Rufus (Year 10 pupil at The Royal School) has just been awarded a Merit in his Senior Kangaroo follow-on round in the nationwide UKMT Senior Maths Challenge.
The UKMT Senior Maths Challenge is for young people in Year 13 and below, so Rufus was competing against much older students. He achieved a Gold Certificate in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge, meaning that he was in the top 10% of participants. The top 6,000 participants then qualify for the Senior Kangaroo follow-on round. Rufus got through to this round and was awarded a Merit certificate, which is given to the highest 25% of those who sit the paper. An incredible achievement, especially as he still has another three years to enter the competition!