South Australia School Mathematics Competition

The aim of the competition is to encourage interested and motivated students to enjoy the challenge of non-standard problems. While some of the questions require extended knowledge and responses, the new format aims to give a wide range of students the opportunity to achieve some success.

The School Mathematics Competition is for South Australian students in Years 7 - 12. Four papers will be set as indicated below.

• Primary of 1 hour for students in Years 7 - (16 questions)
• Junior Paper of 1.5 hours for students in Years 7 – 8 (24 questions)
• Intermediate Paper of 1.5 hours for students in Years 9 – 10 (24 questions)
• Senior Paper of 1.5 hours for students in Years 11 – 12 (24 questions)

Note: Year 7's may do either paper Primary or Junior

For more information visit the official website here. 

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Anyone can participate

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Competition entry fee of $3

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To be in running for awards, participants should have high level of mathematical knowledge and skill

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Participants can prepare for competition with past papers and training (not compulsory)

Registration and payment