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APSMO Maths Olympiad

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Year level
Year 5 / 6 / 7 / 8
Subject
math · think
Registration
Term 1 (school-registered, not individual)
Exam date
Term 2 onward — 4 contests over 6 weeks apart
Prep horizon
9 months
Cost
School pays; ~$5-7 AUD per student in team
About this exam

Inter-school team-based maths Olympiad. Junior Division (Y5-6) + Senior Division (Y7-8). 4 contests, 5 questions each, 30 min, individually answered but team results aggregate. Only schools register (not individual families).

中文版

校际团队制数学竞赛。分 Junior Division(Y5-6)和 Senior Division(Y7-8)。全年共 4 场,每场 5 题,限时 30 分钟,个人作答、团队积分汇总。只能由学校报名,家长无法自行注册。

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Strong follow-on for kids who do well on AMC. Different question style — fewer multiple-choice, more "show working" depth. Trains the brain to look for elegant solutions. Worth checking if your child's school participates. If not, can't do much (no individual registration). Lobby your school if your kid is strong in math; many schools will start a team if a few families ask.

中文版

AMC 表现不错的孩子可以顺势参加。题型不同——选择题少,更多是"写出解题过程"的深度题。能训练孩子主动寻找简洁解法的思维习惯。先确认孩子的学校是否参与,再决定是否跟进。

Skills developed
olympiad-style problem decompositionsolving hard problems under 30-min limit