We have achieved amazing success at the recent Intermediate Maths Challenge!

Across Taunton Senior School alone we have 26 gold and silver certificates! This is most impressive on its own, not counting the students from TSIMS [3 more golds], TSI [another 11 silver and gold] and all the bronzes [over 50].

The Intermediate Mathematical Challenge is a 60-minute, 25 questions multiple choice paper which encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought and fluency to make students think. It is entered by most schools across the UK. To recognize the highest performers in the Challenge, the top-scoring 50% of participants are awarded Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates in the ratio 3:2:1. Therefore our silver and gold certificate holders are in the top 25%, gold are roughly the top 8%, and the top of these get an entry to a follow on round.

The follow on rounds are called the Grey and Pink Kangaroos, entry is by invitation based on a qualifying IMC score, several thousand UK-based students qualified from the IMC this year.

Our students who have been invited are:

Grey Kangaroo [Year 9]

Benji Kingston TS

Laurinda Liu TSIMS

Pink Kangaroo [Year 10/11]

Petr Astakhov TSI

James Collins TS 11

Thomas Dutton TS 10

Robbie Eckley TS 10

Billy Guo TSI

Jose Hernandez TSI

Takaaki Hirayama TSI

Tetsuro Kaida TSI

Evelyn Lu TSIMS 10

Rohan Narang TS 11

Zirui Yin TSI