Emmanuel Rassou, a grade 11 learner from the South African College High School in Cape Town, pulled out the big guns as he dazzled the SA Mathematics Olympiad (Samo) on Saturday and was declared the overall winner of the senior division. He also bagged a shiny gold medal in the process.
Due to COVID-19, restrictions the awards ceremony was held virtually. But this didn’t deter Emmanuel from doing his best, which was acknowledged by his high school. They took to Facebook to congratulate him:
But this isn’t the Maths prodigy’s first rodeo. In 2019, Emmanuel won the converted SA Junior Maths Champion title at the Samo, and beat more than 91 000 pupils nationwide to be crowned the overall winner of the Olympiad.
And merely a year before that, he was announced the winner of the SA Junior Maths Olympiad 2018 at an awards event in Stellenbosch. This came after losing his mother on Mother’s Day – three days before the final round of competition. Emmanuel completed against 100 000 junior and senior school pupils from across the country.
This genius deserves some good Capetonian cheer! Congratulations on this stellar achievement!
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