The Challenge brought together year 5 and 6 students from across NSW who had won or received District Awards in this year’s Newcastle Permanent Primary School Mathematics Competition.

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From finance to medical research and even getting hands-on to extract DNA from a strawberry, the students were challenged to collaborate with their peers and imagine maths as something more than a subject at school through presentations and quizzes from professionals from Newcastle Permanent, the Hunter Medical Research Institute and the University of Newcastle.

Newcastle Permanent Chief Distribution Officer Paul Juergens said that the maths challenge inspired students to dream big.

“This isn’t just about challenging students on paper, we want to challenge what they know about mathematics and its possibilities,” Mr Juergens said.

“More than 15,000 students participated in our maths competition this year, and we know that the interest in all that STEM can offer is growing and growing.”