She attended a Roman Catholic primary school and showed her ability in mathematics at an early age when she won an arithmetic competition at her school when she was nine years old.
Siya nag-aral ng Katoliko Romano pangunahing paaralan at ipinakita ang kanyang kakayahan sa matematika sa isang maagang edad kung kailan siya won ang isang arithmetic kompetisyon sa kanyang paaralan kapag siya ay siyam na taon gulang.