Students Compete in UKMT Maths Challenges 2025
Islamia Girls School students from years 7 to 11 took part in the UKMT Intermediate and Junior Mathematical Challenges for 2025. We’re proud to share their achievements!
The national competitions are run by the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust (UKMT) to promote problem-solving and enrichment in mathematics. They encourage logical reasoning, critical thinking, and a love of mathematics — and our students rose to the occasion with exceptional results.
UKMT competitions offer a unique opportunity for students to extend their mathematical thinking beyond the classroom. They develop high-level problem-solving skills, confidence, and precision — while having fun with challenging puzzles.
Opportunities await the top performers, such as mentoring, follow-up rounds, and summer schools. And we’re thrilled that our students are engaging with maths at this level.
With Year 10 on work experience, our Year 9 and Year 11 students represented Islamia Girls School in the Intermediate Challenge. Maths teachers, Ms Ameena Qureshi and Ms Rezwana Begum were proud of the overall results and especially excited to report that we have one student, Defne Ercan of Year 8, who will be competing in the next round of the Junior Challenge in June!
Below is a list of our top preformers,
Intermediate Challenge (Years 9 & 11) - 29th January 2025
Bronze Awards - Year 9:
- Maryum Ahmed - Best in Year
- Ruqayyah Chagtai
- Khadija Chowdhury
Silver Awards - Year 9:
- Zaynab Afghan - Best in School
Bronze Awards - Year 11:
- Aisha Idrissi
- Jumana Mahmud
- Hiba Mohamed
- Dahaba Mohamed
- Shihanah Alshihri
Silver Awards - Year 11:
- Maryam Chowdhury
- Hibjah Janjooa
- Thuraya Kaboash
- Aaishah Patel
Junior Challenge (Years 7 & 8) - 1st May 2025
Bronze Awards - Year 7:
- Mariam Benchekroun
- Zahrah Khan
- Rukhshona Kurbanova
- Hakimah Miah
- Imane Kebbab
Bronze Awards - Year 8:
- Safiyyah Nasser
- Zahra Qarizada
- Malak Ali Abdi
- Asiya Husaini
Silver Awards - Year 8:
- Shamaila Hussain
- Rushdanaz Khan
- Zainab Bhatti
- Sakinah Wallace
Gold Awards - Year 8:
- Defne Ercan – Congratulations on progressing to the next round of the competition!
What's next?
We’re excited that Defne Ercan of Year 8, will be representing Islamia Girls School in the next round of the Junior Challenge. Her Maths teachers are supporting her in her preparation for the competition, and we’re cheering her on with prayers!
As with every year, Islamia Girls School will take part in UKMT events in 2026, and we’re working closely with students who show the potential to compete. We hope to see even more students participating and bringing home those medals of success!
