Maths Challenge
Date
March – June 2023
Time
3 – 4 weeks
Cost
A$20 Primary
A$27.50 Secondary
Maths Challenge is a problem solving program for teachers to deliver to students in years 3 to 10.
Teachers receive printed materials including Student Problem Booklets and a comprehensive Teacher Guide with discussion points, extension questions, teaching suggestions and a detailed marking guide.
Maths Challenge aims to foster students’ understanding of the power of mathematics and the joy of mathematical problem solving. It provides teachers with engaging and accessible materials to support and develop their maths teaching practice, and can help them identify and support talented students.
The Maths Challenge is designed to be run over 3 – 4 weeks, with around 1 hour of class time and around 2-3 hours of study time per week.
Students are encouraged to work collaboratively together in groups of three for primary divisions, and groups of two for secondary divisions.
Like all our competitions and programs, Maths Challenge contains unique problems designed each year by leading educators and academics to challenge and extend your students’ problem-solving skills.
Key Dates
- Entries close
Fr 26 May 2023 - Submission of student solutions to be marked by AMT closes:
Fr 9 June 2023 - Submission of Challenge Results Spreadsheet closes:
Fr 23 June 2023 - Late Submission of Challenge Results Spreadsheet closes:
Fr 14 July 2023
*Result spreadsheets received after the submission deadline will be processed after the late submission deadline
* Result spreadsheets received after the late submission deadline will be processed at the end of the school year
*Results and adjustments received after 1 December 2023 will not be processed.
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What teachers and students think
Divisions
- Middle Primary – Australian Years 3 and 4
- Upper Primary – Australian Years 5 and 6
- Junior – Australian Years 7 and 8
- Intermediate – Australian Years 9 and 10
Topics
Vary from year to year, based on the national maths curriculum
Question and Answer Format
- Primary divisions – 4 problems, worked solutions
Delivery Option
Printed problems provided, marking is done by teacher and marks submitted online
Marking can be done by the AMT at an additional cost.
The experience of teachers using this program has been that students’ understanding of the problems is enhanced when teachers mark the student submissions and use the materials provided to give feedback.
More Information
Middle and Upper Primary divisions – 4 problems of 4 marks. Total 16 marks
Junior and Intermediate divisions – 6 problems of 4 marks. Total 24 marks
All students receive an award according to the criteria below.
Middle and Upper Primary divisions
• Distinction 14–16 marks
• Credit 10–13 marks
• Proficiency 6–9 marks
• All other students receive a Participation certificate.
Junior and Intermediate divisions
• High Distinction top 10%
• Distinction the next 15%
• Credit the next 25%
• All other students receive a Participation certificate.
Cut-off scores for awards are determined by comparing a student’s results with other students in the same year level and region (Australian state/territory, or country). Cut-off scores are approximate and will vary year by year depending on the difficulty of the competition.