Mathematics

2023-07-10

SISHK students achieved outstanding results in SASMO 2023

Congratulations to our Primary students who achieved excellent results in Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO) 2023. SASMO is one of the largest Mathematical Olympiads in Asia, with over 35,000 students from 38 countries participating worldwide. Among the participants, 295 students from SISHK took part in the competition, with 24 students receiving the Gold Award, which places them in the top 8% of participants, 35 students receiving the Silver Award, which places them in the next 12%, and 80 students receiving the Bronze Award, […]

2021-05-04

Bebras computational Thinking Challenge 2020 Winners

Edwina Lam Congratulations to our students who took part in this year’s Bebras Challenge 2020. We are pleased to announce a total of 569 students have received certificates. The Bebras Challenge is an annual, worldwide programme introducing the most important and fundamental concept in the world of programming: algorithmic thinking to students. It is not only a programming skill but a method for solving problems. Best in school award winners Chong En Ng (P4), Chun Wei Kyra Lee (P4), Hei […]

2019-03-27

Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival in Hong Kong 2019

The Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival in Hong Kong 2019 took place at Singapore International School Hong Kong on 23 March. It was organized by Dr Tan Chee-Wei, an associate professor at the Department of Computer Science of the City University of Hong Kong in collaboration with SISHK. Primary 5 to Secondary 2 SISHK students explored the richness and beauty of mathematics through activities that encourage collaborative and creative problem-solving. This festival was also opened to students from other schools and […]

2018-12-20

Singapore International Math Olympiad Challenge (SIMOC) and International Junior Math Olympiad (IJMO)

During the last summer break, I had the privilege of participating in the Singapore International Math Olympiad Challenge (SIMOC). This year’s SIMOC was conveniently scheduled right before the Singapore Holiday Immersion Programme (SHIP). Therefore, I stayed in Singapore for two weeks to attend both programs. The SIMOC was a whole day competition starting from 7am until 5pm. Over 1000 students from 16 countries participated. The competition consisted of 3 parts. I felt most confident with the first part, which was […]

2018-10-10

Tea Reception with Carrie Lam

July 1st is the HKSAR Establishment Day and this year it had special meaning to a group of SISHK students. Five P4 SISHK students, who were medalists at the 2017 World Mathematics Invitational were invited by the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, to a special tea reception. According to the Chief Executive, she likes to read newspaper everyday and her favourite section has always been the education section, where she can find talented students in Hong Kong exceling in different […]

2017-04-28

Stellar Performance in Two International Mathematics Olympiad Competitions

by Ms Edwina Lam, Subject Head/Research Skills and High Ability Learning AY1617 was a very exciting year for some of our P2 to P6 math talents at SISHK as they have done exceptionally well in two different international mathematics competitions. World Mathematics Invitational (WMI) Our school team, which consisted of six P2 students, participated in the first and second round of WMI in Hong Kong in both January and March 2017 respectively. During the first round, SISHK […]