The 2008 Australian Mathematics Competition will be held on 31 July 2008 (Thursday) at 11 a.m. at participating schools throughout Malaysia. Students from Chinese Independent Secondary Schools, National-type Secondary Schools, National Secondary Schools and National-type Chinese Primary Schools are welcome to take part in the AMC.

Primary students are required to solve 30 multiple-choice problems within 60 minutes and secondary students are required to solve 25 multiple-choice problems and select an integer answer between 0 and 999 for the last 5 questions within 75 minutes.

The competition is divided into five categories:
Middle Primary : restricted to primary 3 and 4 students.
Upper Primary : restricted primary 5 and 6 students.
Junior Paper : restricted to Junior Middle 1, Junior Middle 2 / Form 1, Form 2 students
Intermediate Paper : restricted to Junior Middle 3, Senior Middle l / Form 3, Form 4 students
Senior Paper : restricted to Senior Middle 2, Senior Middle 3 / Form 5, Form 6 students

Medium of competition papers: National-type Chinese Primary Schools and Independent Chinese Secondary Schools use given in Chinese language, National-type Secondary and National Secondary Schools may choose either Chinese or English language.

The entry fee is RM 30 per person. The closing date for registration is 31 March 2008. Students who are interested in the competition must register through their schools. (Individual registration is not accepted.)

The participating school can use its premises as competition center provided it has at least 20 entries.

The Competition which started in 1978 is administered by the non-profit Australian Mathematics (AMT) Trust. It is a truly international event, with countries throughout the Pacific and Southeast Asia. The competition papers are set by Australia’s experienced Mathematics teachers and academics. The objectives of the competition are 3 fold:
(i) To highlight the importance of Mathematics as a curriculum subject;
(ii) To give students an opportunity to discover talent in Mathematics;
(iii) To provide resources for the classroom and general discussion.
The certification is widely recognized, it will prove valuable in student folios and enhancing student profiles when seeking a job or applying for admission to college. This competition will throw useful light on the entrants’ strengths and weaknesses and their standing in international mathematics. All students receive a certificate or award commensurate with their performance, together with a detailed report showing how they went on each problem, with comparisons as to wider statistics. Besides, all schools which enter the AMC receive a confidential set of statistics which the school can use in checking its performances overall. Outstanding students will receive special awards from AMT.

In 2007, 12,677students in Malaysia took part in AMC through us. We are proud to have won 2 gold medals.

For enquiries about the competition, please contact Ms Chia or Ms Foo of the Examination Department (Tel:03-87362337 ext 228).