Four boys make the top 100 – and next round – in British Maths Olympiad

Tonbridge boys have excelled in the First Round of the British Maths Olympiad.

This competition, which is open to the top 1,000 school mathematicians across the entire UK, requires competitors to solve six challenging questions in three and a half hours. The top 100 entrants at this stage are then invited to take part in the next round.

Tonbridge had four making the top 100 this year: First Years Alex Chui (CH1) and Justin Leung (JH1); Hayden Lam (FH4) from the Lower Sixth; and Yury Balabin (CH5) from the Upper Sixth.

Ian Jackson, Mathematics Teacher, said: “This was a fine achievement by the boys. The fact that four other entrants only narrowly missed out on the top 100 makes it an excellent year overall for the top end of Tonbridge Maths.”