Australian Mathematics Competition 

The Australian Mathematics Competition is being held in Term 3.  A note will be going out shortly to all families of year 3 to 6 students with details of this optionally competition. Many St Cecilia's students have participated in this challenging competition over the years. 

First run in 1978, the Australian Mathematics Competition is Australia’s longest running, largest and most well-known maths competition for school students.

Like all of there competitions, the AMC contains unique problems designed each year by leading educators and academics to challenge and extend your students’ problem-solving skills.

DATE

Tuesday 6 to Thursday 8 August 2024

TIME

Primary divisions: 60 minutes

COST

AUD$8.50 per student

DIVISIONS

• Middle Primary – Australian Years 3 and 4
• Upper Primary – Australian Years 5 and 6
• Junior – Australian Years 7 and 8
• Intermediate – Australian Years 9 and 10
• Senior – Australian Years 11 and 12

TOPICS

May include:

• Basic arithmetic
• Fractions and ratios
• Algebra and pre-algebra
• Geometry
• Measurement
• Statistics and probability
• Problem-solving (including enumeration)

QUESTION AND ANSWER FORMAT

• 30 questions – 25 multiple-choice, 5 integer

DELIVERY FORMAT

Online

KEY DATES

A permission slip with competition details will be sent home shortly with all forms to be returned by Wednesday 24th July. Payment will be through CDFPay.

The 60 minute competition will be held online at school between Tuesday 6 to Thursday 8 August 2024

If you have any questions about Mathematics at St Cecilia's please contact:

Kate Sutherland, Mathematics Leader

ksutherland@scgleniris.catholic.edu.au