723 Pinoy students excel in international math competition

MANILA, Philippines —  Up to 723 Filipino students emerged as top scorers in the 2024 Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) against 53,000 math aces from 20 countries, the Mathematics Trainers’ Guild (MTG) of the Philippines announced yesterday.

The MTG said two students from the Philippines were named second best in their respective Southeast Asia divisions.

Adrian Jeric Ang, a Grade 3 student of Xavier School in San Juan, scored 112 out of 120 in the middle primary division.

Jerome Austin Te, a Grade 11 student of Jubilee Christian Academy in Quezon City, scored 105 out of 120 in the middle secondary division.

Te was acknowledged by the AMC when he got a perfect score in the 2022 edition of the contest.

MTG head Simon Chua said 27 Filipino students would be awarded High Distinction certificates, which are given to contestants in the top three percent of their year level.

Chua said 138 others would get Distinction certificates for being in the top 20 percent of their year level.

Another 289 students would receive Credit certificates for being in the top 55 percent of the primary division and the top 60 percent of the secondary division.

Proficiency certificates would be awarded to 267 others who demonstrated competency in math problem-solving.

The Filipino math aces competed against their counterparts from Brunei, China, Fiji, France, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Romania, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

Chua said “our mathletes continue to do very well in the AMC.”

The MTG administered the AMC on Aug. 10 onsite in its training centers nationwide.

Over 800 Filipino students took part in the competition.

The contest consists of 30 multiple-choice questions, which are ordered in increasing difficulty. They cover basic arithmetic, algebra, geometry, fractions, ratios, statistics and problem-solving.