SASMO
Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO) is an international mathematics competition that is organised by Singapore International Math Contests Centre (SIMCC) and supported by non-profit foundations Singapore Scholastic Trust and SASMO Advisory Council (SAC).
SASMO is one of the largest Math Olympiads in the Asian region with over 22,000 participants from 20 countries in 2018. SASMO has now expanded the Olympiads by providing an international recognised competitive platform for students from Year 2 to 11 (or Standard 2 to Form 5).
SASMO for Primary and Secondary Schools is held annually in April and is available in three languages: Bahasa, English and Chinese.
Top scorers will receive Gold (8%), Silver (12%) and Bronze Awards (20%). All Gold, Silver and Bronze award winners in SASMO 2019 will be invited to join SIMOC (Singapore International Mathematics Olympiad Challenge), IJMO (International Junior Math Olympiad), AIMO (Asia International Mathematical Olympiad) and SINGA (Singapore Math Global Team Competition). Each participant will get a Certificate Of Participation.
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Surat Penganjuran Program & Pertandingan di bawah SMO Education Group bagi Tahun 2019
Format
Primary Division
Year 2 – 6 (Standard 2 – 6) :
15 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) (2 points for correct answer, 0 point for unanswered question, deduct 1 point for wrong answer)
10 Non-MCQ Questions (4 points for correct answer, no penalty point for wrong answer)
TOTAL = 85 points (To avoid negative scores, each student begins with 15 points)
Secondary Division
Year 7 – 11 (Form 1 – 5):
15 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) (2 points for correct answer, 0 point for unanswered question, deduct 1 point for wrong answer)
10 Non-MCQ Questions (4 points for correct answer, no penalty point for wrong answer)
TOTAL = 85 points (To avoid negative scores, each student begins with 15 points)
SASMO questions are set in trilingual version – BAHASA, ENGLISH & CHINESE.
Every level has a differentiated question paper.
This is a 90-minute contest. Calculators are NOT permitted.
Individual Awards
Perfect Scorers will each be awarded Perfect Scorer Award trophy, certificate and RM200 cash, with the condition if there are more than 10 perfect scorers, they will share RM2000 equally.
The highest scorer in each year level receives a Top Scorer Award trophy and certificate.
All participants according to each year level group, will receive Gold (top 8%), Silver (next 12%) and Bronze (next 20%) Award certificates. All Gold, Silver and Bronze Award winners will be invited to join *SIMOC, *AIMO and *SINGA. Gold and Silver Award winners will be invited to join **IJMO. Each participant will get a Certificate of Participation.
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*SIMOC = Singapore International Mathematics Olympiad Challenge (To be held in Singapore – 5-8 July 2019, Fri-Mon)
(To be held in Malaysia – 27-29 July 2019, Sat-Mon)
(To be held in Taiwan – 4-8 August 2019, Sun-Thu)
(To be held in Vietnam – 22-26 November 2019, Fri-Tue) |
Team Awards
There is a team competition for each level, where the top 3 schools will receive Gold, Silver and Bronze Award certificates based on the total score of the top 8-10 students from each level. The team score is an automatic calculation based on the sum of 8-10 highest individual scores.
The highest scorer of each Gold Team receives a Team Top Scorer Award certificate.
HOW TO REGISTER?
Please download SASMO registration form here:
DOWNLOAD SASMO REGISTRATION FORM (for SCHOOL) NOW! (REGISTRATION CLOSED!)
All participating schools MUST have at least 10 students taking part.
IMPORTANT!!! SASMO Registrations submitted without meeting minimum requirements will be automatically voided/ disqualified and no refund will be entertained.
Fill up the form with your student details then email the form back to info@smo-testing.com, together with your bank-in slip.
Please make payment by Direct Bank-In / Cash / Cheque payable to SMO TESTING SERVICES SDN BHD, and bank-in to our Maybank account no.: MBB 5122 2263 7004.
SASMO will be held in your school and no travelling is required.
We will send the SASMO question papers to your school by post, within the week before competition’s sitting date. After the competition, the person in charge (PIC) appointed by your school will send the question papers (with solutions and answers) back to SMO by post, on the competition day itself.
Registration Closing Date (for schools in Malaysia)
8 March 2019, Friday
SASMO Sitting Date (for schools in Malaysia)
9 April 2019, Tuesday
Result Announcement Date (for schools in Malaysia)
May 2019
