Naomi IngramSince finishing a Masters in Mathematics Education, I have taught mathematics concepts in industry and in a secondary classroom, and have frequently come across able students who have difficulty learning and achieving to their academic potential in mathematics. These difficulties seem to stem from anxiety that the students experience when doing mathematics. This is case study of Year 10 students (14-15 years old) who are in the top achievement class of an Otago secondary school. Students were chosen for this class by the school at the beginning of Year 9 because they demonstrated excellence in one or more fields, not necessarily mathematics. Through mainly qualitative methods (classroom observations, questionnaires, and individual interviews), the following is being investigated: the mathematical identities of students in the class; the identification of maths anxiety and potential maths anxiety in students; interventions to improve the mathematics experience of anxious and potentially anxious students.