The UCT Mathematics Competition is an annual mathematics competition for schools in the Western Cape province of South Africa, held at the University of Cape Town.
Around 7000 participants from Grade 8 to Grade 12 take part, writing a multiple-choice paper. Individual and pair entries are accepted, but all write the same paper for their grade. The current holder of the School Trophy is Rondebosch Boys High School, with Diocesan College achieving second place in the 2018 competition.[1] These two schools have held the top positions in the competition for a number of years.
The competition was established in 1977 by Mona Leeuwenberg and Shirley Fitton, who were teachers at Diocesan College and Westerford High School, and since 1987 has been run by Professor John Webb of the University of Cape Town.[2]
Awards
Mona Leeuwenburg Trophy
The Mona Leeuwenburg Trophy is awarded to the school with the best overall performance in the competition.[3]
Recipients of the Mona Leeuwenburg Trophy[1]
Year School Note
2018 Rondebosch Boys' High School
2017 Rondebosch Boys' High School
2016 Rondebosch Boys' High School
2015 Rondebosch Boys' High School
2014 Rondebosch Boys' High School
2013 Diocesan College
2012 Diocesan College
2011 Diocesan College
2010 Diocesan College
2009 Diocesan College
2008 Diocesan College
2007 Rondebosch Boys' High School
2006 Rondebosch Boys' High School
2005 Rondebosch Boys' High School
2004 Rondebosch Boys' High School
2003 Rondebosch Boys' High School
2002 Rondebosch Boys' High School
2001 Diocesan College
2000 Rondebosch Boys' High School
1999 Rondebosch Boys' High School
1998 Rondebosch Boys' High School
1997 Diocesan College
1996 Diocesan College
1995 Diocesan College
1994 Diocesan College
1993 Westerford High School
1992 Diocesan College
1991 Diocesan College
1990 Westerford High School
1989 Diocesan College
1988 Diocesan College
1987 Diocesan College
UCT Trophy
The UCT Trophy is awarded to the school with the best performance that has not participated in the competition more than twice before.[3]
Recipients of the UCT Trophy
Year School Note
2019 Curro Hermanus
2018 Thembalethu High School
2017 Glenwood House
2016 Protea Heights Academy
2015 Harry Gwala High School
2014 Darun-Na'im Girls' High School
2013 Intlanganiso Senior Secondary School
2012 Claremont High School
2011 Spine Road High School
2010 The Oracle Academy
2009 Chesterhouse
2008 Darul Arqam Islamic High School
2007 Al-Azhar High School
2006 Elkanah House
2005 Cravenby Secondary School
2004 Reddam House Atlantic Seaboard
2003 Ocean View High School
2002 Reddam House Constantia
2001 Weston Senior School
2000 Worcester Gymnasium
1999 Somerset College
Diane Tucker Trophy
The Diane Tucker Trophy is awarded to the girl with the best performance in the competition. This trophy was first made in year 2000.[3]
Recipients of the Diane Tucker Trophy
Year Winner School Note
2019 Danielle Kleyn Parel Vallei High School
2018 Yewon Kim Meridian Pinehurst High School
2017 Danielle Kleyn Parel Vallei High School
2016 SangEun Lee St George's Grammar School
2015 SangEun Lee St George's Grammar School
2014 Jane Park El Shaddai Christian School
2013 Annemiek Meyer Reddam House Constantia
2012 Lauren Denny Rustenburg Girls' High School
2011 Khadijah Brey Wynberg Girls' High School
2010 Emma Belcher Springfield Convent
2009 Khadija Brey Wynberg Girls' High School
2008 Maggie Lu Herschel Girls' School
2007 Melissa Munnik Hoërskool D F Malan (D F Malan High School)
2006 Melissa Munnik Hoërskool D F Malan (D F Malan High School)
2005 Melissa Munnik Hoërskool D F Malan (D F Malan High School)
2004 Gayle Sher Herzlia Middle School
2003 Marietjie Venter Hoërskool Stellenbosch (Stellenbosch High School)
2002 Marietjie Venter Hoërskool Stellenbosch (Stellenbosch High School)
2001 Gayle Sher Herzlia Middle School
2000 Marietjie Venter Hoërskool Stellenbosch (Stellenbosch High School)
Moolla Trophy
The Moolla Trophy was donated to the competition by the Moolla family. Saadiq, Haroon and Ashraf Moolla represented Rondebosch Boys' High School and achieved Gold Awards from 2003 to 2011.[4] The trophy is awarded to a school from a disadvantaged community that shows a notable performance in the competition.[3]
Recipients of the Moolla Trophy
Year School Note
2018 Qhayiya Secondary School
2017 Thembalethu High School
2016 Percy Mdala High School
2015 Spine Road High School
2014 South Peninsula High School
2013 COSAT
2012 Manyano High School
Lesley Reeler Trophy
The Lesley Reeler Trophy is awarded for the best individual performance over five years (grades 8 to 12).[3]
Recipients of the Lesley Reeler Trophy
Year Winner School Note
2018 Timothy Schlesinger Rondebosch Boys' High School
2017 Abdullah Karbanee Rondebosch Boys' High School
References
"Award Winners". UCT Mathematics Competition. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
"John Webb". UCT Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
"Awards". UCT Mathematics Competition. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
"Moolla family sponsors new trophy for mathematics competition". bizcommunity.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
External links
UCT Mathematics Competition
Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
Graduate Studies in Mathematics
Hellenica World - Scientific Library
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