The sixth AMC was known for the first time as the AMC for the Westpac Awards, with the Bank of New South Wales having changed its name. A total of 275,457 students, including 27,423 from 10 other countries, participated.

A total of 19 medals were presented at a function at the Sheraton Wentorth Hotel in Sydney by Dame Leonie Kramer on Friday 14 October.

The medallists were:

AMC Medallists from the Junior, Intermediate & Senior Divisions
NAME	SCHOOL		YR
JONES Mark	Weston Creek High School	ACT	8
LOADER Ralph	Marlborough Boys College	NZ	8
PORTER Mitchell*	Toowoomba Grammar School	QLD	8
STANKOVICH James	Grimwade House, Melbourne Church of England Grammar School	VIC	8
BOOTH Shane	Wanganui Park High School	VIC	10
GRANT Alasdair	Melbourne Church of England Grammar School	VIC	10
HARDMAN Matthew	Knox Grammar School	NSW	10
HASSELL Andrew	Christ Church Grammar School	WA	10
HOWITT Diggory	Canberra Grammar School	ACT	10
JAKOBSEN Ingrid	Holder High School	ACT	10
RUSSELL Nigel	Belmont High School	VIC	10
STARK Frederic	Collège de Paopao	FP	9
WALKER Robert	Parkes High School	NSW	10
DEAN Murray	Barrenjoey High School	NSW	12
KEPERT Andrew	Churchlands Senior High School	WA	12
MAYOT Florence*	Lycée Paul Gauguin	FP	11
MOORE Richard	Prince Alfred College	SA	12
PEAKE Michael	Prince Alfred College	SA	11
VERTIGAN Dirk	Elizabeth Matriculation College	TAS	12

* denotes perfect score