Maths Olympiad Years 7-8
Senior Division
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About The Program
The Senior Division Maths Olympiad (Division S) is designed to challenge and extend students in school Years 7 and 8.
Further developing problem solving concepts and strategies established in the Junior Division Olympiad, the Senior level competition provides an opportunity for high-achieving maths students to take up the challenge and test their skills against other teams from across Australia and New Zealand.
The main aims of the program are to:
- Build on the important mathematical concepts established in the Junior Division.
- Consolidate strategies and develop greater flexibility for problem solving.
- Foster creativity and ingenuity and strengthen intuition.
- Stimulate enthusiasm and enjoyment of mathematics.
- Provide an opportunity to compete against other schools and teams.
2024 Competition Dates
- Competition One - Wednesday, 8th May 2024
- Competition Two - Wednesday, 12th June 2024
- Competition Three - Wednesday, 31st July 2024
- Competition Four - Wednesday, 4th September 2024
Applications for date changes can be made in the Members’ area
Who Can Enter?
- The program is aimed at high achieving Years 7 and 8 students (and up to Year 9 in New Zealand).
- There is no lower age limit, and in some instances, exceptional students from Years 5 and 6 may successfully compete in the Program.
- Registration is only open to schools in Australia and New Zealand, as well as Australian International Schools.
- Individual registration is not possible.
- Schools can enter an unlimited number of teams with up to 30 students per team.
Program Format
- The Olympiad comprises four separate contests roughly six weeks apart, starting in early Term 2, and students should complete all four contests.
- Each competition comprises 5 questions, worth 1 mark each, and must be completed in a specified time-frame of 30 minutes.
- Contest questions are completed individually by each student with no collaboration during contests.
- Each contest is held under exam conditions in the classroom and marked by the teacher in charge who then submits the results to APSMO.
- APSMO recommends that the solutions be reviewed as a group to enhance learning.
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