Azhaf Ejaz, an 11-year-old schoolboy with a remarkable aptitude for mathematics, has achieved a great deal of pride for his parents by securing gold medals in two competitions, one of which was originally intended for secondary school students, Glasgow Live reported.

Azhaf attended St Monica’s Primary School in Pollok where he participated in these challenging competitions and demonstrated exceptional talent.

Notably, one of the competitions was initially designated for S1 and S2 students, but his school advocated for his participation, and he certainly lived up to their expectations.

The first competition, organised by the Scottish Mathematical Council, required the young boy to tackle 12 challenging questions over the course of a year. His outstanding performance earned him a gold medal, which was awarded to him during an event held at the University of Strathclyde in June.

According to Glasgow Live, in his second challenge, Azhaf participated in The United Kingdom Mathematics Trust’s (UKMT) junior maths challenge, where he had to tackle 25 multiple-choice style questions within one hour, and he emerged victorious.

Currently enrolled as a student at Paisley Grammar School, his parents are overjoyed by their son’s remarkable achievements and look forward with excitement to his future endeavours. His talent and dedication in the field of mathematics certainly bode well for his educational journey.

His dad, Ejaz, 48, said: “Azhaf’s passion for mathematics began right from the beginning of P1. His teachers were always telling us he is quite a smart child.

“They give him challenging questions and he managed to solve them quite fast. Around two years ago, one of his teachers told us that we should find different challenges for him to do.

“He was the only person in Pollok to get the award. The teachers said normally people from other areas like the West End achieve this.

“For the second challenge, students in secondary schools in the United Kingdom sit the challenge, but highly capable mathematicians are allowed to sit earlier, so he competed with S1 and S2 students.

“Our local secondary school (Lourdes Secondary) kindly gave Azhaf the chance to sit the challenge which is intended for S1 & S2 only. He once again won the highest award, proving his brilliant problem-solving skills.”

The proud father added: “He is good in all subjects but his teachers say they see him going far in a career in mathematics. We were very excited and happy for him.

“I don’t know how he does it but in his mind, he creates logic in maths and is able to solve things. We are very proud and his teachers told us he will go quite far with his abilities in mathematics. We are excited for his future.”