袋鼠数学竞赛由澳大利亚著名数学家Peter O’Halloran于1980年发起。1991年，法国两位著名数学家成立正式竞赛组委会并在欧洲推广该项赛事，为了致敬Peter O’Halloran，将该竞赛正式取名为袋鼠数学。

Math kangaroo is proposed by Peter O’Halloran, an Australian mathematician and teacher, in the 1980s. In 1991, this idea was taken up in Paris, France. Very quickly, it spread through Europe. The challenge began to be called “Kangaroo” because of its Australian origin.

四十年来，袋鼠数学逐渐成为青少年中最具影响力之一的国际数学竞赛，横亘87个国家，超过630万全球考生参与竞赛。

This has become a worldwide math competition, which has taken over 6.3 million candidates throughout 87 countries.

11月24日，深圳市福港艺林学校第一届袋鼠数学竞赛校内赛开始。本次比赛由校内国际数学教师命题，融合往年真题，中英双语结合，切实将国际竞赛的氛围带进了福港艺林学校的每一个班级之中。

On 24^th November, Shenzhen Artworld International school held its first Kangaroo Math Competition, based on the test paper created by the international Math teachers. This helped to bring the international contest vibe to the students for whole school.