A.B. Paterson College Year 12 student, Alice Zhang, has now been recognised as one of the best and brightest female high school mathematicians in our country. Alice has been selected for the Australian team to compete at the European Girls’ Mathematics competition in Florence, Italy. Alice’s talent and passion for Mathematics has seen her climb the ranks of the Australian Mathematics Trust Mathematics Olympiad program – arguably the most prestigious Mathematics competitions in the world – to achieve its highest honour. We have watched with awe Alice’s journey unfold throughout the years and have celebrated her hard work, determination and growth mindset in achieving her goals. Alice has been invited to share her reflection. At the start of term one, I was selected as one of the four girls across the country in the Australian team for European Girls’ Mathematics Olympiad (EGMO) in Florence, Italy. The competition involves solving six different problems over nine hours, split between two days, and there I will be competing against more than 40 countries. It will be an amazing opportunity for me to meet other mathematicians from all over the world, and it is an honour for me to represent Australia on an international level.
Mathematics Mastermind Takes on the World
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