The 1987 AMC

A record number of 381,380 students from 2,638 schools entered.

Results are given below for the 1987 AMC, held on Wednesday 29 July. There were 5 perfect scores.

Medals were presented at a function held at Government House, Brisbane, on Tuesday 22 September, by the Governor of Queensland, Sir Walter Campbell.

A highlight was the perfect score of 12 year old Terry Tao in the Senior paper. Terry is shown below receiving his medal.

The medallists were:

Backsai Zoltan	Nightcliff High School NT	Year 8
Brennan Thomas	Knox Grammar School NSW	Year 8
Brown Mark*	Kingswood College Vic	Year 8
Douglas Anthony*	Knox Grammar School NSW	Year 8
Field Antony	Tauranga Boys College NZ	Year 8
Goldsworthy Anna	Pembroke School SA	Year 8
Lau Sue	Pymble Ladies College NSW	Year 8
Murtagh Ryan	Brisbane Boys College Qld	Year 8
Poole Robert	Taroona High School Tas	Year 8
Sellner Stuart	Rossmoyne Senior High School WA	Year 8
Shintaro Ueda	College G Bardoux NC	Year 7
Watson Geoffrey	Galston High School NSW	Year 8
Abraham Jeny*	Penleigh and Essendon Ladies College Vic	Year 10
Adam Timothy	Scotch College Vic	Year 9
Alnutt James*	Canberra Grammar School NSW	Year 10
Bernstein Aaron	Epping Boys High School NSW	Year 9
Eckett Christopher	Brisbane Grammar School Qld	Year 10
Minney Aaron	Young Catholic High School NSW	Year 10
Stephenson Samantha	Epsom Girls Grammar School NZ	Year 10
Weatherson Brian	Mazenod College Vic	Year 9
Chung Kin Yan	Duncraig Senior High School WA	Year 12
Liew Jeremy	Duncraig Senior High School WA	Year 11
Potts Jonathon	Brisbane Grammar School Qld	Year 12
Tao Terence*	Blackwood High School SA	Year 12
Tew Khimseng	Norwood High School SA	Year 12
Wallace David	Rongotai College NZ	Year 11
* denotes perfect score