26 Mar 2025
Congratulations to the students at Plumpton High School who participated in PI Day. Plumpton runs an inhouse competition where students learn and recite Pi to as many decimal places as possible with Pi being and infinite number. This year Jannalyn in Year 10 recited Pi to 510 decimal places, and she was also the Pi Champion in 2024.
We had 9 other students making up the top 10 with extremely impressive performances of 100 or more places listed below. There were 15 students who recited 50+ decimal places and 56 students reaching a minimum of 10 places. In 2025 there was 112 students taking part in our annual Pi Day competition.
Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) each year, as the date represents the first three digits of the mathematical constant π (pi), which is approximately 3.14. This day is an opportunity to recognise the significance of pi in mathematics, particularly in geometry, where it is used to calculate the circumference and area of circles.
In addition to its educational significance, Pi Day also highlights the beauty and wonder of mathematics, encouraging students and enthusiasts to explore mathematical concepts in a fun and engaging way.
I would like to express my sincere thanks and gratitude to Mr. Smith from our mathematics faculty for his continued, persistent commitment to improving the mathematical capacity of our students through leading our Pi Day event. Thank you also to other teachers from the mathematics faculty who supported Mr. Smith during the event.
Tim Lloyd, Principal
