UPPER Highway school Kearsney College has affirmed its academic excellence by being named the top school in KwaZuluNatal in the South African Mathematics Olympiad (SAMO) for the sixth year in a row.

Thomas Hagspihl, chair of SAMO, said the school’s continued success highlights the strength of its mathematics teaching.

“Kearsney has done exceptionally well again this year,” Hagspihl said.

“They are clearly teaching not only the curriculum, but introducing challenging math problems to extend and stimulate. Without training, pupils will struggle for success in the Olympiad.”

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At the national awards ceremony held in Johannesburg, Kearsney was recognised as the top-performing school in KZN for the sixth consecutive year and placed third overall in South Africa.

Kearsney students Thomas Schulze, Mukona Marageni and Shavanth Chelladu were ranked among the Top 100 candidates nationally after completing the demanding third-round paper.

Marageni also achieved the distinction of being ranked the third-best senior student in KZN.

Further demonstrating the school’s depth of talent, Matthew Behrens was named the top senior student on the KZN Siyanqoba team at the Interprovincial South African Mathematics Team Competition. Kearsney College said the school acknowledges the dedication of its mathematics department in sustaining this remarkable standard of excellence.

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