Auckland Mathematical Olympiad
The Mathematical Olympiad is an annual Mathematics competition for high school students.
The Auckland Mathematical Olympiad (AMO) is again being hosted by the Department of Mathematics at the University of Auckland. The aims of this Olympiad are to foster interest in Mathematics, and to encourage young people who attend schools in our Auckland region with an opportunity to exhibit their problem solving skills by meeting various challenges put to them by mathematicians.
2025 information
The 2025 AMO will take place on Saturday 10 May from 10am-12pm. Please complete the registration form below and email to Ella Zhang at can.zhang@auckland.ac.nz by 5pm on Monday 5 May 2025 . Do not send entries by fax or post.
Please don’t send unregistered students as the rooms hold a limited number of people.
Once your students are in the rooms doing the AMO assessments, teachers and parents are most welcome to come to room SLT1 on the same level, to have a chat with staff members about future opportunities in Mathematics at the University of Auckland. There will be a short presentation, followed by tea/coffee, biscuits and the chance to ask questions. The space can be used to chill out in while waiting for your students.
Helpful resources
There are twelve problems in the AMO. Questions 1 to 10 are aimed at years 9 to 11 (juniors), while Questions 3 to 12 are aimed at years 12 to 13 (seniors).
A team of twenty-four markers grade the students’ solutions, ranking them from 0 (no progress) to 3 (a correct solution with evidence).
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Questions and Solutions 2024. Size: 114.0 kB.
Document Description: Download and view the questions and solutions from the 2024 event.
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Questions and solutions 2023. Size: 162.5 kB.
Document Description: Download and view the questions and solutions from the 2023 event.
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Questions and solutions 2022. Size: 205.1 kB.
Document Description: Download and view the questions and solutions from the 2022 event.
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Questions and solutions 2021. Size: 387.3 kB.
Document Description: Download and view the questions and solutions from the 2021 event.
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Questions and solutions 2019. Size: 134.3 kB.
Document Description: Download and view the questions and solutions from the 2019 event.
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Questions and solutions 2018. Size: 456.6 kB.
Document Description: Download and view the questions and solutions from the 2018 event.
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Questions and solutions 2017. Size: 238.8 kB.
Document Description: Download and view the questions and solutions from the 2017 event.
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Questions and solutions 2016. Size: 104.2 kB.
Document Description: Download and view the questions and solutions from the 2016 event.
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Questions and solutions 2015. Size: 169.2 kB.
Document Description: Download and view the questions and solutions from the 2015 event.
The New Zealand competition
In the lead up to the selection of each year's New Zealand's team, the New Zealand Mathematical Olympiad Committee (NZMOC) organises a graduated programme of competitions, camps and coaching for mathematically talented high school students.
The international competition
The Mathematical Olympiad is an annual international competition for high school students. Each participating nation sends a six-student team.