Search
SAMC Results and Awards
2025 MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE FINAL ROUND QUALIFIERS
2025 SOUTH AFRICAN MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE
| National medallists (in alphabetical order) | ||||||||
| Junior Division | Senior Division | |||||||
| School | Learner Name | Grade | Medal | School | Learner Name | Grade | Medal | |
| Highbury Primary School |
Hunter Anderson |
5 | Silver | Ladybrand Primary School | Yu-Wen Chang | 7 | Silver | |
| Crawford International La Lucia | Jivana Bisetty | 4 | Silver | Cornwall Hill College | Jack Jelley | 7 | Silver | |
| Rondebosch Boys Prep School | Christopher Cox | 5 | Silver | Western Province Preparatory School | Oliver Kipps | 7 | Silver | |
| Sweet Valley Primary School | Logan George | 5 | Gold | Rhenish Primary School | Tessa Kroon | 6 | Silver | |
| Redhill School | Darshan Hariparsad | 4 | Silver | Glenwood Preparatory School | Ella Luo | 7 | Silver | |
| Redhill School | Xie Li Yue | 5 | Silver | Cornwall Hill College | Yash Maharaj | 7 | Silver | |
| Redhill School | Xiang Meng | 5 | Silver | Hendrik Louw Primary School | Lian Rall | 7 | Silver | |
| Cannons Creek Independent School | Adam Parkar | 4 | Silver | Reddam House Umhlanga | Sahar Reddy | 6 | Silver | |
| Maijane Primary School | Rebotile Ramalebana | 5 | Silver | Die Krans Christelike Onafhanklike Primere Skool | Hein van Brummelen | 7 | Silver | |
| Brooklyn Primary School | Simon van Wyngaard | 5 | Silver | Sweet Valley Primary School | Ivy Williams | 7 | Gold | |
| Reddam House Umhlanga | Dexter Wolno | 5 | Silver | Glenwood Preparatory School | Ryder Yunnie | 7 | Silver | |
| BEST SCHOOLS | ||||||||
| Top Performing School per Quintile | Quintile 5 | Sweet Valley Primary School | ||||||
| Quintile 4 | Laerskool Die Poort | |||||||
| Quintile 3 | Mahobotle Primary School | |||||||
| Quintile 2 | Ladybrand Primary School | |||||||
| Quintile 1 | Jankempdorp Primary School | |||||||
| Top Performing New School | Cannons Creek Independent School | |||||||
| Top Overall Performing School | Sweet Valley Primary School | |||||||
2024 SOUTH AFRICAN MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE
| National medallists (in alphabetical order) | ||||||||
| Junior Division | Senior Division | |||||||
| School | Learner Name | Grade | Medal | School | Learner Name | Grade | Medal | |
| Reddam House Umhlanga | Dominic Araujo | 5 | Silver | Edgemead Primary School | Imra Adam | 7 | Gold | |
| El Shaddai Christian School | Luke Campbell | 5 | Silver | Glenwood Preparatory School | Maariya Abdul Ganey | 6 | Silver | |
| Durbanville Primary School | Jerrodt Leukes | 5 | Gold | Durbanville Primary School | Jacques Nel | 7 | Silver | |
| Laerskool Elarduspark | Oban Minny | 5 | Silver | Luchoff Leersentrum | Josua Potgieter | 7 | Silver | |
| Pinnacle Founders Hill College | Parashen Naidoo | 5 | Silver | Western Province Prep School | Oliver Shaw | 7 | Silver | |
| Ashton College Ballito | Jessa Rapley | 5 | Gold | St John's Preparatory School | Limiao Tian | 7 | Silver | |
| Reddam House Umhlanga | Sahar Reddy | 5 | Silver | The Ridge School | Thomas van Wyk | 7 | Silver | |
| Curro College Somerset West | Klara van Daalen | 5 | Silver | Crawford Prep La Lucia | Ezra Vosloo | 7 | Silver | |
| Outeniqua Primary School | Paul-Wernich van Wyk | 5 | Silver | Sweet Valley Primary School | Ivy Williams | 6 | Silver | |
| Brooklyn Primary School | Simon van Wyngaard | 5 | Silver | Redhill School | Qihang Zhang | 7 | Silver | |
| BEST SCHOOLS | ||||||||
| Top Performing School per Quintile | Quintile 5 | Sweet Valley Primary School | ||||||
| Quintile 4 | Laerskool Die Poort | |||||||
| Quintile 3 | Mahobotle Primary School | |||||||
| Quintile 2 | Subiaco Primary School | |||||||
| Quintile 1 | Mahube Primary School | |||||||
| Top Performing New School | Chelsea Preparatory School | |||||||
| Top Overall Performing School | Sweet Valley Primary School | |||||||
2023 SOUTH AFRICAN MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE
| National medallists (in alphabetical order) | ||||||||
| Junior Division | Senior Division | |||||||
| School | Learner Name | Grade | Medal | School | Learner Name | Grade | Medal | |
| MERRIFIELD PREPARATORY SCHOOL | HUGO BOHNER | 5 | Silver | MARAGON OLYMPUS PRIVATE SCHOOL | DANIEL BESTER | 7 | Silver | |
| INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE OF EDUCATION RESEARCH AND CULTURE | MAK WAK HANG KOLSON | 5 | Silver | SOMERSET HOUSE PREPARATORY SCHOOL | OLIVIA CASTLEDEN | 7 | Silver | |
| WESTERN PROVINCE PREPARATORY SCHOOL | OLIVER KIPPS | 5 | Silver | SOMERSET HOUSE PREPARATORY SCHOOL | JONATHAN COOLEN | 7 | Gold | |
| BISHOP MACKENZIE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL | TOBI MOLLER | 5 | Silver | RONDEBOSCH BOYS' PREPARATORY | NICHOLAS COX | 7 | Silver | |
| THOMAS MORE COLLEGE | SUHRIT PITCHAIMUTHU | 5 | Silver | GLENWOOD PREPARATORY SCHOOL | RAHUL GOVENDER | 7 | Silver | |
| PANORAMA PRIMARY SCHOOL | JOSHUA SMEDA | 5 | Silver | RHENISH PRIMARY SCHOOL | EMMA HARPER | 7 | Silver | |
| DIE KRANS CHRISTELIK ONAFHANLIKE PRIMERE | HEIN VAN BRUMMELIN | 5 | Silver | GLENWOOD PREPARATORY SCHOOL | DAARUK KUMARASAMAY | 7 | Silver | |
| CURRO SOMERSET WEST SCHOOL | KLARA MARIE VAN DAALEN | 4 | Silver | LAERSKOOL LYNNWOOD | RUAN NIEUWENHUYS | 7 | Silver | |
| RONDEBOSCH BOYS' PREPARATORY SCHOOL | ETHAN WADE | 5 | Silver | REDHILL SCHOOL | YICHENG NING | 7 | Silver | |
| SWEET VALLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL | IVY WILLIAMS | 5 | Gold | THE WYKEHAM COLLEGIATE | ARYA PILLAY | 7 | Silver | |
| DEUTSCHE INTERNATIONALE SCHULE KAPSTADT | EMILY ROFF | 7 | Silver | |||||
| BEST SCHOOLS | ||||||||
| School with Most Entries | Panorama Primary School | |||||||
| Top Performing School per Quintile | Quintile 5 | Sweet Valley Primary School | ||||||
| Quintile 4 | Nongoma Primary School | |||||||
| Quintile 3 | Yinhlelentfo Primary School | |||||||
| Quintile 2 | Sol Plaatjie Higher Primary School | |||||||
| Quintile 1 | Nyandeni Primary School | |||||||
| Top Performing New School | Thabo Public School | |||||||
| Top Overall Performing School | Sweet Valley Primary School | |||||||
2022 NESTLE NESPRAY SOUTH AFRICAN MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE
| National medallists (in alphabetical order) | ||||||||
| Junior Division | Senior Division | |||||||
| School | Learner Name | Grade | Medal | School | Learner Name | Grade | Medal | |
| Edgemead Primary School | Imra Adams | 5 | Silver | Laerskool Totius | Kyle Bouwer | 6 | Silver | |
| Outeniqua Primary School | Anina Badenhorst | 5 | Silver | Sweet Valley Primary School | Lisa Browne | 7 | Gold | |
| The Grove Primary School | Cameron Broster | 5 | Gold | Somerset House Preparatory School | Olivia Castleden | 6 | Gold | |
| Laerskool Mooirivier | Nicolene du Preez | 4 | Silver | Redhill College | Minjing Chen | 7 | Silver | |
| Bishop Preparatory School | Joshua Fried | 5 | Silver | Kenridge Primary School | Victor Gräbe | 7 | Silver | |
| Crawford College La Lucia | Endric Gosnell | 5 | Silver | Redhill College | Jessica Hilburn | 6 | Silver | |
| Redhill College | Levi Isaacson | 5 | Silver | Glenwood Preparatory School | Daaruk Kumarasamy | 6 | Silver | |
| Fish Hoek Primary School | Oliver Schultz | 5 | Silver | Craighall Primary School | Xiaoyen Li | 7 | Silver | |
| Redhill College | Michael Tian | 5 | Silver | Redhill Primary School | Colin Lui | 6 | Silver | |
| Sweet Valley Primary School | Ivy Williams | 4 | Gold | St Mary's School Waverley | Kimaya Shah-Naidoo | 7 | Silver | |
| Redhill College | Qihang Zhang | 5 | Silver | Cradock Primary School | Mathew Valavi | 7 | Silver | |
| BEST SCHOOLS | ||||||||
| School with Most Entries | Gontse Primary School | |||||||
| Top Performing School per Quintile | Quintile 5 | Sweet Valley Primary School | ||||||
| Quintile 4 | Laerskool Parow Vallei | |||||||
| Quintile 3 | Imbaliyethu Primary School | |||||||
| Quintile 2 | Nyanda Primary School | |||||||
| Quintile 1 | Mbekweni Primary School | |||||||
| Top Performing New School | Sweetwaters Primary School | |||||||
| Top Overall Performing School | Sweet Valley Primary School | |||||||
2021 NESTLE NESPRAY SOUTH AFRICAN MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE
| NESTLE NESPRAY SOUTH AFRICAN MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE | ||||||||
| Junior Division | Senior Division | |||||||
| School | Learner Name | Grade | Medal | School | Learner Name | Grade | Medal | |
| Somerset House Preparatory School | Olivia Castleden | 5 | Gold | King David Primary School - Linksfield | Noah Greenblatt | 7 | Gold | |
| Somerset House Preparatory School | Jonathan Coolen | 5 | Gold | Sweet Valley Primary School | Botha Zac | 7 | Silver | |
| Redhill Preparatory School | Brown Thomas | 5 | Gold | Sweet Valley Primary School | Carontini Luca | 7 | Silver | |
| Deutsche Internationale Schule Kapstadt | Kruger Tommo | 5 | Silver | Redhill Preparatory School | Chen Minjing | 6 | Silver | |
| Redhill Preparatory School | Michael Tian | 4 | Silver | Gene Louw Primary | Chris de Wet | 7 | Silver | |
| Sweet Valley Primary School | Lee Joel | 5 | Silver | Kenridge Primary | Jean de Vries | 7 | Silver | |
| South African College Juniors School (SACS) | Nejthardt Daniel | 5 | Silver | Western Province Preparatory School | Liddle Jeremey | 7 | Silver | |
| Laerskool Lynnwood | Nieuwnhuys Ruan | 5 | Silver | Rondebosch Boys' Preparatory' | Ben Maree | 7 | Silver | |
| Laerskool Eikestad | Nieuwoudt Noreth | 5 | Silver | Laerskool Die Poort | Megan Pitzer | 7 | Silver | |
| The Grove Primary | Rassou Adam | 5 | Silver | The Grove Primary | Noah Rassou | 7 | Silver | |
| Laerskool de Hoop | Jan van den Berg | 4 | Silver | |||||
| Auckland Park Preparatory School | Sarah von Gottberg-Cohen | 4 | Silver | |||||
| BEST SCHOOLS | ||||||||
| School with Most Entries | Mzoxolo Primary School | |||||||
| Top Performing School per Quintile | Quintile 5 | Sweet Valley Primary School | ||||||
| Quintile 4 | Dannhauser Primary School | |||||||
| Quintile 3 | Imbaliyethu Primary School | |||||||
| Quintile 2 | Nyanda Primary School | |||||||
| Quintile 1 | Potokela Primary School | |||||||
| Top Performing New School | Laerskool Hartswater | |||||||
| Top Overall Performing School | Sweet Valley Primary School | |||||||
2020 NESTLE NESPRAY SOUTH AFRICAN MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE
Awards to schools
2019 NESTLE NESPRAY SOUTH AFRICAN MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE
| WINNERS: JUNIOR MEDALLISTS (GRADES 4-5) | WINNERS: SENIOR MEDALLISTS (GRADES 6-7) | |||
| Jan Karsten | Laerskool Jan van Riebeeck (Cape Town) | Youkyum Kim | Kenridge Primary School | |
| Erik Senekal | Laerskool Lynnwood | Marike Louw | Laerskool Lynnwood | |
| Simon Oosthuizen | Sweet Valley Primary School | |||
| RUNNERS-UP (in alphabetical order) | RUNNERS-UP (in alphabetical order) | |||
| Lisa Browne | Sweet Valley Primary School | Jack Binder | Deutsche Schule Durban | |
| Minjing Chen | Redhill Preparatory School | Jonty Bresler | Sweet Valley Primary School | |
| Ben Cilliers | Laerskool Lynnwood | Tai Jun Jung | Heronbridge College | |
| Hannah Joubert | Hermanus Primary School | Anna Lumby | Sweet Valley Primary School | |
| Ben Maree | Rondebosch Boys' Preparatory School | Aaron Pearlman | King David Primary School Linksfield | |
| Nandana Pillai | Penzance Primary School | Jonathan Penumala | Montrose Primary School | |
| Megan Pitzer | Laerskool Die Poort | Kendall Slade | Sweet Valley Primary School | |
| Petrus van der Westhuyzen | Laerskool Hennopspark | Etienne Toerien | Rondebosch Boys' Preparatory School | |
| Eli Williams | Sweet Valley Primary School | |||
2019 AWARDS TO SCHOOLS:
| Best participating school | Matshumu Primary School | Limpopo |
| Best performing Quintile 1 school | Lerato Primary School | Free State |
| Best performing Quintile 1 school | Dindi Primary School | KwaZulu Natal |
| Best performing Quintile 3 school | Imbaliyethu Primary School | KwaZulu Natal |
| Best performing Quintile 4 school | Laerskool Parow Vallei | Western Cape |
| Best performing Quintile 5 school | Sweet Valley Primary School | Western Cape |
| Best performing New School | Astra Primary School | Eastern Cape |
| Best overall performing school | Sweet Valley Primary School | Western Cape |
2018 SOUTH AFRICAN MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE: AWARDS TO SCHOOLS
| Best participating school | Mariannridge Primary School (Pinetown) |
| Best performing quintile 1 school | Masumpa Primary School (Zwelitsha) |
| Best performing quintile 2 school | Zamzisa Primary School (Stanger) |
| Best performing quintile 3 school | Colesberg Primary School (Colesberg) |
| Best performing quintile 4 school | Laerskool Die Poort (Pretoria) |
| Best performing quintile 5 school | Sweet Valley Primary School (Cape Town) |
| Best performing new school | Thengani Full Service School (Durban) |
| Best overall performing school | Sweet Valley Primary School (Cape Town) |
2017 SOUTH AFRICAN MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE: AWARDS TO SCHOOLS
| Best participating school | Zimasa Primary School (Langa) |
| Best performing quintile 1 school | Masumpa Primary School (Zwelitsha) |
| Best performing quintile 2 school | Gontse Primary (Wolmaransstad) |
| Best performing quintile 3 school | Thembani Primary School (Langa) |
| Best performing quintile 4 school | Kwamondi Primary School (Eshowe) |
| Best performing quintile 5 school | Sweet Valley Primary School (Cape Town) |
| Best performing new school | Auckland Park Prepatory School (Jhb) |
| Best overall performing school | Sweet Valley Primary School (Cape Town) |
2016 SOUTH AFRICAN MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE: AWARDS TO SCHOOLS
| Best participating school | Somcuba Primary School (Nelspruit) |
| Best performing quintile 1 school | Zwelihle Primary School (Hermanus) |
| Best performing quintile 2 school | Nyana Primary School (Pietermartizburg) |
| Best performing quintile 3 school | Amazibu Primary School (Amazimtoti) |
| Best performing quintile 4 school | Laerskool Die Poort (Pretoria) |
| Best performing quintle 5 school | Sweet Valley Primary School (Cape Town) |
| Best performing new school | Roedean School (Johannesburg) |
| Best overall performing school | Sweet Valley Primary School (Cape Town) |