UKMT Junior Maths Challenge - question

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incorrigible · 06/06/2016 20:16

Am I right in assuming it's mostly Year 8s that get through to the Olympiad?

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incorrigible · 07/06/2016 08:08

Thanks all. DS is y7 at non selective state school and got into the Kangaroo this year. Just trying to gauge his chances for the Olympiad next year. Local selective independent, where his nearest maths rival from primary went on a bursary, usually gets a few through to the Olympiad but not sure which year group they're from.

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MidLifeCrisis007 · 07/06/2016 06:29

My DD's dorm mate got through with 115. She's year 7 (and super bright obviously!).

Respect to those that did qualify as the second section of the paper was very tricky.

AtiaoftheJulii · 06/06/2016 23:55

No idea, except a lot of non-grammar state schools that I hear about either don't do it at all or only let a limited number sit it.

I realised that one of the daughters above didn't do the JMC because she wasn't actually at school then, and then later her comp didn't offer the IMC. She did do the SMC in y12, and my youngest did the JMC in y7 and y8 at that same school, but I'm pretty sure it was by invitation only.

I don't really understand it, it's not expensive to enter.

Have you got a dc doing it next week? The sample pupil solutions are really useful to look at, to give them an idea of how to present their answers.

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incorrigible · 06/06/2016 21:55

Thanks Atia. What about state v private proportions? Any ideas?

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AtiaoftheJulii · 06/06/2016 20:55

Probably more, but not massively more. Nearer 60-40 than 90-10. But that's just my impression.

I think one of my daughters got through in y8 but not y7. My son did the Olympiad both years. Other two daughters didn't get through at all.

Floggingmolly · 06/06/2016 20:17

Not always.

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