Otago Problem Solving

Every year Whakatane Intermediate School gives opportunity to any student who wants to take part in the Otago Problem Solving challenges. Around 278 students on average participate in these exams.

What is Otago Problem Solving?

Problem Solving is 5 sets of 5 difficult maths problem solving questions. Each set or group of questions are spaced out through the year.

Why do we give students the opportunity to participate?

There are multiple reasons why we give students this opportunity.

Some students just love math.

To give students the chance to compare themselves mathematically nationwide.

For the experience of sitting a test.

It gives teachers another measurement of students ability.

It is a significant accomplishment for students to achieve 5/5 for a set. This achievement is recognized at our formal assembly held each Thursday.

Set One – 5/5 Success.

For this years first set of problems we had 5 students who achieved 5/5 and an amazing _______ who scored 4/5.

The following scored 5/5:

Thomas Sears Rm 5

Netana Barsdell Rm 6

Erin Henton Rm 10

Cole reneti Rm 6

Set Two - 5/5 success.

For this years second set of problem solving we had 21 students who achieved 5/5 and an amazing 38 who scored 4/5 Well done!

These student scored 5/5:

Andrew Bykar, Rm 23                            Simone Dogget, Rm 23

Jacob Smith, Rm 23                              Marshall Black, Rm 22

Brodie James-Brown, Rm 22                    Brooke Bridges, Rm 17

Jonathan Everett, Rm 17                       Shakairah Moeke, Rm 17

Matthew O’ Mally, Rm 17                        Bailey Kilgarriff, Rm 17

Jasmin Lee, Rm 14                                 Santana Paerata, Rm 10

Nathan Hunt, Rm 9                                Brian Coles, Rm 8

Brock Sciascia, Rm 7                              Netana Barsdell, Rm 6

Hillary Hillman, Rm 6                                Cole Reneti, Rm 6

Ben Thompson, Rm 5                              Ruby Thompson, Rm 4

Tyler Melboure, Rm 1

Otago Problem Solving set 3

Set three has gone well for the following students who have scored 5/5;

Andrew Bykar Rm 23

Simone Doggett  Rm 23

JT Barr Rm 22                                    

Marshall Black Rm 22

Samantha Bluett-Davis Rm 19

Stephanie Hutching  Rm 19

Adam McIntyre Rm 19        

Jonathan Everett Rm17

Matthew O’Malley Rm 17

Kaleb Batenburg-Jones Rm 16

Molly-Mae Cossey Rm16

Carla Brown Rm 9

Kate Campbell Rm 9

Nathan Hunt Rm 9

Samuel Vivian Rm 9

Thomas Le Sueur Rm 9

Netana Barsdell Rm 6

Ngarie Coulter Rm 6

Eleanor Kerslake Rm 6

Sharni Haper Rm 5

Jack Taylor Rm 4