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Mathematics Competitions in Singapore
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'''Mathematics Competitions in Singapore'''
  
Primary School (Grades 1-6 only)  
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''Primary School (Grades 1-6 only)''
1) National Mathematical Olympiad of Singapore (NMOS)
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2) Singapore Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools
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* National Mathematical Olympiad of Singapore (NMOS)
3) Raffles-Primary World Mathematics Contest
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* Singapore Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools (SMOPS). Students who perform well in SMOPS may proceed to the Asia-Pacific Mathematics Olympiad for Primary Schools (APMOPS)
Secondary School (Grades 7-10)
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* Raffles Institution Primary World Mathematics Contest (RIPMWC)
3) Singapore Mathematical Olympiad
 
  
The most important would be SMO, or the Singapore Mathematical Olympiad, which is split into Junior, Open and and Senior categories, all of which resemble, AMC 10, IMO, AMC 12 respectively in difficulty. It is used to determine the team that goes to IMO from Singapore. Students may also opt to take AMC examinations as prep in several centres in the country.
 
  
Annually, booklets are available of past year papers for practice and self-assessment. The Open and Senior categories are for the mathematically comprehensive. Open parts resemble IMO in difficulty whereas the senior part resemble AMC 12 in difficulty.
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''Secondary School (Grades 7-10)''
  
Students may take the examinations at any time they wish.
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* Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (SMO)
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The most important would be SMO, or the Singapore Mathematical Olympiad, which is split into Junior, Open and Senior categories, which resemble, [[AMC 10]], [[IMO]], [[AMC 12]] respectively in difficulty. It is used to select Singapore's [[IMO]] team. Students may also opt to take [[AMC]] examinations as prep in several centres in the country.
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Annually, booklets are available of past year papers for practice and self-assessment.
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==See Also==
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*[[List of mathematics competitions]]
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*[http://sms.math.nus.edu.sg/competitions/CompetitionHomePage.aspx SMO Official Website]

Revision as of 06:04, 19 June 2019

Mathematics Competitions in Singapore

Primary School (Grades 1-6 only)

  • National Mathematical Olympiad of Singapore (NMOS)
  • Singapore Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools (SMOPS). Students who perform well in SMOPS may proceed to the Asia-Pacific Mathematics Olympiad for Primary Schools (APMOPS)
  • Raffles Institution Primary World Mathematics Contest (RIPMWC)


Secondary School (Grades 7-10)

  • Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (SMO)


The most important would be SMO, or the Singapore Mathematical Olympiad, which is split into Junior, Open and Senior categories, which resemble, AMC 10, IMO, AMC 12 respectively in difficulty. It is used to select Singapore's IMO team. Students may also opt to take AMC examinations as prep in several centres in the country.

Annually, booklets are available of past year papers for practice and self-assessment.

See Also