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The 2018 CHOOSEMATHS video competition presentation ceremony was held on Friday 7 September at Leonda on the Yarra. Gavin Choong (Year 12), Joshua Choong (Year 9) and Adam Choong (also Year 9) submitted a video that was selected as one of the finalists and they won $1,000 and each received a medal. Their video explained the Mathematics behind the SIR model that is used to predict the spread of epidemics like Ebola. Watch their video here.

This is the third year that the CHOOSEMATHS competition has run and the theme for 2018 was ‘Our World Needs Maths’. Over 1,000 videos were submitted from around Australia and they were judged not only on their Mathematics, but also their creativity and teamwork. Ten teams were selected as finalists to attend the three-course meal and hear from speakers like ABC Science presenter Bernie Hobbs and Global Head of Inclusion and Diversity at BHP Billiton Fiona Vines. Gavin, Joshua and Adam were joined by their parents, grandparents, Steven Lo, Kiera Gooding and Julie Tillyer.

Congratulations Gavin, Josh and Adam on this fantastic result!

by Julie Tillyer, Teacher of Mathematics