Enriched Mathematics for High School Students

WA JUNIOR MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD 2009

Individual Prizes and Awards

Year 9

• Equal 1st prize: "The School of Mathematics and Statistics (UWA) Award for Mathematical Excellence"
  both students achieving a perfect score!:
  Michael Warton (Hale School),
  Kathleen Dyer (St. Hilda's Anglican School for Girls)
• Equal 3rd prize: "The Data Analysis Australia Award of Excellence":
  Dimitrio Sidi (Aquinas College)
  Dan Pham (Shenton College)
• Merit prizes:
  

  Joseph Difrancesco (Christ Church GS),	Lipi Chakravorty (Rossmoyne SHS),
  Devinder Sharma (Rossmoyne SHS),	James Le (Woodvale SHS),
  Frederik Santana (Aquinas College),	Alan Wang (Hale School),
  Yongzi Lau (Perth Modern School),	Jane Gao (Penrhos College),	Thomas Qin (Rossmoyne SHS).

Year 8

• 1st prize: "The Curtin University Department of Mathematics and Statistics Award of Excellence":
  Edward Yoo (All Saints' College) with a perfect score!
• 2nd prize: "WAMOC Award of Excellence":
  Alexander Chua (Christ Church Grammar School)
• Equal 3rd prize: "New Edition Bookshop Award for Excellence":
  Gareth Tay-Fernandez (Aquinas College) and
  "Department of Education Award of Excellence"
  Diffy Zhou (Perth Modern School)
• Merit prizes:
  

  Katerina Chua (St. Hilda's ASG),

  Julia Nicholls (St. Mary's AGS),

  Shilpa Rath (St. Mary's AGS).

Team Prizes and Awards

Year 9

• 1st prize: The MAWA "Jack Bana Award for Excellence" for the Most Outstanding Team Performance:
  Hale School - Team 1 (Alan Wang, Michael Warton, Jaryl Goh and Emrik Graff)
• 2nd prize: "WAMOC Award of Excellence"
  Christ Church Grammar School - Team 1 (Alexander Chua, Joseph Difrancesco, Alistair Morgan, Weiyuan Fan)
• 3rd prize: The "Department of Education Team Award of Excellence for the most outstanding performance by a team from a Government High School":
  Rossmoyne Senior High School - Team 1 (Lipi Chakravorty, Thomas Qin, Corbin Yap, Andrew Yang)
• Special prize (4th):
  "Murdoch University Mathematics and Statistics Award of Excellence"
  St. Hilda's Anglican School for Girls - Team 1 (Kathleen Dyer, Emma Hunt, Thalia Robey and Katerina Chua)
• Merit prizes:
  Aquinas College - Team 1 (Frederik Santana, Dimitrio Sidi, Andy Truong, Brian Liu)
  Perth Modern School - Team 6 (Stefan Raovic, Aditya Banerjee, Yongzi Lau, Manu Nair)

Year 8

• 1st prize: The "Edith Cowan University Award for Excellence":
  Perth Modern School - Team 2 (Diffy Zhou, Michelle Poon, Jane Punyanitya and Ee Faye Chong)
• Merit prizes (equal 2nd):
  Hale School - Team 3 (Dan Hoang, Nathan Bandara, Jack Cooper and Sam Hadlow)
  St. Mary's Anglican Girls' School - Team 2 (Olivia Chin, Emily Law, Lianne Leung and Julia Nicholls)

For information on personal and team achievements at the WA Junior Mathematics Olympiad 2009 please contact: Dr. Greg Gamble.

wajo09qa.pdf
WAJO 2009 Questions and Solutions

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Individual Competition in Ross Lecture Theatre (left)

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Individual Competition in Ross Lecture Theatre (right)

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Individual Competition in Clews Lecture Theatre (left)

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Individual Competition in Clews Lecture Theatre (right)

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Individual Competition in Physics Room 215 (left)

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Individual Competition in Physics Room 215 (right)

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Team Competition in Ross Lecture Theatre (left)

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Team Competition in Ross Lecture Theatre (right)

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Team Competition in Clews Lecture Theatre (left)

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Team Competition in Clews Lecture Theatre (right)

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Team Competition in Physics Room 215 (front)

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Team Competition in Physics Room 215 (back)

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Prof. Cheryl Praeger (emcee and Chair of the WAJO Organising Committee) opening the Year 9 Awards Ceremony, with Dr Elena Stoyanova (WAJO Committee) in the background

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Individual - Year 9 - First (UWA Awards of Excellence) : Michael Warton (Hale School) and Kathleen Dyer (St Hilda's ASG) with Prof Andrew Bassom (Head of School of Mathematics & Statistics of UWA)

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Individual - Year 9 - Equal Third (DAA Awards of Excellence) : Dimitrio Sidi (Aquinas College) receiving his prize from Prof. John Henstridge (Managing Director of Data Analysis Australia)

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Individual - Year 9 - Equal Third (DAA Awards of Excellence) : Dan Pham (Shenton College) receiving his prize from Prof. John Henstridge (Managing Director of Data Analysis Australia). The award was made at Shenton College on 17 December, 2009.

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Individual - Year 9 - Merit awards : Alan Wang (Hale School), James Le (Woodvale SHS), Joseph Difrancesco (Christ Church GS), Yongzi Lau (Perth Modern), Frederik Santana (Aquinas College) Thomas Qin (Rossmoyne SHS), Devinder Sharma (Rossmoyne SHS), Lipi Chakravorty (Rossmoyne SHS), Jane Gao (Penrhos College)

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Individual - Year 8 - First (Curtin University Award of Excellence) : Edward Yoo (All Saints' College) with Dr Greg Gamble from Curtin University of Technology. (Edward won this award last year as a Year 7 student!)

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Individual - Year 8 - Second (WAMOC Award of Excellence) : Alexander Chua (Christ Church Grammar School) receiving his prize from Dr Greg Gamble from Curtin University of Technology. The Award was made on 28 November, 2009.

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Individual - Year 8 - Equal Third (NEB Award of Excellence) : Gareth Tay-Fernandez (Aquinas College) with A/Prof. Jamie Simpson for the New Edition Bookshop

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Individual - Year 8 - Equal Third (Dept of Education Award of Excellence) : Diffy Zhou (Perth Modern School) with A/Prof. Jamie Simpson (emcee of the Year 8 ceremony)

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Individual - Year 8 - Merit awards : Shilpa Rath (St. Mary's AGS), Alexander Chua (Christ Church GS) - who was later discovered to have gotten 2nd Prize, Katerina Chua (St. Hilda's ASG) with Dr Michael Giudici (UWA). Absent: Julia Nicholls(St. Mary's AGS)

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Team - Year 9 - First (The MAWA "Jack Bana Award for Excellence" for the Most Outstanding Team Performance) : Hale School Team 1
L to R: Emrik Graff, Alan Wang, Jaryl Goh, Michael Warton, with Jack Bana

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Team - Year 9 - Second ("WAMOC Award of Excellence") : Christ Church Grammar School Team 1
L to R: Weiyuan Fan, Alistair Morgan, Joseph Difrancesco, with Dr Elena Stoyanova presenting (Alexander Chua Yr 8 missing)

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Team - Year 9 - Third (The "Department of Education Team Award of Excellence" for the most outstanding performance by a team from a Government High School) : Rossmoyne SHS Team 1 - Lipi Chakravorty receiving her prize from Dr Elena Stoyanova

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Team - Year 9 - Third (The "Department of Education Team Award of Excellence" for the most outstanding performance by a team from a Government High School) : Rossmoyne SHS Team 1 - Thomas Qin receiving his prize from Dr Elena Stoyanova

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Team - Year 9 - Third (The "Department of Education Team Award of Excellence" for the most outstanding performance by a team from a Government High School) : Rossmoyne SHS Team 1 - Corbin Yap receiving his prize from Dr Elena Stoyanova

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Team - Year 9 - Third (The "Department of Education Team Award of Excellence" for the most outstanding performance by a team from a Government High School) : Rossmoyne SHS Team 1 - Andrew Yang receiving his prize from Dr Elena Stoyanova

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Team - Year 9 - Third (The "Department of Education Team Award of Excellence" for the most outstanding performance by a team from a Government High School) : Rossmoyne SHS Team 1
L to R: Lipi Chakravorty, Thomas Qin, Corbin Yap, Andrew Yang, with Dr Elena Stoyanova

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Team - Year 9 - Fourth (The "Murdoch University Mathematics and Statistics Award of Excellence") : St. Hilda's ASG Team 1 - Kathleen Dyer receiving her prize from Dr Elena Stoyanova

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Team - Year 9 - Fourth (The "Murdoch University Mathematics and Statistics Award of Excellence") : St. Hilda's ASG Team 1 - Emma Hunt receiving her prize from Dr Elena Stoyanova

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Team - Year 9 - Fourth (The "Murdoch University Mathematics and Statistics Award of Excellence") : St. Hilda's ASG Team 1 - Thalia Robey receiving her prize from Dr Elena Stoyanova

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Team - Year 9 - Fourth (The "Murdoch University Mathematics and Statistics Award of Excellence") : St. Hilda's ASG Team 1
L to R: Kathleen Dyer, Emma Hunt, Thalia Robey, with Dr Elena Stoyanova (Katerina Chua missing)

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Team - Year 9 - Merit Prize : Aquinas College Team 1 - Frederik Santana receiving his prize from A/Prof. Phill Schultz

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Team - Year 9 - Merit Prize : Aquinas College Team 1 - Dimitrio Sidi receiving his prize from A/Prof. Phill Schultz

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Team - Year 9 - Merit Prize : Aquinas College Team 1 - Andy Truong receiving his prize from A/Prof. Phill Schultz

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Team - Year 9 - Merit Prize : Aquinas College Team 1 - Brian Liu receiving his prize from A/Prof. Phill Schultz

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Team - Year 9 - Merit Prize : Perth Modern Team 6 - Stefan Raovic receiving his prize from A/Prof. Phill Schultz

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Team - Year 9 - Merit Prize : Perth Modern Team 6 - Aditya Banerjee receiving his prize from A/Prof. Phill Schultz

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Team - Year 9 - Merit Prize : Perth Modern Team 6 - Yongzi Lau receiving his prize from A/Prof. Phill Schultz

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Team - Year 9 - Merit Prize : Perth Modern Team 6 - Manu Nair receiving his prize from A/Prof. Phill Schultz

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Team - Year 8 - First (The "Edith Cowan University Award for Excellence"): Perth Modern School Team 2 - Diffy Zhou, Michelle Poon, Jane Punyanitya and Ee Faye Chong with Prof Ute Mueller, Head of Mathematics at Edith Cowan University

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Team - Year 8 - Merit Prize (Equal Second): Hale School Team 3 - Dan Hoang, Nathan Bandara, Jack Cooper and Sam Hadlow with Dr Michael Giudici

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Team - Year 8 - Merit Prize (Equal Second): St. Mary's AGS Team 2 - Olivia Chin, Emily Law, Lianne Leung (Julia Nicholls missing), with Dr Michael Giudici

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Phill Schultz Prize: Ferris Xu (All Saints' College) receiving his prize from A/Prof. Phill Schultz

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Special WAMOC Award: Alexander Chua (Year 8, Christ Church GS) with Dr Greg Gamble

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Special WAMOC Award: Benjamin Joseph (Year 10, Hale School) receiving his award from Dr Elena Stoyanova

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Special WAMOC Award: Xin Zheng Tan (Year 10, All Saints' College) receiving his award from Dr Elena Stoyanova

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WAJO 2009: most award winners all together

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"A School of Excellence" - All Saints' College: Ms Monique Ellement (their teacher) with Edward Yoo (1st Yr 8), Ferris Xu (Phill Schultz Prize), Xin Zheng Tan (AMT School of Excellence Invitee)