List Of Math Olympiad Competitions For Primary Level

Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO) is one of the largest Math competitions in Asia, with over 20,000 participants from over 20 countries annually. Currently in Singapore, more than 100 schools participate in SASMO every year. SASMO is open to all students from Primary 2 to 6. Participants attempt 25 questions over 90 minutes, with negative marking for the first 15 questions. Students who answer all the questions correctly will receive the Perfect Score Award, top 8% performers will receive the Gold Award, next 12% performers will receive the Silver Award, and the next 20% performers will receive the Bronze Award.

Participants registering through their schools selected a contest date between March 9 and April 7.

Participants registering as private candidates can join the paper-based contest, which will be held on 28 and 29 March 2026. (You can register as a private candidate here.)

Singapore Math Kangaroo Contest (SMKC) is open to all students from Primary 1 to 6. Participants in Primary 1 and 2 attempt 24 questions, and participants in attempt Primary 3 through 6 attempt 30 questions, over 90 minutes with negative marking for each incorrect answer. Students who answer all the questions correctly will receive the Perfect Score Award, top 8% performers will receive the Gold Award, next 12% performers will receive the Silver Award, and the next 20% performers will receive the Bronze Award.

Participants registering through their schools must do so by 20^th March 2026, with the competition being held on March 23 – April 10, 2026.

Participants registering as private candidates must do so by 10^th March 2026, with the competition being held on  April 4 or 5, 2026. (You can register as a private candidate here)

National Mathematical Olympiad of Singapore (NMOS) is an annual national Math competition organized by NUS High School of Mathematics and Science. The competition is open to students who have not yet enrolled in Primary 6. The top 20 winners of NMOS are shortlisted to train for the International Mathematics and Science Olympiad.

Students can register for the competition through their schools between February 20 – March 20, 2026.

Medals are awarded to the top 30 participants of the competition based on their combined scores in both the preliminary and special round.

Mathlympics is an annual national Math competition organized by Anglo-Chinese School (Independent). The competition is open to students who have not yet enrolled in Primary 6. The top 500 performers are awarded Gold, Silver, or Bronze based on their performance. There is no negative marking for incorrect answers on Mathlympics.

Students can register for the competition through their schools by May 15, 2026.

The competition format has been streamlined into a single, 2-hour sitting containing two distinct back-to-back testing segments rather than multiple elimination stages.

Competition Date: Conducted on Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Raffles Mathematical Olympiad (RMO) is an annual national Math competition organized by Raffles Institution. The competition consists of 2 categories – Junior Category for Primary 1 through 5 students, and Open Category for Primary 6 students. The top 2% performers will be awarded a Certificate of High Distinction, next 13% will be awarded a Certificate of Distinction, and the next 15% will be awarded a Certificate of Merit.

Students can register for the competition through their schools by 22^nd March 2022.

The competition consists of two rounds:
Round 1 – online test to be conducted on April 9, 2026, duration of the test is 60 minutes (20 multiple-choice questions)
Round 2 – written test to be conducted on May 7, 2026, duration of the test is 60 minutes (15 short-answer questions for Junior Category, 7 short-answer and 4 structured, open-ended questions in Open Category)

Asia Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools (APMOPS) is an annual national Math competition organized by Hwa Chong Institution. The competition is open to Primary 6 students. The top 1.5% performers will be awarded Platinum Award, next 2.5% will be awarded Gold Award, next 6% will be awarded Silver Award, and the next 10% will be awarded Bronze Award. Students can register for the competition through their schools by February 15, 2026.

The competition consists of two rounds:
First Round – to be conducted on April 16, 2026, duration of the test is 120 minutes (30 questions)
Invitation Round – to be conducted on May 30, 2026, exclusively for the top 1.5% of Primary 6 performers from Round 1 (6 long-answer, structured problems where students must write out full mathematical proofs and justifications).

Singapore International Math Olympiad Challenge is an annual national Math competition which not only tests a candidate’s ability to solve mathematical problems, but also to work as a team to solve puzzles. The competition is open to students from Primary 2 through 6. Candidates are awarded Perfect Score, Gold, Silver, or Bronze Awards based on their performance.

The 2026 Singapore International Math Olympiad Challenge (SIMOC) officially concluded on July 21, 2026.

The competition consists of three events:

Math Olympiad Contest – individual written test, duration is 90 minutes (25 questions)
– Section A (Questions 1–15): Multiple-choice. 2 points for a correct answer, 0 points for unanswered, and 1 point deducted for an incorrect answer.
– Section B (Questions 16–25): Open-ended short answers. 4 points for a correct answer, 0 points for unanswered or incorrect answers (no negative marking).
Math Warriors Competition – team games testing students’ strategic thinking and speed, mental math ability
Mind Sports Challenge – teams attempt 10 IQ Logic questions and 4 hands-on mechanical puzzle types