OMEDS Partnering With UKZN SAS Centre for Data Science for Business

Durban - Organisation Of Mathematics Education in Disadvantaged Schools  (OMEDS) has partnered with UKZN SAS Centre for Data Science for Business to make this year's event of the EThekwini Municipality Mathematics and Science Olympiads a success. 

Thirty  (30) high schools from six  (6) biggest townships of EThekwini Municipality are expected to battle for the top spot in this year's olympiads, starting on the 6th of March 2020.

Mr Scelo Bhengu, the CEO of OMEDS, described OMEDS olympiads as the best and unique Maths and Science Competitions that is yet to be witnessed in this country. 

" OMEDS olympiads encourage learners to work as a team, meaning they will win or lose as a team. Each school is instructed to form a group/team of six (6) learners that will proudly represent the school in all three stages of the olympiads.", says Bhengu.

"Each of the three stages, is organized under its own different theme. On the 6th of March 2020, 180 learners from thirty  (30) high schools will be competing under the theme "About My School" . In this stage, learners do presentations about their schools in a statistical format..., the best 15 schools will proceed to the second stage."

"In the second stage ,  15 schools are expected to collect information and  make presentations about their communities, as the theme on this stage says: About My Community. The second stage is on the 22nd of May 2020"

"...the third and final stage is on the 14th of August 2020. In this stage, eight (8) schools that will have reached the finals will be competing under the theme, "About My Municipality".  We are expecting nothing but fireworks at this stage, as the finalists will be fighting for the top position and be crowned  the winners of the 2020 Edition of the EThekwini Municipality Mathematics and Science Olympiads .

"I cannot disclose the prizes,  as we are still in talks with various companies and institutions about the prizes to be awarded to position 1 , 2 and 3...but all I can mention is that, prizes are excellent as we are partnered with EThekwini Municipality; CASIO; Coca-Cola; UKZN SAS Centre for Data Science for Business and others", concluded Bhengu.