Prize for maths

Empire Bay Public School student Rhys James has won a prize in a maths competition.

He was the winner in the Year Five division of the Newcastle Permanent Primary Mathematics Competition announced recently.

The winners of the competition were presented with their awards on November 14.

The competition was open to all primary school students in Years 5 and 6 and marked its 26th consecutive year with nearly 16,000 students from 239 primary schools participating.

Announcing the winners and presenting their awards, Newcastle Permanent chief executive officer Mr Fraser Read-Smith congratulated all participants on the high standards that they had achieved in a challenging paper.

Press release, November 14 Mike Hamonet, Newcastle Permanent Building Society