Announcement of WA Junior Maths Olympiad, 2026Confirmed Dates: Tuesday 15 September and Saturday 19 September, 2026 Once again the WA Section of the Australian Mathematical Olympiads Committee is organising the WA Junior Mathematics Olympiad.
As with last year, Week 2 of Term 4 is not an option this year (and for the next few years)
due to a misalignment of school terms with university semesters;
the venues we require are not available for booking during university exam time.
Since having everything in Week 1 of Term 4 would be hard to organise for schools with pupil-free days
at the start of term, we have scheduled the events on the following dates:
Competition Details 2026WAJO 2026 will consist of two question papers – the individual paper and the team paper – (as usual). Like last year the papers will take place over two days.
Special conditions (as usual): Pens, pencils, ruler and compass are allowed. No calculators. Brains only. Prize Ceremony 2026The Prize Ceremony will be held at UWA campus,
approximately an hour after the conclusion of the team paper on
Saturday 19 September, How to enterGeneral information regarding WAJO 2026 can be found in the first letter sent to schools. Email to [email protected], as soon as you can, if your school intends to participate, with approximate numbers. This is especially important if it is the first time your school is participating.
Please fill in and send the Excel spreadsheet registration form
before 8 September 2026 by email
to [email protected]
(rename the file by changing “Schoolname” in the filename to the name of your school). one for general information (name of school, teachers in charge of invigilation, registration fee), andBank details will be provided for payment of the registration fees upon receipt of the form. The standard permission letter is to be signed by parents of participating students; it can be adjusted according to the times used by your school and whether you will be participating in Perth or Bunbury. Unless otherwise notified we will assume that permission has been granted. This year students may sit the individual paper only, on Tuesday 15 September, or they may sit both the individual paper and the team paper. It is not possible to only sit the team paper. Also, students sitting the team paper must do so, in the team they were registered in, prior to sitting the individual paper.
WAJO Participants listThere is a wajo-participants email list. Schools who were on the list last year (in particular, those who emailed their registration last year) are already on it, and will have received notification of WAJO already via this list. Follow the link to join (or be removed from) the list. Note the wajo-participants list is moderated (so you will not receive spam via the list) and membership of the list is hidden. Please consider adding a contact email address for your school if you are not already on this list, and help us to keep you better informed about WAJO. Payment detailsWe prefer electronic payment. (You should have bank details from our response on receiving your registration form; Email us if you mislaid them.) If electronic payment is not an option, please send a cheque of $10 per student with your registration form. The cheque should be made out to the WA Mathematical Olympiads Committee and sent to:
The WA Mathematical Olympiads Committee If you need it, there's a Statement by a Supplier in the name of the WA Mathematical Olympiads Committee in order to organise your payment:
The problems and solutions of previous WAJOs are available here. For more information, you may contact the WA Mathematical Olympiads Committee at the following email address:
Dr Alice Devillers
(UWA), Chair of the Organising Committee, WA Junior Mathematics Olympiad |
Last updated 26 Jul 2026 07:19
Location: https://enrichedmaths.maths.uwa.edu.au/wajo/announcement.html