Congratulations to Oliver Flight on being accepted into the 2027 National Mathematics Summer School, and to Ada Jephcott, who has been invited back as a senior student and assistant.
The National Mathematics Summer School (nmss.edu.au) is the oldest and most prestigious program of its type in Australia. Organised by the Australian National University and the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, it has run since 1969, with only 75 high-achieving Year 11 students selected from across the country each year.
This year, three of our talented and hard-working Specialist Mathematics students applied. Only one student can be accepted from each school, and in January 2027 Oliver will have the opportunity to learn challenging mathematics alongside other keen students.
Both students will study Number Theory and other topics such as Projective Geometry, Chaos Theory and Cryptography. We are sure they will find the learning fascinating, make good friends and be excellent ambassadors for Footscray High School. We wish them all the best!
