The Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) was introduced in Australia in 1978 as the first Australia-wide mathematics competition for students. It has since spread internationally, with students in more than 30 countries attempting the same problems. In recent years the competition has been available in two formats (online and paper), allowing even more students to participate worldwide.

The AMC is for students of all standards. Students are asked to solve 30 problems in 60 minutes (Years 3–6) or 75 minutes (Years 7–12). The problems are designed to test mathematical thinking and questions are designed so that they can be answered just as quickly without a calculator as with one. The problems get more difficult through the competition, so that at the end they are challenging to the most gifted students. Students of all standards will make progress through the problems, and also be challenged along the way. (ref: AMC Website)

This year Forest Crescent Primary Primary fielded its largest group of participants with a total of fifty-six students, from Year 4 to Year 6, sitting the competition, after being involved in four one-hour workshop sessions in which they explored various methods and concepts required to solve a variety of challenging questions from past papers. Twenty-one students from Year 4, twenty students from Year 5 and fifteen students from Year 6 sat the competition with the following results;

  • One student awarded a High Distinction
  • Fifteen students awarded a Distinction
  • Twenty four students awarded a Credit
  • Fifteen students awarded a Proficiency
  • One student awarded a Participation

The student group is to be commended for the diligence and perseverance, especially for the Year 4 students participating for the first time.

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