Bay of Plenty Mathematical Association
MathsMind Competition

Mini Conference

Conference Resources

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What is MathsMind?

When and where does it happen?

Guidelines for Year 9 Questions

Previous Q&A and results

Operating Procedures

Judging

Determining the Top School
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1	Only schools with four teams qualify for this award.
2	The schools are ranked according to the placings of their teams, rather than the points scored by+the teams. IMPORTANT: Markers need to write L, M or S (to indicate size of school) at the top of the score sheet. Also, ensure Yr 9 or Yr 10 is also clearly written at the top.
3	If a particular school has 4 teams, then its overall ranking is deemed to be the average of the placings of the teams. The school with the lowest total score wins.
4	Ties: in the event of two schools tieing with the smallest averages, the winner is the team with its best team having the best ranking. e.g., if School X has teams with rankings 2, 5, 7, 11, and School Y has teams with rankings 3, 4, 8, 10 then School X wins. The smaller schools have a different system (goes on scores?... to be resolved)
5	Medium and small schools are still eligible to win Top Yr 9 and Top Yr 10 trophies.
6	HENRY DIXON CUP A medium sized school is eligible to win the Henry Dixon Cup. The current definition of a 'medium school' is a secondary or area school with a total student roll between 500 and 999. . The winning school is the school in which the sum of the placings of its best Yr 9 team and best Yr 10 team is lower than that of any other small school. i.e., based on the outcomes of one team in each event. EXAMPLE School X: 3rd in the Yr 9 event, 11th in the Yr 10 event. (3 + 11 = 14) School Y: 4th in the Yr 9 event. 9th in the Yr 10 event. (4 + 9 = 13) School Y wins because it has the lower aggregate score. SMALL SCHOOLS' CUP A 'small school' is one with a total school roll less than 500 students. The process of determining the cup winner is the same as for the Henry Dixon cup.