The Hunter's top young problem-solvers took centre stage on Tuesday as the winners were announced for the 2025 Newcastle Permanent Primary School Mathematics Competition.
Almost 17,000 students from more than 350 schools across the Hunter, Central Coast, Mid North Coast, Northern Rivers, Central West, North West and New England regions took part in the iconic competition in its 45th year.
In the Year 6 Division, New Lambton South Public School's Ahmed Sajjad and Kian Lim from Newcastle Grammar School received first place awards. New Lambton Public School's Aayush Gangadharan and Nicholas Kim from Jewells Primary School earned second place, while Safana Mehwish from Wallsend South Public School received a third place award.
In the Year 5 Division, Callan Nash from St Kevin's Primary School was awarded first place and St Paul’s Primary School – Gateshead’s Eden Watts earned second place. Julian Pham-Vaughan from Tighes Hill Public School and Hunter Valley Grammar School’s Thinuja Hewamasmulla earned third place.
Newcastle Permanent representative Jessica Burgoyne presented the major award winners with their prizes at the Newcastle Permanent Centre of Excellence on 21 October.
"Congratulations to the students and their teachers for the outstanding efforts. We are thrilled to see a significant increase from last year of students and schools participating in our 2025 competition from across the state, " Jessica said.
"We are incredibly proud to continue our support of a competition that tests student's problem-solving and critical thinking skills, while also encourages resilience and curiosity in mathematics."
The Newcastle Permanent Primary School Maths Competition began in 1981 and continues to be one of Australia's largest and longest-running maths competitions of its kind.
To date, more than half a million students have taken part in the Newcastle Permanent Primary School Maths Competition.
Winners
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Year 5 Winners – Newcastle Third: Julian Pham-Vaughan, Tighes Hill Public School Year 5 Winners – Hunter Third: Thinuja Hewamasmulla, Hunter Valley Grammar School Year 5 Winners – Lake Macquarie First: Callan Nash, St Kevin's Primary School Second: Eden Watts, St Paul’s Primary School - Gateshead |
Year 6 Winners – Newcastle First: Ahmed Sajjad, New Lambton South Public School First: Kian Lim, Newcastle Grammar School Second: Aayush Gangadharan, New Lambton Public School Third: Safana Mehwish, Wallsend South Public School Year 6 Winners – Lake Macquarie Second: Nicholas Kim, Jewells Primary School |
District Awards
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Year 5 District Awards – Newcastle Simon Ryder, Tighes Hill Public School Hesandu Senanayake, New Lambton South Public School Pavan Kudagamage, New Lambton Public School Year 5 District Awards – Lake Macquarie Liam Arthur, Charlestown South Public School Senwei Wang, Macquarie College Archer Brooks, Biraban Public School Year 5 District Awards – Hunter Simon Lloyd, St John the Baptist Primary School – Maitland Elijah Clibborn, Hunter Valley Grammar School Grace Morgan-Nischang, St Paul's Primary School – Rutherford |
Year 6 District Awards – Newcastle Darshan Lakhani, Maryland Public School Max Dorain, New Lambton South Public School Yousaf Badar Jamal, New Lambton South Public School Simon Yu, Newcastle Grammar School Year 6 District Awards – Hunter Heath Muir, Morpeth Public School Payton Solomons, St Patrick's Primary School – Cessnock Nicholas Johns, St Joseph's Primary School – East Maitland Muhammad Arham, Ashtonfield Public School Year 6 District Awards – Lake Macquarie Mikaere Te Rangi, Arcadia Vale Public School Maximo Beattie, Jewells Primary School Alois Madden, St Mary's Primary School – Warners Bay Year 6 District Awards – Port Stephens Luca Melia, St Brigid's Primary School – Raymond Terrace |
