AWARD WINNERS 2014 Grade 8: Individuals Grade 8: Pairs Grade 9: Individuals

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1 1 AWARD WINNERS 2014 The annual University of Cape Town Mathematics Competition took place on the UCT campus on 10 April this year, attracting 6932 participants from Western Cape high schools. Each school could enter up to five individuals and five pairs, in each grade (8 to 12). The question papers were set by a team of local teachers and staff of the UCT Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics. Each paper consisted of 30 questions, ranging from rather easy to quite difficult. Gold Awards were awarded to the top ten individuals and top three pairs in each grade. Grade 8: Individuals 1 Tae Beom Kim Rondebosch Boys High School 1 Timothy Schlesinger Rondebosch Boys High School 3 Jane Park El Shaddai Christian School 4 Dario Hendrickse Elkanah House 5 Yong Jun Park Rondebosch Boys High School 5 Harry Kim El Shaddai Christian School 7 Ralph McDougall Curro Private School 7 Samantha Carletti Rustenburg High School 7 Du Toit Spies Parel Vallei High School 10 Tian Cilliers Stellenbosch High School 10 Arin Naidu Westerford High School 10 Hannah McDougall Westerford High School Grade 8: Pairs 1 Stephan Cilliers / Emile Tredoux Parklands College 2 Dillon Cilliers / Michael Cloete Parel Vallei High School 3 Dean Reagon / Cameron Ray Rondebosch Boys High School Grade 9: Individuals 1 Abdullah Karbanee Rondebosch Boys High School 2 John Jang Rondebosch Boys High School 3 Michael Botha Melkbosstrand Horskool 4 Nicholas Featherstone Bishops 5 Thandi Colley Parklands College 5 Nicholas Lambrecht Westerford High School 5 Phillip Swart Durbanville High School

2 Award Winners 2 Grade 9: Individuals (cont d) 9 Tim Alfeld Rondebosch Boys High School 9 Joshua Heyns Fairbairn College 9 Bianca Rijkmans Rustenburg Girls High School Grade 9: Pairs 1 Jonathan Hu / Connar Swart Parklands College 1 Thomas Butler / A J Cordy Paul Roos Gimnasium 3 Finn Lewis / Juliette Rademeyer St Cyprian s School 3 Helen Dugmore / Nadiya Mahomed Westerford High School Grade 10: Individuals 1 Yaseen Mowzer Fairbairn College 1 Bronson Rudner S A College High School 3 Matthew Booth Rondebosch Boys High School 3 Hannah Clayton Rustenburg Girls High School 3 Andrew McGregor Rondebosch Boys High School 3 Melissa Rossouw Rustenburg Girls High School 7 David Broodryk Westerford High School 7 Sang Eun Lee St George s Grammar School 9 Woo Duk Jin Fairmont High School 9 Sanjiv Ranchod Westerford High School Grade 10: Pairs 1 Jun Lu / Stephen Manguni CBC St John s Parklands 2 Jessica Gleeson / Chéri Laudien Herschel Girls High School 2 Tristan Louw / Paskal Wolski Rondebosch Boys High School Grade 11: Individuals 1 Soo-Min Lee Bishops 1 Tae Jun Park Rondebosch Boys High School 3 James Robertson Westerford High School 4 Christian Cotchobos Bishops 5 Sammy Pan Reddam House Constantia 6 Christopher Hooper Rondebosch Boys High School 7 Mark Doyle Parel Vallei High School 8 Marli Heynemann Stellenberg High School 8 Glenn Mamacos Westerford High School 10 Janie de Lange Bridge House School 10 Alec de Wet Paarl Boys High School

3 Award Winners 3 Grade 11: Individuals (cont d) 10 Michael Thomson Bishops 10 Nicole Wentzel Wynberg Girls High School Grade 11: Pairs 1 Christiaan Geldenhuys / Young Ju Jang Curro Durbanville 2 Stefan Dominicus / Jonti Oehley Bishops 3 Joshua Knipe / Matthew Kuttel Bishops Grade 12: Individuals 1 Robin Visser St George s Grammar School 2 Song Min Lee S A College High School 3 Chris Kim Reddam House Constantia 3 Daniel Mesham Bishops 5 Jandré du Toit De Kuilen High School 6 Adam Henman Somerset College 6 Murray McKechnie Bishops 8 Ryan Broodryk Westerford High School 8 Simon de Wet S A College High School 10 Thomas Orton Bishops Grade 12: Pairs 1 Daniel Choi / James Choung Cannons Creek High School 2 Hannah Giliomee / Tamsyn Swart Tygerberg High School 3 Henco Hunter / C J Meyer Paul Roos Gimnasium 3 Megan Brown / Robyn Law Springfield Convent School ranking A school score is obtained by adding the top 30 scores (individual or pairs) in each school. By this measure the top 15 schools were: 1 Rondebosch Boys High School 2 Bishops 3 Westerford High School 4 Parel Vallei High School 5 Herschel High School 6 Rustenburg Girls High School 7 Reddam College Constantia 8 Stellenberg High School 9 Somerset College 10 Wynberg Boys High School

4 Award Winners 4 School Awards 11 Paarl Boys High School 12 Elkanah House 13 Paul Roos Gymnasium 14 El Shaddai Christian School 15 South African College High School 16 Strand High School 17 Bridge House School 18 Hugenot High School 19 Camps Bay High School 20 Pinelands High School Every school that entered at least ten individuals, but did not win a Gold Award, qualified for a School Prize. The prize (a book donated by Oxford University Press) was awarded to the individual in that school who had achieved the highest ranking in any grade in the school. Al-Azhar High School Rasheeda Taliep (8) Atlantis Secondary School Pearl Jamaar (8) Beacon Hill High School Jasmine Esau (8) Belgravia High School Maleenah Harris (8) Bellville High School Eugene Fouché (9) Bellville South Secondary School Raafiek Davids (10) Bellville Technical High School Chad Batist (8) Bergvliet High School Benjamin Ker (9) Boland Landbouskool F J de Kock (9) Brackenfell High School Zack le Roux (8) Camps Bay High School Ziev Kazansky (9) Chesterhouse Zak du Plessis (9) Christel House Mujaahid George (10) Claremont High School Ameer Conrad (11) COSAT Phalo Mathungana (9) Cravenby Secondary School Sabieha Moosa (9) D F Malan High School Daniel Hugo (9) Darul Arqam Islamic High School Tariq Kistnasamy (11) Darul Islam High School Mariam Khan (9) Drostdy H T S Phillip Cornelissen (9) Fish Hoek High School Callum Tilbury (10) French School Mathieu Gomez (10) Gardens Commercial High School Arshad Abrahams (12) Grassy Park High School Dean Topass (8) Groote Schuur High School Yunjae Na (9) Herzlia Middle High School Joey Forman (9) Hopefield High School Jean du Plessis (9)

5 Award Winners 5 Hottentots Holland High School Trevor Izaks (10) Hugenot High School Almé Engelbrecht (9) Immaculata Secondary School Sisipho Lengisi (8) Intlanganiso Secondary School Phiwokuhle Foca (11) Islamia Boys College Abdul Mueen Gazgay (10) Islamia Girls College Hamida Dalwai (9) J G Meiring High School Jade Cox (8) Khanyolwethu Secondary School Simphiwe Ngewu (8) Klein Nederburg Michael Julies (9) Laborie High School Charlton Solomons (12) Lentegeur Secondary School Ashton Arendse (9) Livingstone High School Aneesa Esau (10) Malibu High School Seth Strydom (10) Manyano High School Sanele Mangena (12) Manzomthombo Secondary School Collin Stemela (9) Matthew Goniwe High School Vanessa Ziki (10) Mfuleni High School Sesethu Peyi (9) Milnerton High School Bryce Glanville (8) Mondale Secondary School Ethan Buckingjohn (12) Muizenberg High School Garth Steenberg (9) Ned Doman High School Eliette Elengmore (10) New Orleans Secondary School Sean Manas (12) Norman Henshilwood H S Ramiz Vallie (11) Oval North Secondary School Keziah le Roux (10) Paarl Gimnasium Benna Marais (10) Paarl Girls High School Emma Scriba (9) Percy Mdala High School Zizipho Meje (11) Percy Mdala High School Nkosekhaya Sonanzi (11) Pinelands High School Jason Hillebrand (9) Plumstead High School Shakeel Shabodien (9) Portland High School Jasmyn Slamdien (8) Rhenish Girls High School Louise Beyers (9) Rhodes High School Jialong Weng (9) Rylands High School Taskeen Ebrahim (11) Sans Souci Girls H S Shannen Mackay (12) Settlers High School Chad Damons (10) Simon s Town High School Thami Hoza (10) Sinaka High School Onelisiwe Nombila (11) Sophumelela High School Sandile Tukani (12) South Peninsula High School Luqmaan Mathee (9) Spes Bona High School Janet Symons (9) Spine Road High School Nathier Dollie (9) St Joseph s Marist College Rebecca Solomon (9) Star International High School Mustafa Esau (8) Steenberg High School Riyaaz Paulse (10) Strand High School Elger Braasch (9)

6 Award Winners 6 Strandfontein Secondary School Khadeejah Jamie (11) Swartland High School Franco Rheeder (8) The Leadership College Aqeel Pregnolato (8) The Oracle Academy Ilhaam Abrahams (9) Thembelihle Secondary School Sinazo Mabhayi (11) Uxolo High School Likhona Punguza (12) Wesbank Secondary School Brandon-Lee Botha (12) Windsor High School Shamoodah Ajam (10) Wittebome High School Siddeeqah George (8) Worcester Gimnasium Cornelis van Eeden (12) Wynberg Boys High School Maverick Pearson (10) Zeekoevlei High School Fatima Solomon (11) Zola Secondary School Lona Mziba (8) Trophies The Diane Tucker Trophy, awarded to the top girl in the competition, was won by Jane Park (El Shaddai Christian School). The UCT Trophy, awarded for the best performance by a school which had competed at most three times in the competition, was won by Darun-Na im Girls High School. The Moolla Trophy, for a notable performance from a school from a disadvantaged community, was awarded to South Peninsula High School. The Mona Leeuwenburg Trophy, awarded for the best overall performance, was awarded to Rondebosch Boys High School.