About APSMO Inc
Australasian Problem Solving Mathematical Olympiads Inc
ABN : 25 097 230 949
Incorporation No : Y2472841
APSMO Inc. is a non-profit organisation established in Sydney, Australia in 1987.
Australasian Problem Solving Mathematical Olympiads
Challenging Problem Solving Contests for Students Up to 14 years
Olympiad Participants
The Olympiads are open to all registered schools that have classes in the appropriate age groups.
Participating schools are not limited to Australia. Entrants are also accepted from:
- New Zealand
- Singapore
- New Guinea
- Christmas Islands
- Indonesia
The Olympiads
- Our annual Olympiads consist of 5 separate contests spread across the year.
- Registered schools can enter teams of up to 30 students in the Olympiads.
- Students compete on an individual basis and must complete each of the 5 contest papers to be eligible for awards.
- Team scores are calculated after the 5th contest by the sum of the top 10 overall student scores within the team.
Primary School Olympiads
- Questions are set at a standard suitable to students at a level equivalent to Year 5 or 6 (NSW).
- Students from Year 4 or below may enter the Olympiad, but they could find the questions particularly challenging.
- Competing students must not be older than 12 years of age at the 1st May of the current year and must be in the equivalent of NSW Primary School Year 6 or below.
High School Challenge
- High School Challenge questions are set at a standard suitable to students at a level equivalent to Year 7 or 8 (NSW).
- Students from Year 6 or below may enter the High School Challenge, but they must also compete in the Primary School Olympiads.
- Competing students must not be older than 14 years of age at the 1st May of the current year and must be in the equivalent of NSW Secondary School Year 8 or below.
The Olympiads Aim To:
- Introduce students to important mathematical concepts
- Teach major strategies and develop flexibility for problem solving
- Foster creativity and ingenuity and strengthen intuition
- Stimulate enthusiasm and enjoyment for mathematics
- Provide for the satisfaction, joy, and thrill of meeting challenges
Student Awards
- a certificate for each participating student
- a medal for any student who obtains a perfect score
- a trophy for the highest individual scorer in each team
- a metal pin for each student whose total score is in the top 10% of scores
- an embroidered Olympiad cloth patch for each student whose total score is in the top 25% of scores
Team Awards
- a plaque for each team whose score is in the top 10% of scores
- a large plaque for the team with the highest score
- a perpetual shield for the the team with the highest score. This is kept for one year and then passed on to the winner of the next year's contest.