| Status: | Active |
| Genre: | Mathematics competition |
| Frequency: | Annually |
| Venue: | University of Cape Town |
| Coordinates: | -33.9575°N 18.4606°W |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Years Active: | 1977-present |
| Last: | 2019 |
| Participants: | 7000 |
The UCT Mathematics Competition is an annual mathematics competition for schools in the Western Cape province of South Africa, held at the University of Cape Town.
Around 7000 participants from Grade 8 to Grade 12 take part, writing a multiple-choice paper. Individual and pair entries are accepted, but all write the same paper for their grade.The current holder of the School Trophy is Rondebosch Boys High School, with Diocesan College achieving second place in the 2022 competition.[1] These two schools have held the top positions in the competition for a number of years.
The competition was established in 1977 by Mona Leeuwenberg and Shirley Fitton, who were teachers at Diocesan College and Westerford High School, and since 1987 has been run by Professor John Webb of the University of Cape Town.[2]
The Mona Leeuwenburg Trophy is awarded to the school with the best overall performance in the competition.[3]
| Recipients of the Mona Leeuwenburg Trophy | ||
| Year | School | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rondebosch Boys' High School | |
| 2021 | Diocesan College | |
| 2020 | - | |
| 2019 | Rondebosch Boys' High School | |
| 2018 | Rondebosch Boys' High School | |
| 2017 | Rondebosch Boys' High School | |
| 2016 | Rondebosch Boys' High School | |
| 2015 | Rondebosch Boys' High School | |
| 2014 | Rondebosch Boys' High School | |
| 2013 | Diocesan College | |
| 2012 | Diocesan College | |
| 2011 | Diocesan College | |
| 2010 | Diocesan College | |
| 2009 | Diocesan College | |
| 2008 | Diocesan College | |
| 2007 | Rondebosch Boys' High School | |
| 2006 | Rondebosch Boys' High School | |
| 2005 | Rondebosch Boys' High School | |
| 2004 | Rondebosch Boys' High School | |
| 2003 | Rondebosch Boys' High School | |
| 2002 | Rondebosch Boys' High School | |
| 2001 | Diocesan College | |
| 2000 | Rondebosch Boys' High School | |
| 1999 | Rondebosch Boys' High School | |
| 1998 | Rondebosch Boys' High School | |
| 1997 | Diocesan College | |
| 1996 | Diocesan College | |
| 1995 | Diocesan College | |
| 1994 | Diocesan College | |
| 1993 | Westerford High School | |
| 1992 | Diocesan College | |
| 1991 | Diocesan College | |
| 1990 | Westerford High School | |
| 1989 | Diocesan College | |
| 1988 | Diocesan College | |
| 1987 | Diocesan College | |
The UCT Trophy is awarded to the school with the best performance that has not participated in the competition more than twice before.
| Recipients of the UCT Trophy | ||
| Year | School | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Generation Schools | |
| 2021 | The American International School of Cape Town | |
| 2020 | - | |
| 2019 | Curro Hermanus | |
| 2018 | Thembalethu High School | |
| 2017 | Glenwood House | |
| 2016 | Protea Heights Academy | |
| 2015 | Harry Gwala High School | |
| 2014 | Darun-Na'im Girls' High School | |
| 2013 | Intlanganiso Senior Secondary School | |
| 2012 | Claremont High School | |
| 2011 | Spine Road High School | |
| 2010 | The Oracle Academy | |
| 2009 | Chesterhouse | |
| 2008 | Darul Arqam Islamic High School | |
| 2007 | Al-Azhar High School | |
| 2006 | Elkanah House | |
| 2005 | Cravenby Secondary School | |
| 2004 | Reddam House Atlantic Seaboard | |
| 2003 | Ocean View High School | |
| 2002 | Reddam House Constantia | |
| 2001 | Weston Senior School | |
| 2000 | Worcester Gymnasium | |
| 1999 | Somerset College | |
The Diane Tucker Trophy is awarded to the girl with the best performance in the competition. This trophy was first made in year 2000.
| Recipients of the Diane Tucker Trophy | |||
| Year | Winner | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Soyeon Lee | Reddam House Durbanville | |
| 2021 | Juliette Roux | Herschel Girls' School | |
| 2020 | - | - | |
| 2018 | Yewon Kim | Meridian Pinehurst High School | |
| 2017 | Danielle Kleyn | Parel Vallei High School | |
| 2016 | SangEun Lee | St George's Grammar School | |
| 2015 | SangEun Lee | St George's Grammar School | |
| 2014 | Jane Park | El Shaddai Christian School | |
| 2013 | Annemiek Meyer | Reddam House Constantia | |
| 2012 | Lauren Denny | Rustenburg Girls' High School | |
| 2011 | Khadijah Brey | Wynberg Girls' High School | |
| 2010 | Emma Belcher | Springfield Convent | |
| 2009 | Khadija Brey | Wynberg Girls' High School | |
| 2008 | Maggie Lu | Herschel Girls' School | |
| 2007 | Melissa Munnik | Hoërskool D F Malan (D F Malan High School) | |
| 2006 | Melissa Munnik | Hoërskool D F Malan (D F Malan High School) | |
| 2005 | Melissa Munnik | Hoërskool D F Malan (D F Malan High School) | |
| 2004 | Gayle Sher | Herzlia Middle School | |
| 2003 | Marietjie Venter | Hoërskool Stellenbosch (Stellenbosch High School) | |
| 2002 | Marietjie Venter | Hoërskool Stellenbosch (Stellenbosch High School) | |
| 2001 | Gayle Sher | Herzlia Middle School | |
| 2000 | Marietjie Venter | Hoërskool Stellenbosch (Stellenbosch High School) | |
The Moolla Trophy was donated to the competition by the Moolla family. Saadiq, Haroon and Ashraf Moolla represented Rondebosch Boys' High School and achieved Gold Awards from 2003 to 2011.[4] The trophy is awarded to a school from a disadvantaged community that shows a notable performance in the competition.
| Recipients of the Moolla Trophy | ||
| Year | School | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sinenjongo High School | |
| 2021 | Cape Academy of Mathematics, Science and Technology | |
| 2020 | - | |
| 2019 | Intsebenziswano High School | |
| 2018 | Qhayiya Secondary School | |
| 2017 | Thembalethu High School | |
| 2016 | Percy Mdala High School | |
| 2015 | Spine Road High School | |
| 2014 | South Peninsula High School | |
| 2013 | COSAT | |
| 2012 | Manyano High School | |
The Lesley Reeler Trophy is awarded for the best individual performance over five years (grades 8 to 12).
| Recipients of the Lesley Reeler Trophy | |||
| Year | Winner | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Emmanuel Rassou | South African College Schools | |
| 2021 | Justin Botes | Elkanah House | |
| 2020 | - | ||
| 2019 | Adri Wessels | Curro Durbanville | |
| 2018 | Timothy Schlesinger | Rondebosch Boys' High School | |
| 2017 | Abdullah Karbanee | Rondebosch Boys' High School | |