Participants enage in fun, collaborative assessment-as-learning® cultural experiences all around the world!
The schedule is very busy DOING MATHEMATICS, with a healthy mix of seriousness and laughter, geekiness and play, indoors and out!
Regional Qualifiers are comprised of SIX ROUNDS (3 individual and 3 in teams), with the option to offer EXTRA ROUNDS and activities if they wish.
Participants sometimes think deeply alone, work in teams, be inspired by speakers and create using their imagination!
There are FOUR LEVELS of competition:
LEVEL | Primary | Secondary | Junior | Senior |
APPROX AGE | 9-11 | 11-13 | 13-16 | 16-19 |
INT. SCHOOL GRADE | ~G5 | ~G7 | ~G9 | ~G11 |
UK SCHOOL YEAR | ~Y6 | ~Y8 | ~Y10 | ~Y12 |
REGIONAL QUALIFIERS | Sept - Nov | Feb - May | Sep - Nov | Feb - May |
FINALS | - | - | Dec | Jun |
Containing these SIX ROUNDS, including THREE voluntary rounds for the Host Venue Cup. These are:
Skills categories | (Individual) Challenge | Collaboration teams | Communication teams |
Strategy | Duel Fast4 |
Lightning | Crypto |
Creativity | Codebreaker | Shuttle | Innovation |
Knowledge | Recall | Pursuit | Inspiration |
This unique platform enables participants to network and build lasting friendships and life-long memories - usually the main highlight of their schooling years.
DISCOVER THE LEARNING CONTENT PLAY SOME ROUNDS
If schools wish to run the popular hybrid of online and offline rounds across 2 days, then maybe it could follow:
Online day (1 week earlier) | |
09:00 | Confidence |
11:00 | FAST4 Duel |
12:15 | Codebreakers |
13:30 | Mathematician |
Onsite day (in a hall) | |
09:00 | Pursuit |
11:00 | Shuttle |
13:00 | Codebreaker Final |
15:00 | Lightning |
18:00 | Medal Ceremony |
Level and Location | Host and Detail | |
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Scottish Schools Mathematics Competition (Junior) 2024 | Venue: The High School of Glasgow Region: Scotland Dates: Online: Sunday 22nd September. In person: Tuesday 24th September 2024 Participation: Multiples of teams of 3 Cost: £100 per school Info: More detail about each round can be found here.
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Junior in Bangkok 2024 | Venue: Bangkok Patana School Region: Thailand Dates: Online: Saturday 28th September. In person: Sunday 6th October 2024 Participation: Multiples of teams of 3 Cost: TBC Info: More detail about each round can be found here. |
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SKISMC Junior in Seoul 2024 | Venue: Dwight School Seoul Region: South Korea Dates: Online: Saturday 5th October. In person: Friday-Saturday 11-12th October 2024 Participation: Multiples of teams of 3 Cost: ₩150,000 per participant Info: More detail about each round can be found here. |
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Cambodia Schools Mathematics Competition 2024 | Venue: Canadian Interanational School, Phnom Penh Region: Cambodia Dates: In person: Sunday 20th October 2024 Participation: Multiples of teams of 3 Cost: TBC Info: More detail about each round can be found here. |
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SISMC Junior & Primary in Singapore 2024 | Venue: Nexus International School Singapore Region: Singapore Dates: Online: Saturday 2nd November. In person: Saturday 16th November 2024 Participation: Multiples of teams of 3 Cost: SGD120 per participant (Individual PayNow can be issued) Info: More detail about each round can be found here. |
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Senior in Bangkok 2025 | Venue: Bangkok Patana School Region: Thailand Dates: Online: Sunday 26th January. In person: Sunday 2nd February 2025 Participation: Multiples of teams of 3 Cost: TBC Info: More detail about each round can be found here. |
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Senior SISMC Singapore 2025 | Venue: UWCSEA Dover Campus Region: Singapore Dates: Online: Saturday 9th February. In person: Saturday 16th February 2025 Participation: Multiples of teams of 3 Cost: SGD120 per participant (Individual PayNow can be issued) Info: More detail about each round can be found here. |
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Senior in HCMC 2025 | Venue: British Vietnamese Interanational School, Ho Chi Minh City Region: Vietnam Dates: Online: Saturday 1st March. In person: Saturday 15th March 2025 Participation: Multiples of teams of 3 Cost: TBC Info: More detail about each round can be found here. |
This comprises TWELVE rounds across a whole week within a University College residential setting. What else would you expect if you'd like to be crowned the winner of the World Mathematics Championships®?
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World Mathematics Championships® Finals!
Skills categories | Challenge |
Collaboration |
Pure Rigour | Applications |
Strategy | Duel | Lightning | Crypto | Fairground |
Creativity | Codebreaker | Shuttle | Logic | Datamine |
Knowledge | Recall | Pursuit | Proof | Debate |
Quick individual 1v1 games to sharpen mental agility
Suss the blank terms in each sequence before the countdown timer ends
Traditional open-response questions
Demonstrate your individual confidence in traditional problem solving
Combining the traditional Individual rounds: Confidence (multi-choice) and Mathematician (open response)
In collaboration teams, race to solve traditional problems - can you reach the final question in time?
Individuals shuttle their answer across the Communication team - make sure you're the strongest link
In Collaboration teams, 60 mins, 16 problems, 1 submission, 0 points if it is incorrect.
In Communication teams, wisely craft and create problems for peers to solve
In Communication teams, discover and present the historical development of an important concept
In Communication teams, decrypt as many cipher texts as you can, and then encrypt your response
In Communication teams, decrypt as many cipher texts as you can, and then encrypt your response
Focus on clarity of argument and deduction through a scaffolded task
Present complete, rigorous written mathematical arguments on a whiteboard in a University classroom.
Demonstrate understanding of expectation and variance, to entice customers whilst also winning in the long term!
Articulate thinking and rationale for choices from a scaffolded task and datasheet
Present thinking visually, and then verbally to convince others to agree with you.