Enriched Mathematics for High School Students

Western Australian Junior Mathematics Olympiad (WAJO)

Announcement of the next WA Junior Maths Olympiad (WAJO), 2012:

• Unconfirmed date: Saturday, 3 November, 2012 from 9:45am to 3:20pm.
• Where: Alexander Lecture Theatre (near Hackett Entrance No. 1, see campus map - click on: Index, then select: Parking, the select: Car park 3, click on: Link to this location, and blow up the map using + at left, until you can easily read Alexander, Fox and Austin LTs above and slightly to the left of the balloon identifying the carpark. You will also see the Social Sciences LT below and slightly to the right of the same balloon.)
• Bring: Pens, pencils, and if you wish, ruler and compass.
• Special conditions: No calculators. Brains only.
• Prize Ceremony: Social Sciences Lecture Theatre (near Hackett Entrance No. 1, see campus map - search for: social sciences) from 2:30pm.

The event was moved an hour and a half later in the day, in an effort to accommodate Country schools better, for 2011, and for the first time we used venues centred around Alexander Lecture Theatre in Arts for the Competition. The Prizes Ceremony was again be in the Social Sciences Lecture Theatre.

Certificates together with Team Results are expected to be posted to schools on on 18 November, 2011, for the 2011 WAJO.

Thank you to everyone who assisted and participated, in the WA Junior Maths Olympiad, held on 5 November, 2011, and helped to make it the success it was.

The competition is targeted at the Year 9 Level, and is open to Year 9 (and younger) Students. There are Year 9 and Year 8 Prizes awarded.
There's a Statement by a Supplier in the name of the WA Mathematical Olympiads Committee should you need it when organising payment for your registrations:

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Past WA Junior Maths Olympiads (including Questions and Solutions)

Major Prizes (named for sponsors)

• University of Western Australia School of Mathematics and Statistics Prize for the most outstanding year 9 student in the WAJO.
• Curtin Department of Mathematics and Statistics Prize for the most outstanding year 8 student in the WAJO.
• Mathematical Association of Western Australia "Jack Bana Award for Excellence" for the most outstanding Year 9 team in the WAJO.
• Edith Cowan University School of Engineering and Mathematics "David McDougall Award for Excellence" for the most outstanding Year 8 team in the WAJO.
• Minister of Education Awards of Excellence, one for an outstanding individual performance and one for an outstanding team performance, by students from a public High School.
• Parents and Friends' Federation of WA Inc. Encouragement Award, for an outstanding team performance, by students from a Catholic High School.
• Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia Inc. Awards of Excellence, one for an outstanding individual performance and one for an outstanding team performance, by students from an Independent High School.
• New Edition Bookshop Award of Excellence.
• Data Analysis Australia Award of Excellence.
• Murdoch University Award of Excellence.

Other sponsors

• UniDiscovery and Aspire UWA.
• University of Western Australia's Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics.

There are prizes for second and third best in each of the first four categories, and also many merit prizes.

Though not related to the WAJO, the Phill Schultz Prize and the occasional Special WA Mathematical Olympiads Committee Award are awarded at the Presentation Ceremony at the closing of the WAJO.

Contact us ...

• Email:wajo@maths.uwa.edu.au

We have set up a WAJO participants list. You may subscribe for your school by entering your details here.

The WAJO participants list is a moderated list to eliminate spamming. Its intended use is to disseminate announcements directly to Heads of School Mathematics Departments (in particular) or others who will be interested in or involved in the organising of school teams for the WA Junior Maths Olympiad. It is expected that email to this list will be limited to the couple of months before each olympiad.