Western Australian Junior mathematics Olympiad (WAJO)
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This page is maintained by the Western Australian Mathematical Olympiads Committee (WAMOC):
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Announcement of the WA Junior Maths Olympiad (WAJO), 2025:
- WAJO for 2025, is now confirmed with the dates below!
- 2025 format: combination of online and paper-based formats.
- Confirmed Dates:
- Individual paper: Tuesday, 23 September, 2025 for 100 minutes starting between 2:30pm and 4pm, online at your school in Week 10 of Term 3
- Team paper: Saturday, 18 October, 2025 (School Week 1 of Term 4)
for 50 minutes.
Registration at 9:00am. Prize Ceremony finishes 12:30pm.
At two venues:
Perth: UWA, in Arts Building centred around Alexander Lecture Theatre (Search for: Alex).
Bunbury: TBA but probably: Building 6, Edith Cowan University – Bunbury Campus (Grid Reference: E4),
585 Robertson Drive, Bunbury WA 6230.
- You need:
Pens, pencils, and if you wish, ruler and compass.
- Special conditions: No calculators. Brains only.
- Prize Ceremony (Perth):
- Date: Saturday, 18 October 2025
- Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm
- 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. In 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, the Individual paper ran online at school, and the team paper ran in the centres Perth and Bunbury.
WAJO 2024 is now over. WAJO is running again in 2025, with dates somewhat different to 2024, due to a misalignment of school terms with university semesters (more details are given in the announcement). Statistics and detailed results of WAJO 2024 are now available. Individual and Team Results were emailed to school contacts early morning Friday 15 November, and certificates were printed later that day. The certificates and results for most schools were mailed at 4:55 pm on Friday 15 November at Nedlands Post Office, with projected delivery on Wednesday 20 November. Others were hand-delivered to nearby schools or to teachers attending the AMC Awards on Tuesday 19 November.
Questions and Solutions for WAJO 2024 are now available.
Thank you to everyone who assisted and participated, in the WA Junior Maths Olympiad, held on 15 and 19 October, 2024, and helped to make it the success it was.
The competition is targeted at the Year 9 Level, and is open to Year 7, 8, 9
students. There are Year 9, Year 8 and Year 7 Prizes awarded.
Occasionally, a younger exceptional student may arise, who you may wish to participate;
please contact Greg Gamble for an alternative pathway.
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 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.
- Optiver.
Other sponsors
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.
Last updated 19 May 2025 05:29
Location: https://enrichedmaths.maths.uwa.edu.au/wajo