SINGAPORE Math Challenge & Global Finals (SMC & SMGF)
Welcome to the ‘King of Singapore Math Competition’ – SINGAPORE MATH CHALLENGE & GLOBAL FINALS!
Singapore Math is renowned worldwide. But to stay at the top, it needs constant energy and challenge – so SINGAPORE MATH has been born. Welcome to Singapore Math Challenge (SMC); previously known as SINGA Math (Singapore Math Competition), where students share best practices in mathematics learning and gauge how good they are at math.
Singapore Math Challenge (SMC) is for Grades 1 to 11 is written by top Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) teachers and is offered to every country in the world. Singapore Math is taught in over 70 countries globally and SMC will be the standard to measure students and inform parents and teachers with valuable formative and summative assessment data for them to improve teaching and learning.
We have partnered Scholastic Trust Singapore Teachers’ Institute (STSTI) to bring you SMC as well as training for teachers on how to use Formative and Summative Assessment data to diagnose students’ misconceptions about mathematics and plan lessons to correct these misconceptions.
We are a team of dedicated mathematics educators who want to help students and teachers from all over the world to improve in math education. Singapore started with a very poor education base after independence from the British in 1965 and by 1980, we were at the rock bottom of world education rankings.
The “Singapore method” was first developed by a team of teachers in Singapore in the 1980s, who were given the task of creating high-quality teaching materials by the ministry of education. They studied the latest behavioural science research as well as travelled to schools in other countries, including Canada and Japan, to compare the effectiveness of different teaching methods. Aiming to move away from simple rote-learning and to focus instead on teaching children how to problem solve, the textbooks the group produced were influenced by educational psychologists such as the American Jerome Bruner, who posited that people learn in three stages: by using real objects, then pictures, and then through symbols. That theory contributed to Singapore’s strong emphasis on modelling mathematical problems with visual aids; using coloured blocks to represent fractions or ratios, for example.
We hope to share the best of Singapore education with the world. In educating our students in Singapore, we seek to achieve our Desired Outcomes of Education so that our students are future-ready, have a strong sense of national identity, and are equipped to contribute in a globalized world. We aspire to bring out the best in our students so that they are empowered to live life to the fullest, contribute to, and care for their community and nation. We also aim to enable our students to develop their interests to pursue their passions and fulfil their aspirations.
Singapore Math Challenge (SMC) and Singapore Math Global Finals (SMGF) are open to Grade 1 to 11 (Primary 1 to Secondary 5) students residing in Malaysia. Students who have won Gold/ Silver/ Bronze Award in Singapore Math Competition (SMC) or American Mathematics Olympiad (AMO) or Singapore & Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO) or Singapore International Mathematics Challenge (SIMOC) will be invited to compete in Singapore Math Global Finals.
SMC Participants will receive an Award e-certificate. All winners are invited to compete at SINGAPORE MATH GLOBAL FINALS 2024 to be held simultaneously worldwide in all participating countries. Contest entry is available on a first come first served basis, so register as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Participating Countries and Territories to-date:
Date
Singapore Math Global Finals 2024:
Grade Level: 1 to 11 (Primary 1 to Secondary 5)
*According to Grade in April 2024
Language(s): English
𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: 2 March 2025, Sunday @ Online
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆: 11-February 2025!
𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: CLOSED
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How to Register?
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Step 1: Fill in the Info Request Form:
*Note that this is not the Registration Form
Step 2: Invitation will be sent to your email when you are eligible to participate.
*Take note that Info Request Form is not “Registration Form” 🙂
Date
Singapore Math Challenge 2025
Grade Level: 1 to 11 (Primary 1 to Secondary 5)
*According to Grade in April 2025
Language(s): English
𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: 1- 5 September 2025 @ Schools Only !!
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆: 31 July 2025
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺: CLOSED
*Only School Teachers are allowed to fill in the Interest Form
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How to Register?
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Step 1: School Teachers may fill in Interest Form.
*Parents and students may send this link for School Teacher to fill in.
Step 2: Invitation will be sent to School Teacher’s email.
*Kindly check inbox/ spam/ junk folder for the invitation.
FORMAT
| SMC | SMGF | |
| No. of Sections | 3 | |
| No. of Questions | 31 Section A: 15 Multiple Choice Questions Section B: 10 Non-routine Questions Section C: 6 Non-routine Questions |
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| Score per Questions | Section A: 2 points Section B: 4 points Section C: 5 points |
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| Total marks | Section A: 30 marks Section B: 40 marks Section c: 30 marks |
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| Duration | 90 minutes | |
| Language | English | |
| Syllabus | Click here: SMC Syllabus | Click here: SMGF Syllabus |
| Sample Questions | Click here: SMC Sample Ques | Click here: SMGF Sample Ques |
| Awards | Click here: SMC Awards | Click here: SMGF Awards |
*0 points for unanswered questions
**Calculators ONLY allowed for students from Grade 5 to 11 (Primary 5 to Secondary 5)
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*Only School Teachers are allowed to fill in the Interest Form
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