The UCT Mathematics Competition is an annual

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for schools in the

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province of

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, held at the

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. 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 Rondebosch Boys' High School is a public English medium high school for boys situated in the suburb of Rondebosch in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is one of the oldest schools in the country, having been established ...

for the 2024 competition. The competition was established in 1977 by Mona Leeuwenberg and Shirley Fitton, who were teachers at

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and Westerford High School, and since 1987 has been run by Professor John Webb of the University of Cape Town.

Awards

Mona Leeuwenburg Trophy

The Mona Leeuwenburg Trophy is awarded to the school with the best overall performance in the competition.

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.

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.

Moolla Trophy

The Moolla Trophy was donated to the competition by the Moolla family. Saadiq, Haroon and Ashraf Moolla represented

Rondebosch Boys' High School Rondebosch Boys' High School is a public English medium high school for boys situated in the suburb of Rondebosch in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is one of the oldest schools in the country, having been established ...

and achieved Gold Awards from 2003 to 2011. The trophy is awarded to a school from a disadvantaged community that shows a notable performance in the competition.

Lesley Reeler Trophy

The Lesley Reeler Trophy is awarded for the best individual performance over five years (grades 8 to 12).

References

External links

UCT Mathematics Competition
University of Cape Town Mathematics competitions {{math-competition-stub