PICTURES: Young Mathematics Celebrated At A Prestigious Award Ceremony

"It has been an honour working with the South African Mathematics Education of South Africa (AMESA to help bring vision to life"

- Business Executive Officer for Dairy Nestlé South Africa, Adedoja Ekeruche.

Saturday, 12 October 2019, was a day of pride and joy as parents/guardians and teachers gathered at Montecasino’s Ballroom to celebrate the exceptional brain power of their bundles of joy at the NESTLÉ NESPRAY South African Mathematics Challenge Awards. The Ballroom was a buzz with activity as 22 top young mathematicians were awarded the highest honours. The event was the culmination of a robust mathematics season which saw almost 83 000 students participating from over 1000 schools that entered the Challenge this year. Top students from both junior and senior divisions got to walk away with the coveted award and title of the NESTLÉ NESPRAY South African Mathematics Challenge winners and runners-up which included a prestigious certificate, a medal and a cash prize.

Images & press release by Orchard On 25

List of winners in each category are as follows: 

Junior Division (1^st Position)

Jan Karsten from Laerskool Jan van Riebeeck and

Erik Senekal from Laerskool Lynnwood

Senior Division (1^st Position)

Youkyum Kim from Kenridge Primary School

Marieke Louw from Laerskool Lynnwood

Simon Oostuizen from Sweet Valley Primary School

List of best performing schools per quintile are as follows:

1) School with best participation –Mathsumu Primary School in Polokwane.

2) Best performing new school –Astra Primary School in Port Elizabeth.

3) Best performing school per quintile:

a) Quintile 1: Lerato Primary School in Phuthaditshaba.

b) Quintile 2: Dindi Primary School in Pietermaritzburg.

c) Quintile 3: Imbaliyethu Primary School in Chatsworth.

d) Quintile 4: Laerskool Parow Vallei in Cape Town.

4) And the best performing quintile 5 is Sweet Valley Primary School in Cape Town.

5) Best performing overall school is Sweet Valley Primary School.

About NESTLÉ 

NESTLÉ is the world’s largest food and beverage company. It is present in 189 countries around the world, and its 328,000 employees are committed to NESTLÉ’s purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. NESTLÉ offers a wide portfolio of products and services for people and their pets. Its more than 2000 brands range from global icons like NESCAFÉ or NESPRESSO to local favourites like RICOFFY.  Company performance is driven by its Nutrition, Health and Wellness strategy. NESTLÉ is based in the Swiss town of Vevey where it was founded more than 150 years ago.

About the South African Mathematics Foundation

The South African Mathematics Foundation (SAMF) is registered as a non-profit company  aiming to play a leading role in expanding the base of mathematics excellence in South Africa by contributing towards professional development of mathematics educators, promoting the advancement of mathematics through creating awareness of and developing skills in mathematics, research, advocacy and identifying and nurturing of mathematically talented youth towards an innovative landscape in South Africa for science, business, finance and engineering. The company was founded in 2004 by the Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa (AMESA) and the South African Mathematical Society (SAMS).