Australian Team Achieves Outstanding Results at 2026 European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics
The results are in! Australia’s 2026 European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics (EGOI) team has delivered an exceptional performance at the prestigious international competition, held from 12–18 May in Cesenatico, Italy, with all four students earning medals.
“Our students are to be congratulated for their outstanding success” said Mat Meriaux, CEO of the Australian Maths Trust (AMT). “This result reflects not only their individual talent but also their dedication to developing advanced skills in informatics and problem-solving.”
The Australian team achieved one Gold Medal, two Silver Medals, and one Bronze Medal, continuing Australia’s strong track record at the competition.
The full list of team members and their achievements are as follows:
- Alexa Wu (Year 10), Pymble Ladies’ College, NSW – Gold Medal
- Ayana Fridkin (Year 11), Caulfield Grammar School, VIC – Silver Medal
- Lucy O’Shea (Year 12), Girton Grammar School, VIC – Silver Medal
- Jenny He (Year 11), Pymble Ladies’ College, NSW – Bronze Medal
Three members of the team — Alexa Wu, Jenny He and Ayana Fridkin — returned to the international stage after competing in EGOI 2025, where all team members earned medals. For Lucy O’Shea, this year marked her EGOI debut, making her achievement particularly noteworthy.
EGOI is a premier international competition for girls and non-binary students with a passion for computer science. Launched in 2021, the Olympiad brings together participants from across the globe to compete in advanced algorithmic and computational challenges, while promoting gender diversity and excellence in informatics.
Australia first competed at EGOI in 2024 and has since recorded a strong trajectory of results, earning three bronze medals in its debut year, followed by an all‑medal performance in 2025, including one gold, one silver and two bronze medals. 2026 marks Australia’s strongest performance to date, further reinforcing the country’s growing strength in informatics education and competition.
“The success of our students at EGOI shows how vital it is to support girls to excel in algorithmics and informatics — they will play an important role in shaping the future of Australia’s digital and scientific leadership,” Mr Meriaux said.
The team was selected following a competitive national process, with the Australian Maths Trust announcing the final line-up in an online ceremony on 15 April 2026.
AMT’s EGOI initiative is supported by Jane Street, Major Partner of the AMT’s Olympiad Program; Optiver, Olympiad Program Partner; and UNSW Sydney, strategic higher education partner of the AMT.
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MEDIA BACKGROUNDER
Alexa Wu – Year 10, Pymble Ladies’ College, NSW
Alexa won an individual bronze medal in 2024 as part of the first Australian team to compete at EGOI and looks forward to meeting more cool, interesting people from other countries this year. She enjoys the adrenaline of competition and the satisfaction of solving difficult puzzles. Alexa recalls her first AMT informatics camp as the time that she really discovered the many interesting problems, techniques and people involved in informatics and how it gave her the confidence to keep working at it.
Ayana Fridkin – Year 11, Caulfield Grammer School, VIC
Ayana won a bronze medal at EGOI last year. She likes being able to solve problems with technology and says, ‘coding feels like speaking a different language’. Ayana pursues many other interests such as piano, drums, singing, theatre club, cycling and soccer and first started to become invested in informatics in year 6 when she attended the AMT School of Excellence for coding, here manipulating complex ideas to solve problems sparked her interest. Her advice to other girls interested in informatics is to “be persistent”.
Lucy O’Shea – Yr 12, Girton Grammar School, VIC
Lucy is an Informatics contestant from Bendigo, Victoria and the first person from her city to compete in an informatics Olympiad. She discovered EGOI through the Curious Minds program in Year 9 and never looked back. Her favorite area is graph theory, and outside of comp she’s a debating captain, multi-instrumentalist, and current theatre kid. She can’t wait to meet informaticians from around the world at EGOI!
Jenny He – Year 11, Pymble Ladies’ College, NSW
Jenny has always enjoyed the thrill and challenge of problem-solving. What excites her most in informatics is the satisfaction of finally arriving at a solution. Jenny is especially looking forward to competing and to connecting with other young women who share her passion for informatics. Her advice to other informatics students is “keep going and never give up. Practice consistently, and don’t be afraid of a challenge.”