Kangaroo Math Competition (KMC), an annual International Math Competition for primary and secondary school students, has witnessed the participation of our very own SJIS Mathematicians. KMC is the largest Math competition in the world with more than 6 million participants taking part from 75 countries annually. KMC has been organised well by Kangaroo Math Malaysia since the year 2013. The competition was held on 21st March this year to support the effort of internationalisation of Malaysia’s education system as outlined in “Pelan Pembangunan Pendidikan Malaysia 2013-2025”.

The main objective is to allow students to apply their knowledge in Mathematics that they have learned in school. The slight challenging part to this competition is applying the knowledge out of the daily learned syllabus. This helps to expose the participants to tackle complex math equations which are designed by internationally-renowned math educators. The competition also aims to develop Higher Order Thinking Skills in mathematics among students in Malaysia and to achieve certification and recognition from an internationally prominent education body.

A total of 23 students from SJIS participated in this competition under three different categories:
– Cadet Category (Year 7 & 8)
– Junior Category (Year 9 & 10)
– Student Category (Year 11)

The top scorer in each category will receive the Grand Prix Award. The Top 10% of the participants will receive Gold Medals, Silver Medals and Bronze Medals with certificates. 40% of the participants will receive Honorable Mention Certificate and 50% will receive Certificate of Participation.

The official result was released on 3rd June 2019. We are proud to list our students’ achievements as below:

Silver Medalist
Wayan Wong Jianwei (Junior)
Tan Jia Jun (Student)

Bronze Medalist
Phua Yufan (Cadet)
Cheah Choon Sam (Junior)
Chew Hao Shern (Junior)
Brandon Tan (Student)
Kuan Jun Han (Student)

Honorable Mention Certificate
Javier Yap Jian Wei (Cadet)
Kam Kai Li (Cadet)
Kim Keun Yong (Cadet)
Lau Hanson (Cadet)
Lim Xin Thong (Cadet)
Lee Zhe Xian (Junior)
Paula Mikki (Junior)
Yoon Da Yeong (Junior)
Ewan Koay Chien Liang (Student)

Certificate of Participation
Abigail Peter (Cadet)
Mahi Singhvi (Cadet)
Reenu Sri (Cadet)
Timothy Lim Wei Jian (Cadet)
Ethan Sheng Francis (Junior)
Kim Keun Yeop (Student)
Kuan Jun Hao (Student)

We are pleased to witness our students’ impressive achievements. We look forward for more outstanding achievements as such by our Johannians in the near future!