Australian
Mathematics Competition
Thursday
30 July 2020
The Australian Mathematics
Competition (AMC) has been held annually since 1978.
Your child is invited to enter this internationally recognised
competition. One of the largest annual events on the Australian education
calendar, the AMC was the first competition of its kind in Australia and is now
one of the largest of its type in the world. More than 30 countries participate
each year.
The
competition aims to be accessible to all students from Years 2 to 12, not just
the mathematically gifted. There is an emphasis on problem solving, a valuable
life skill, and the questions are designed to be fun for the student. The AMC
consists of five separate papers, each with 30 questions in the Middle Primary
(Years 3 and 4 – Apt Year 2 Students are welcome to enter), Upper Primary
(Years 5 and 6), Junior (Years 7 and 8), Intermediate (Years 9 and 10) and
Senior (Years 11 and 12) divisions. Time allowed is 60 minutes for the primary
papers and 75 minutes for the secondary papers.
You can
access more information at https://www.amt.edu.au/australian-mathematics-competition
Over 1,000
students share the prizes and around 50% of participants qualify to receive a
Certificate of High Distinction, Distinction or Credit. All other entrants in
the competition receive a Certificate of Participation or a Proficiency
Certificate. All students are also provided with a detailed report showing how
they performed on each problem with wider statistical rankings. Last year
we had 9 students from Cooktown P-12 State School sit the competition, and our
students were awarded 2 Distinction, 3 Credits and 3 Proficiencies!
The cost to
enter the competition is $6.50 per student. However Cooktown P-12 State
School is generously subsidising this such that the cost per student is only
$2.
We believe that your child will benefit significantly from this opportunity
and the skills and attributes developed and enhanced will help them in good
stead both in their normal classes, and in the future. Two of our
students have been ‘discovered’ by performing brilliantly in these
competitions; invited to all-expenses paid STEM Camps at the Australian
National University in Canberra, and the University of Queensland in
Brisbane! We commend the Australian Mathematics Competition to you as an
opportunity to encourage your child in their love and study of mathematics. To
give your child this valuable experience, please complete the consent form
and hand into the school office with the $2 by 9:00am, Wednesday
the 27th of May. Forms can be collected from your child’s
Deputy Principal.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact David Lang on
4082 0222, or at david.lang@eq.edu.au