Singapore Mathematical Olympiad
mathematics competition
The Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (SMO) is a mathematics competition organised by the Singapore Mathematical Society since 1956. It comprises three sections, Junior, Senior and Open, each of which is open to all pre-university students studying in Singapore who meet the age requirements for the particular section. The competition is held annually, and the first round of each section is usually held in late May or early June. The second round is usually held in late June or early July.
The Junior section includes concepts from the secondary 1 and 2 curriculum and is open to lower secondary students, the Senior section includes concepts from the Singapore GCE ordinary level curriculum and is open to upper secondary students, the Open section includes concepts from the Singapore GCE advanced level curriculum and is open to students not yet attending university full-time. Some additional concepts are also included (see respective sections below).
Calculators are not allowed in the SMO.
History
The Singapore Mathematical Society (SMS) has been organising mathematical competitions since the 1950's, launching the first inter-school Mathematical Competition in 1956. The Mathematical Competition was renamed to Singapore Mathematical Olympiad in 1995.
In 2016, the SMS attempted to make the SMO more inviting to students by aligning questions more closely with school curriculum, although solutions still require considerable insight and creativity in addition to sound mathematical knowledge.
In 2020 and 2021, the written round (Round 1) in all sections were postponed to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while the invitational round (Round 2) in all sections were cancelled.
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