Evan Luc-Tran<\/a> might seem like your usual teenager.<\/p>\n He enjoys seeing the world, playing tennis, and acting. And he also happens to be a maths whizz, coming in fourth in his year group (Year 9) for World Maths Day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Based in New South Wales, Australia, the 13-year-old goes to McDonald College, a school with a specialty in the creative and performing arts. On top of the usual academic subjects, he also attends classes on acting; dabbling in film production, stage plays and improvisations.<\/p>\n But why acting?<\/p>\n \u201cI just enjoy stepping into somebody else\u2019s shoes and discovering a new world, I really find that rewarding,\u201d replies Evan. He goes on to tell me he loves doing film projects the most, as \u201cthere\u2019s the most room to make your own\u201d.<\/p>\n Having appeared in several local ads and TV shows,<\/a> his mum lets in that Evan even made it through several rounds of audition for a recent Marvel movie a few years back.<\/p>\n Although he narrowly missed the part, Evan continues to hone his craft. This also spurred him to pick up karate, which he started learning last year. Besides catching the acting bug, Evan is also an avid tennis player, having learned the sport since he was just five years old.<\/p>\n<\/div> For a boy who\u2019s just turned 13, Evan has a resume that puts mine to shame.<\/p>\n At just 6 years old, he competed in \u2018Word Mania\u2019, an event where players build as many words as possible from 15 letters in 3 minutes. Even though he was up against over 100,000 primary students (most of who were twice his age), he still managed to clinch the title of Australia\u2019s youngest word-building champion.<\/p>\n In 2021, he participated in the inaugural Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee and topped the Year 7\/8 level.<\/p>\n But Evan\u2019s talent doesn\u2019t just stop at spelling. He\u2019s also proved his skills and ability in mathematics.<\/p>\n Touted by Sunday Telegraph in 2019 as Australia’s 25 Young Guns, the Sydney boy took part in World Maths Day<\/a> this year and came in first in Australia (ranked fourth globally for his year level), beating over 300,000 students from 130 countries. This marks his second win for World Maths Day!<\/p>\n Clearly, this boy is on a winning streak. So, what\u2019s his secret formula?<\/p>\n<\/div>World Maths Day Winner and Spelling Bee Champion<\/h3>\n
Preparing for World Maths Day<\/h3>\n