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Maths Olympiad

Australia's primary maths olympiad is run by schools five times a year. Each olympiad is five problems, A to E, in 30 minutes, and every answer is written, not chosen. The problems reward clear thinking more than speed: counting, patterns, area, cubes, digits and word problems, each solved by trying a strategy rather than following a rule.

Try an olympiad

Read our guide: maths olympiad questions, each solved two ways

Where it runs

Every state and territory

  • VIC
  • NSW
  • QLD
  • WA
  • SA
  • TAS
  • ACT
  • NT

What’s covered

Two papers, Years 4 to 6

Every answer is a whole number your child types in, as the olympiad asks for written answers. Each problem is then worked two ways, each under the name of the strategy it uses, so your child sees more than one way in.

  • 5 problems · 30 min

    One olympiad

    Five problems, A to E, in 30 minutes, as on the day.

    Year 4Year 5Year 6
  • 25 problems · 150 min

    Holiday paper

    Five olympiads back to back, 25 problems in 2 hours 30 minutes.

    Year 4Year 5Year 6

The strategies every solution names

  • Make an organised list
  • Draw a diagram
  • Work backwards
  • Find a pattern
  • Guess, check and refine
  • Solve a simpler problem
  • Use number properties
  • Eliminate possibilities

Australia's primary maths olympiads are five questions in 30 minutes, five times a year, every answer written. The mix of question types is ours, weighted from the kinds of problems the olympiads are known for, and every question is written by us. Scholar Tests is not connected with APSMO.

Pricing

Maths olympiad practice, on its own or with the AMC

The olympiad pack opens the answers and both worked methods on every olympiad paper, Years 4 to 6. The AMC pack opens all of that too, plus every AMC-style paper from Year 3 to Year 12. One payment covers 6 months, with no auto-renewal.

Maths olympiad

$69+ GST for 6 months

What’s included

Over 1,000 olympiad-style questions · 6 months access

  • 5-question paper, Years 4, 5 and 6 — 5 questions, 30 min
  • Holiday paper, Years 4, 5 and 6 — 25 questions, 150 min

Australia's primary maths olympiads are five questions in 30 minutes, five times a year, every answer written. The mix of question types is ours, weighted from the kinds of problems the olympiads are known for, and every question is written by us. Scholar Tests is not connected with APSMO.

  • Answers and every problem worked two ways, each under the name of its strategy
  • Olympiad-style papers for Years 4, 5 and 6: five problems in 30 minutes, as on the day
  • Holiday papers: five olympiads back to back
  • Typed whole-number answers, as the olympiad asks for written ones
  • Quick Revision and Favourites across papers
  • Detailed progress by question type
  • One payment, 6 months of access, no auto-renewal

That's $108.90 for Australian Maths Competition and $75.90 for Maths olympiad, GST included, one payment in Australian dollars for 6 months of access. No auto-renewal; when the 6 months end, access stops unless you buy again.

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