Ishan Nath, 15, has returned from the International Mathematical Olympiad happy with his efforts but with a goal of doing even better next year.
A John Paul College student, Ishan was one of only six Kiwis selected to represent the country at the International Mathematical Olympiad in Romania last month.
The competition saw students from more than 100 countries compete to solve six difficult maths problems over two days.
They were given four and a half hours to solve three problems each day. Each problem was worth seven points.
Before he went Ishan was hoping to solve two of the six problems and he succeeded.
"They are tough problems. They are not easy by any standard. I got 18 out of 42 which may sound bad but that's in the top 50 per cent of competitors."
