St George's School Wins Maths Fun Day Race
By H Bat

Bandar Seri Begawan - St George's School, represented by BrandonNambiar, Sia Pik Liang, Ak Md Az-Zubair bin Pg Masri and Sugandha Gurung, emerged as champion in the Maths Fun Day Race after collecting the highest points (71 per cent) and defeating 30 other secondary schools in conjunction with the 16th eXplomaths, which was held at the PIHM Serasa Secondary School.

Second place went to PSBS Science College (68 per cent) followed by St Andrew's School with 62 per cent in third place.

Over 124 students from 31 secondary schools nationwide participated in the event, which offered cash prizes and trophies.

The guest of honour who also presented the prizes and certificates was the Acting Director of the Co-Curriculum Development, Ministry of Education, Ak Abdullah bin Pg Hj Tengah.

The ceremony began with the recital of Surah alFatihah by Ustaz Norazali bin Hj Safar followed by a speech from the school headmistress, Dyg Lim Siew King.

In the race, each group was required to send four members from Form One and Two to guess and solve problems at 15 checkpoints to score points in order to win the race.

One of the objectives of the race was to test participants' mental and physical strength in problem solving in a short period of time. It was also aimed at fostering team spirit among the participants. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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