Four London school children have been name ‘UK age group champions’ in the World Maths Day global challenge.

Gold medal winners, 12 year old Rohan, from Newland House School, Twickenham, 10 year old Mosolade from Michael Faraday School, Southwark, 9 year old Rayan from Vicars Green Primary School, Wembley and 8 year old Yaseen from Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy, Enfield have been crowned this years ‘top mathletes’ in their Year Group Categories in the UK for the World Maths Day challenge –  a global competition in which over one million students from 17,000 schools across 200 countries participated. They pitted their wits and tested their mathematical prowess against their UK and global peers while participating in engaging activities designed to highlight the wonder of numbers and most importantly make maths fun.  They join six other UK champions from six other age group categories. Rohan and Mosolade were also Global champions for their year group.

Event organiser, Graham Frickers from 3P Learning the creators of the Mathletics platform on which the global challenge is hosted said, “The response to this year’s competition has been incredible – there is a global buzz about maths. Creating a worldwide arena means kids from anywhere in the UK can compete against their peers from both the UK and across the globe. It’s a tough competition and I’m delighted to congratulate our 10 UK champions for their significant achievements.”

In the competition, every correct answer was worth 1 point towards a student’s score. Pupils progressed through 20 live maths games, of varying difficulties based on the student’s age. An online Hall of Fame tracked points throughout the competition with prizes awarded to the top pupils and schools across the globe.