Enriched Mathematics for High School Students

Western Australian Junior Mathematics Olympiad (WAJO)

Announcement of the WA Junior Maths Olympiad (WAJO), 2021:

• 2021 format: combination of online and paper-based formats.
• Confirmed Dates:
  • Individual paper: Tuesday, 19 October, 2021 for 100 minutes starting between 2:30pm and 4pm, online at your school
  • Team paper: Saturday, 23 October, 2021 from 9:00am – 12 noon at two venues:

    UWA (for Perth students): in Arts Building centred around Alexander Lecture Theatre (Search for: Alex).

    and at a venue in Bunbury, yet to be confirmed.
• You need: Pens, pencils, and if you wish, ruler and compass.
• Special conditions: No calculators. Brains only.
• Prize Ceremony:
  • Date: Saturday, 23 October 2021
  • Time: 11:15am – 12:15pm
  • Venue: Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, near Hackett Entrance No. 1
    (see campus map - in SEARCH enter: Social Sciences Lecture T
    One selection will come up. Click on it, and a balloon will highlight its location below Car park 3, a good place to park.)

From 2015 to 2018, we ran the competition simultaneously out of 3 centres: Perth, Bunbury and Karratha. In 2019, it ran in the centres Perth and Bunbury. In 2020, it ran online and at school with schools in Perth, Geraldton, Australind and Bunbury participating.

WAJO 2020 is now over. WAJO is running again in 2021 as announced above. Statistics and detailed results of WAJO 2020 are now available. Individual and Team Results were emailed to school contacts on Monday 16 November in the morning, Certificates for all students who participated with an accompanying letter were prepared on Wednesday 18 November, and in the university mail system first thing on Thursday 19 November morning.

Questions and Solutions for WAJO 2020 are now available.

Thank you to everyone who assisted and participated, in the WA Junior Maths Olympiad, held online on 26 and 27 October, 2020, 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:

Note. We do not charge copyright for any materials on this site, when used for educational purposes. All we ask is that you acknowledge their source: WAJO (Western Australian Junior mathematics Olympiad).

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Past WA Junior Maths Olympiads (including Questions and Solutions)

Major Prizes (named for sponsors)

• University of Western Australia Department of Mathematics and Statistics Prize for the most outstanding year 9 student in the WAJO.
• Curtin University 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 Science "David McDougall Award for Excellence" for the most outstanding Year 8 team in the WAJO.
• The Gifted and Talented Unit of the Department 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.
• New Edition Bookshop Award of Excellence.
• Data Analysis Australia Award of Excellence.
• Murdoch University Award of Excellence.
• Department of Education Gifted and Talented Selection Unit Award of Excellence.

Other sponsors

• University of Western Australia's Faculty of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences.

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:[email protected]

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