The Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics of the University of Pretoria invites your school to take part in the annual national Mathematics Competition of the department. The competition is an opportunity for learners to learn and enjoy the beautiful language of mathematics.
The competition is for all learners who enjoy mathematics, not only for top achievers.
From the response on previous papers it seems that learners enjoyed this experience.
Date: Week of 19 August – 23 August 2024
Time and venue: Any time during the given week at your school.
Question papers are e-mailed to participating schools and are to be written at the school.
Question papers are bilingual (English and Afrikaans).
Learners get 2 hours to answer 20 multiple choice questions.
Question papers need to be returned to UP by 30 August and prize announcements will follow early September.
Cost: Each learner that enters has to pay a fee of R30
Closing date: 16 July 2024
Documents: Click here1 and here2
Remark: Only entries made by schools will be accepted
Categories: Grades 6&7, 8&9 and 10&11.
Prizes: Five winners from each grade will receive awards (1st prize: R1000; 2nd prize: R700; 3rd, 4th and 5th prize: R500).
The top schools will also receive awards.
Contact details for further enquiries by email only
E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected].
1st. Van Riebeeckstrand Primary
2nd. Star College Durban
3rd. Hoërskool Garsfontein
4th. St John's College
5th. Deutsche Schule Durban
6th. Model Private School
7th. Midstream College
8th. St Patrick’s Collage
9th. Star College Pretoria
10th. Die Hoërskool Menlopark
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2021 | Van Riebeeckstrand Primary |
Jan van Riebeeck High School |
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Bishops Diocesan College |
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Bishops Diocesan College |
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Newton Primary |
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Deutsche Schule Pretoria |
The annual national UP Mathematics Competition has been running for the past 30 years. Since its inception in 1990, the competition has been going from strength to strength under the able leadership of Dr Willie Greybe. After Dr Greybe’s retirement in 2006 the competition was taken over by Miss Rita Möller, Miss Amanda Verwey and Mrs Alta Lategan. In 2014 the competition was organised by Mr Harry Wiggins assisted by Mrs Alta Lategan.
Initially the competition consisted of only two sections, namely for Grade 8 to 9 and Grade 10 to11. Approximately 12 years ago a primary school section (Grade 6 to 7) was added. In 2014 more than 4000 learners took part in this event, with entries from all over the country and some even from Namibia and has since then been going from strength to strength.
The aim of the Competition is for students to have FUN whilst doing mathematics. Expose them to interesting problems. Whilst old papers may be a good way to prepare, the best way is for students to do all the problems given by their school teachers and make sure they know their school syllabus well and can think mathematically. Some problems will be based on school work, others will test problem solving skills and some will be in a real world setting involving time, weight, money, etc.
PLEASE NOTE: The University of Pretoria owns copyright to all the question papers below. These papers are published on the website under the Creative Commons Copyright agreement.
Previous Papers:See the links below Gr 6&7 2014 Gr 6&7 2016 |
Gr 6&7 2015 Gr 6&7 2017 |
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