List of mathematics competitions

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Mathematics competitions or mathematical olympiads are competitive events where participants sit a mathematics test. These tests may require multiple choice or numeric answers, or a detailed written solution or proof.

International mathematics competitions[]

Regional mathematics competitions[]

National mathematics olympiads[]

Australia[]

Bangladesh[]

Belgium[]

  • Olympiade Mathématique Belge — competition for French-speaking students in Belgium
  • Vlaamse Wiskunde Olympiade) — competition for Dutch-speaking students in Belgium

Brazil[]

Canada[]

France[]

  • Concours général — competition whose mathematics portion is open to twelfth grade students

Hong Kong[]

Hungary[]

India[]

Indonesia[]

Kenya[]

Nigeria[]

  • Cowbellpedia. This contest is sponsored by Promasidor Nigeria. It is open to students from eight to eighteen, at public and private schools in Nigeria.

Pakistan[]

  • Inter School Maths Olympiad — organized nationwide by PakTurk International Schools and Colleges

Saudi Arabia[]

Singapore[]

  • Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (SMO) — organized by the Singapore Mathematical Society, the competition is open to all pre-university students in Singapore.

South Africa[]

  • South African Mathematics Olympiad - national Olympiad for Grades 8 - 12 organised by the South African Mathematics Foundation (SAMF).
  • South African Mathematics Challenge - national competition for Grades 4 - 7 organised by the SAMF.
  • University of Cape Town Mathematics Competition — open to students in grades 8 through 12 in the Western Cape province.

United Kingdom[]

  • Most competitions are organised by the UK Mathematics Trust.
  • The Primary Mathematics Challenge (for primary school pupils) is organised by the Mathematical Association.
  • The Junior Mathematical Challenge is a multiple-choice competition for students up to year 8 in England and Wales, year S2 in Scotland, year 9 in Northern Ireland. High scorers in the JMC are invited to compete in the Junior Mathematical Olympiad.
  • The Intermediate Mathematical Challenge is a multiple-choice competition for students up to year 11 in England and Wales, year S4 in Scotland, year 12 in Northern Ireland. High scorers in the IMC are invited to compete in the Intermediate Mathematical Olympiad and Kangaroo (for the highest scorers) and in the European Kangaroo (another multiple-choice competition, for other high scorers).
  • The Senior Mathematical Challenge (formerly National Maths Contest) is a multiple-choice competition for students up to year 13 in England and Wales, year S6 in Scotland, year 14 in Northern Ireland. High scorers in the SMC are invited to compete in the British Mathematical Olympiad.[citation needed]
  • The UCL Maths Challenge is a competition for Year 6 primary school pupils from London organised by UCL student volunteers.[citation needed]
  • Ritangle is a competition organised by Mathematics in Education and Industry (MEI) for teams of students of A level Mathematics, the International Baccalaureate and Scottish Highers.

United States[]

Generally, registering for these contests is based on the grade level of math at which the student works rather than the age or the enrolled grade of the student. Also normally only competitions where the participants write a full proof are called Mathematical Olympiads.

National elementary school competitions (K–5) and higher[]

National middle school competitions (grades 6–8) and lower/higher[]

National high school competitions (grade 9–12) and lower[]

National college competitions[]

Regional competitions[]

Main article: List of United States regional mathematics competitions

References[]

  1. ^ "Canadian Competitions". cms.math.ca. Canadian Mathematical Society. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Mathematics and Computing Contests". cemc.uwaterloo.ca. CEMC. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

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