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The Olympiad programs are supported by the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources through the Science Competitions: Mathematics and Informatics Olympiads grant opportunity. The Olympiad programs are also supported by the Major Partner of the AMT’s Olympiad Program, Jane Street, and Olympiad Program Partner, Optiver.
The nation’s newest Olympians were revealed today with high hopes for medals on the international stage
Just a month out from the Paris Olympics, Australia’s newest team of Olympians were announced today. Yet they are all Australian high school students, with all team members excelling in maths, informatics and science on the national stage rather than sports. The nation’s 2024 mathematical, informatics and science Olympiad teams comprising Australia’s brightest young academic
Optiver extends support to young women in computer science
The Australian Maths Trust (AMT) and Optiver are proud to announce the extension of Optiver’s support, which will include the recently selected Australian team and enabling them to attend the European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics.
Australian team delivers best ever result, ranked second at 2024 European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad
The Australian team that competed in the 2024 European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) has ranked second out of 54 participating countries.
Australian team to compete in the European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics for the first time
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Australia’s first team for the European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics (EGOI) has been announced, with four female high school students heading to the Netherlands to compete from 21-27 July 2024. EGOI, a competitive computer programming contest, has been the premier opportunity for young women to test their skills and knowledge since its launch in 2021.
All-female Australian team to head to Georgia for 2024 European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad
All-female Australian team to head to Georgia for 2024 European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad Download the PDF version here The 2024 European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) Australian team has been announced, with four female high school students heading to Georgia to compete from 11-17 April 2024. “We are thrilled to announce this year’s EGMO team. Three
AMT is the new home for the Bebras Challenge in Australia
AMT is the new home for the Bebras Challenge in Australia The Australian Maths Trust (AMT) is excited to announce our new role as the National Bebras Organiser for Australia. The Bebras Challenge (Bebras) is an international computational thinking challenge for primary and secondary school students. Around 3 million students globally participate in the challenge
Australian students successful in International Olympiad in Informatics
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Australia’s brightest informatics students have competed at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), held 28 August to 4 September 2023 in Szeged, Hungary. “Informatics” is competitive computer programming – using mathematics and coding to solve problems. The IOI is the highest-level pre-tertiary competition of its sort in the world, with 87 countries and 350 students
Australian maths team success in Japan
Six of Australia’s top mathematics students have participated in the 64th annual International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Japan. The team was awarded five medals and an honourable mention, helping Australia rank 23rd out of the 112 countries that took part in this year’s competition. Australia’s sustained excellence on this international stage continues with Australian teams
