3 April 2015
The boys warmly welcomed their Grandparents and Special Friends to school last week and proudly showed them their work, both in the classroom and around the school. The Grandparents enjoyed morning tea, a welcome by the Headmaster and a performance from the Chapel Choir before linking up with their Grandsons for the rest of their visit.
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27 February 2015
Congratulations to Johnathan, who appeared today in the New Zealand Herald. Photo/Jason Oxenberg
When it comes to maths, 11-year-old Johnathan Leung is right up there with students gaining university entrance. And he's not shy of giving anything else a go either.
The King's School student scored 92 per cent, an A, in the recent AS Cambridge mathematics exams - usually the domain of Year 12 students.
He also took the Cambridge physics exam for Year 11 students and scored 96 per cent, an A*. A D grade is enough to satisfy some university entry requirements.
"He's a maths whiz," said teacher Simon Jones. "He's a boy that wants more. He wants to make the most of everything that he has in front of him."
Johnathan's mum, Wendy Leung, said they hadn't noticed their son had any special talent before he started school. "He was shy and a bit quiet, not many friends at all," she said.
Despite having a severe Erb's palsy - a kind of paralysis - in his left arm since birth, he also plays the trumpet and the piano and has recently started playing badminton. In his first year at King's, he ran cross-country, coming last. But by last year he was 62nd out of 100 boys. Said his mum: "We can see the changes in Johnathan, in his personality growing, becoming more confident, making some friends and enjoying school life so much."
Johnathan said he liked maths because he enjoys problem-solving.
This year he will study the Year 11 Cambridge chemistry course.
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