo – Tyler Shum (sick on the day) |
Year 8
| Team A | Team B |
| Samantha Sundram, Gabriel Wong, Aneya Naveen & Tiffany Chen | Leo Tran, Lucian Gonzalez, Noah Whiting Jeon & Martin Campana Borrero |
Year 7
| Team A | Team B |
| Shayani Thamel, Zara Valladares, Jerome Chua & Davignon Gounder | Yihan Wang, Chloe Park, Emmanuel Suapaia & Aimee Jacob |
Thank you to the students who represented us, the staff involved in this event especially Mr Schollum and Ms Curham, the AV team for setting everything up, and the Auckland Regional Mathex Championship for this great experience!
