Bangkok Prep Team Excels at Online Maths Competition By Simon Callow, Year 6 Teacher & Primary School Numeracy Coordinator, Bangkok International Preparatory & Secondary School
The Online Maths Competition was hosted by The ABC International School, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in October - November 2017. Out of 38 of the best British international schools from across all of South-East Asia, Bangkok International Preparatory and Secondary School (Bangkok Prep) has finished in 6th place (2nd in Thailand). Competing in the FOBISIA Online Maths Challenge, Atty, Arjun (both 6SC), JL and Bonus (both 6AW) performed magnificently during the three rounds to finish ahead of some the most renowned schools on this continent. A truly fantastic achievement! In addition to this, two of our students, Atty and Arjun, finished in the top-20 individually. Put into context, there were 148 students competing and each of these students had been selected in the top four of their respective schools; meaning that, in reality, they have finished in
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the top 20 out of thousands of students. Atty, incredibly, finished in 4th place and Arjun placed 13th. The results were as follows: 1. British School New Delhi 2. The British School Manila 3. Dulwich College Beijing 4. Dulwich College Seoul 5. Bangkok Patana School 6. Bangkok Prep 7. Harrow International School Beijing 8. British International School Ho Chi Minh City (BISHM) 9. The International School of Parkcity, KL 10. St Christophers, Penang.
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