STUDENTS tackled some of the more simple equations to earn points and prizes at The Westport Club on Friday but accuracy and speed were the challenge.
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The club will invest $120,000 over three years so 3000 students from 11 schools in the region can learn from the Mathletics program.
Friday's competition was all about inspiring students to learn and improve their maths through the fun but challenging online resource.
Schools nominated the students in three age categories to take part in the competition heats to determine the winners across three speed and accuracy challenges.
Top prize of a 16GB Samsung Galaxy Tablet went to Tom Gallagher of Hastings Public School, Damon Kipreotis of Tacking Point Public School and Matt Borg of Port Macquarie High School.
Runners-up in the junior categories were Jack Stevenson of Tacking Point and Kai Marino of Hastings, who each received an 8GB Samsung Galaxy Tablet while Mitchell Stevenson of Westport High received a Marley Get Together Bluetooth Sound Amplifier.
Third place getters Freycin Hostettler of St Columba Anglican School, Josiah Burly of Heritage Christian School and Chris Rogers of Westport High each received a set of Monster DNA Headphones.
In the lead up to Friday, a competition for students to accumulate 1000 points over the three days the program has been up and running at the schools saw the eleven winners awarded $100 JB HiFi gift cards.
More than $4000 in prizes, including gel wristband USBs, were handed out at the club.
Community coordinator for The Westport Club, Jenny Edmunds, was thrilled with the inaugural competition.
"Our club's commitment to living our vision of making a significant contribution to the quality of community life is achieved through our partner programs such as this with 3P Learning's Mathletics," said Ms Edmunds.
The impact this resource is having in schools has been astounding, and it doesn't officially start until term 1, 2015."
Westport High School took home the perpetual trophy for highest percentage of speed and accuracy overall and Damon Kipreotis won the individual trophy for speed and accuracy.
