KDVP mathematicians whiz to top 100 in Olympiad

Samuel Blou and Daniella Reubenson, Grade 9 students at King David High School Victory Park, received bronze medals in the South African Maths Olympiad earlier this year.

Each year, more than 100 000 students nationally participate in the junior and senior competitions of the Olympiad, held from May to July, including students from Nigeria and Swaziland. Blou and Reubenson qualified to write the final round, placing them in the top 30 in Gauteng and the top 100 juniors nationally. Additionally, Reubenson was placed in the top 50 in the final round.

Blou and Reubenson also competed in the Wits Mathematics Competition in May, a Gauteng-based competition which due to COVID-19 has been extended to national entries with the first round being written remotely. The final round is written in person. Blou and Reubenson achieved top-10 positions in Gauteng.