Mathematics This year the first of our students who worked with the National Curriculum, have reached Year 12. Programs had to be written for all the new courses and, as with any change, there are differences that required some close attention. Also, with the experience of having now taught the new courses, we will make subtle changes to ensure students receive the best possible delivery of these courses. This year we had the full implementation of Mathspace, delivered to all courses from Years 7–10. Students use their laptops to access the textbook and any exercises that are set. The program allows staff to easily monitor how much work each student is doing and how successful they are. We can quickly see if there are general trends in a student’s work that requires further teacher input.
Mr Geoff Jamieson Head of Mathematics
Mathematics Olympiad, WA Junior Olympiad, Australian Intermediate Olympiad and Australian Problem Solving Mathematical Olympics and the International Mathematics Modelling Competition. AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION The 2016 competition results showed a continuation of a very high standard of performance of our students. This competition also attracts entries from some 40 other countries. It is an excellent indicator to confirm our belief in the quality and standard of Mathematics education at Trinity.
During March, Trinity College was the host school for the WA Mathematical Association Have Sum Fun competitions, where we hosted around 30 schools for the senior competition (Years 11 and 12) and also the junior competition (Years 7 and 8). While we were unable to secure a win in either competition, the use of Trinity College as a venue was exceptionally well-received.
This year our students achieved the following results:
The College also played host to the Mathematical Association of WA for their annual two day conference. This conference attracted mathematics teachers from around WA and offered a great variety of professional development in mathematics. This was a most successful event and planning is underway for a repeat in 2017.
Year 9: Kin Ting (Issac) Poon (9.7)
Mathematics Week again offered our students the opportunity to be involved in some practical activities. Games of chance, forming a human right angle, QR race, library display of mathematics-based objects and a practical display of Pick’s Theorem were all featured.
Year 8: Tomas Petersen (8.2), Matthew Bottega (8.2), Declan Ryan (8.1)
We have offered our students a wide variety of extra competitions, challenges and activities. These include Have Sum Fun, Have Sum Fun Online, Australian Mathematics Competition, Australian Mathematics Challenge, Australian
1 Prize winner 17 High Distinctions 77 Distinctions 167 Credits PRIZE HIGH DISTINCTION Year 7: Lucas Siciliano (7.7), Daniel MacRae (7.6), Fraser O’Sullivan (7.2), Anders Phan (7.5), Flynn Tyson (7.4), Lachlan Eames (7.1), Benjamin Fels (7.6)
Year 9: Ryan Thompson (9.6), Dejan Bouwhuis (9.1) Year 10: Joseph Pinto (10.8), Timothy Ludovico (10.3), William Tan (10.7) Year 11: Jack Meakins (11.2) Year 12: Matthew De Cinque (12.6)
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