Western Australian Juniour mathematics Olympiad
What is WAJO and what are the Olympiads?
The Western Australian Junior Mathematics Olympiad is an annual competition celebrating top young mathematicians. Open to students in Years 7-9, it consists of two parts: an online individual paper and an in-person team paper.
Updates
WAJO is over for 2024, but we'll be back again in 2025, with similar dates to below!
2024 format:
combination of online and paper-based formats.Confirmed Dates:
- Individual paper:
Tuesday, 15 October, 2024 for 100 minutes starting between 2:30pm and 4pm, online at your school
- Team paper:
Saturday, 19 October, 2024 for 50 minutes. Registration at 9:00am. Prize Ceremony finishes 12:30pm.
At two venues:
Perth:
UWA, in Arts Building centred around Alexander Lecture Theatre (Search for: Alex).Bunbury:
Building 6, Edith Cowan University - Bunbury Campus (Grid Reference: E4), 585 Robertson Drive, Bunbury WA 6230.
You need:
Pens, pencils, and if you wish, ruler and compass. Specialconditions:
No calculators. Brains only.Prize Ceremony (Perth):
- Date:
Saturday, 19 October 2024
- Time:
11:30am - 12:30pm
- Venue:
Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, near Hackett Entrance No. 1
(see campus map - in SEARCH enter: Social Sciences Lecture T One selection will come up. Click on it, and a balloon will highlight its location below Car park 3, a good place to park.)
Future news to come, In the meantime, feel free to look at past papers and try a practice test here!
🏅 Major Prizes 🏆
- UWA Mathematics & Statistics Prize - Best Year 9 student
- MAWA "Jack Bana Award" - Best Year 9 team
- Curtin Mathematics & Statistics Prize - Best Year 8 student
- ECU "David McDougall Award" - Best Year 8 team
- Department of Education Gifted & Talented Awards - Top public school individual & team
- Awards of Excellence - Sponsored by New Edition Bookshop, Data Analysis Australia, Murdoch University, Dept. of Education, and Optiver
Prizes also include second and third place awards in the first four categories, plus numerous merit prizes. See our awards section for details and past winners.
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