St George’s Secondary wins Mental Math Champions Competition Secondary Division
Six public and private secondary schools participated in the competition. The first-ever Math Champions Competition was held over two days, Tuesday, May 26, and Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium, H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC).
The winning team included Akira Frett, McKayah Stevens, Jaydon Percival, and Liz Gamboa. In second place was Elmore Stoutt High School, while Bregado Flax Educational Centre Secondary Division placed third.
Virgin Islands School for Technical Studies and Ciboney Centre for Excellence tied for fourth place.
Display of exceptional math skills- EO Khalilah Callwood
Education Officer for Mathematics, Ms Khalilah Callwood, called the competition a true display of talent, perseverance, collaboration and academic excellence.
“Throughout this competition, our students demonstrated confidence, resilience, quick thinking and exceptional mathematics skills. Most importantly, they embraced the spirit of being truly ‘mathivated’. Motivated to think critically, challenge themselves, and excel through the power of mathematics.”
Ms Callwood also thanked the students for “inspiring us through determination, preparation, confidence and a willingness to participate in this inaugural competition”. She told them they made the event memorable and encouraged them to continue striving for excellence, believing in their abilities and to stay “mathivated”.
“We look forward to continuing to build on the success of this competition and creating even greater opportunities for our students to shine as outstanding mathivated minds.”
The Ebenezer Thomas Primary School (ETPS) emerged as the winner of the Primary Division of the competition, which was held on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
The Mental Math Champions Competition was organised by the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports as part of its mission to move full S.T.E.A.M ahead.
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5 Responses to “St George’s Secondary wins Mental Math Champions Competition Secondary Division”
To add to the joy, a huge shoutout to our St. George's Primary Division for securing an incredible 2nd place finish! What a monumental, historic week for the entire St. George's school family from primary through secondary! ????✨
A big congratulations as well to the Primary Division champions, Ebenezer Thomas Primary School, and to Francis Lettsome Primary School for their wonderful 3rd place achievement.
To echo Education Officer Ms. Callwood, all of these kids truly embody the word "mathivated"! As one of the commenters rightly pointed out, math is not a spectator sport. It requires deep conceptual understanding, lightning-fast reflexes, and incredible teamwork to solve complex problems completely mentally—without pen, paper, or calculators. These students proved to everyone that mathematics can be an infectious, joyful, and highly engaging experience.
Kudos also to Elmore Stoutt High School, Bregado Flax Educational Centre, Virgin Islands School for Technical Studies, Ciboney Centre for Excellence, and every single brilliant student across the territory who stepped up to participate in this inaugural event.
Seeing the youth of the Virgin Islands come together over these two days to celebrate S.T.E.A.M. and academic excellence is the greatest victory of all. Let's keep this amazing positive momentum going and all stay #Mathivated! ????????⚡????