A TEENAGE 'maths genius' has completed an online work programme spanning 8,000 questions - achieving 100 per cent in every area.

16-year-old Rookwood School pupil Oscar, described by the school as a 'maths genius' has recently completed Hegarty Math, an online maths programme which tests 925 skills through more than 8000 individual questions.

Oscar has achieved 100 per cent in every area, which took him 128 hours of work.

According to the programme's co-founder, Colin Hegarty, Oscar “joins only a handful of others to complete the whole website from over 1.5 million students”.

Assistant headteacher of Rookwood School, Liz Hacker, said: "Oscar has always had a love and passion for maths. This achievement demonstrates this and he should be very proud of all he has done in maths and in all his studies."

Oscar said he was proud, and also grateful to those who support him in his passion for maths.

"I feel really proud that I have managed to complete all 925 tasks on Hegarty Maths," he said.

" I decided that I wanted to try and complete all the tasks because I have always liked Maths. I thought it would be a good way to make sure that I had mastered all the GCSE Level Maths, before moving on to study A Levels in Mathematics and Further Mathematics. The differentiation tasks were the most enjoyable for me, because although they were quite challenging to complete, they were still very satisfying."

He continued: "I am very grateful to my teacher, Mr Pool, for all the time he has spent explaining things to me so that I was able to achieve this challenge."

Oscar's maths teacher, Adrian Pool, added: "Completing Hegarty maths is an achievement that should not be underestimated. Not only does it require immense determination and dedication, it also requires excellent understanding of all areas of mathematics.

" Some topics included stretch the user beyond GCSE maths and give them an excellent transition onto studying maths at a higher level. Congratulations to Oscar for completing this task and I am pleased to say that his achievement is inspiring younger pupils to emulate this feat."