Math & Computing

• Canadian Math Kangaroo Contest:
  Math Kangaroo Canada is a nationally ranked multiple-choice contest that aims to challenge participants and show them just how fun math can be!
  Length of the contest: 75min
  Participants: Grade 1 to Grade 12
  Date: March or April
  https://mathkangaroo.ca/en
• Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC)
  The Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC) is Canada’s premier national mathematics competition that is open to any student with an interest in and grasp of high school math. It is the first of a series of tests held by the Canadian Mathematical Society to determine the Canadian IMO team.
  Length of the contest: 2.5 hours
  Participants: Grade 9 to Grade 12
  Date: October or November
  https://cms.math.ca/competitions/
• American Mathematics Competitions (AMC)
  The American Mathematics Competitions are a series of examinations and curriculum materials that build problem-solving skills and mathematical knowledge in middle and high school students.
  • American Mathematics Competition 8 (AMC 8):
    Length of the contest: 25-question, 40-minute, multiple choice examination
    Participants: middle school
    Date: November
  • American Mathematics Competition 10/12 (AMC 10/12):
    Length of the contest: 25-question, 75-minute, multiple choice examinations
    Participants: high school
    Date: February
  • American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME):
    AMC’s invitational competition for high scoring AMC 10/12 participants
  • United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) and United States of America Junior Mathematical Olympiad (USAJMO):
    AMC’s top invitational competition for high scoring AIME participants
  • The Putnam Competition:
    An annual mathematics competition for undergraduate college students in the United States and Canada
  • https://www.maa.org/math-competitions
• The Centre for Education and Mathematics in Computing (CEMC)
  CEMC has a long history at the University of Waterloo of introducing a love of mathematics and computer science to students around the world.
  • Beaver Computing Challenge (BCC):
    Length of the contest: 45 minutes
    Participants: Grade 5/6, Grade 7/8, Grade 9/10
    Date: November
  • Canadian Senior and Intermediate Mathematics Contests
    Length of the contest: 2 hours
    Participants: Grade 9/10 (CIMC), Grade 11/12(CSMC)
    Date: November
  • Canadian Computing Competition
    Length of the contest: 3 hours
    Participants: Junior Level (any student with elementary programming skills)
    Senior Level (any student with intermediate to advanced programming skills)
    Date: February
    *Top 20 CCC contestants will be invited to participate in Canadian Computing Olympiad (CCO)
  • Pascal, Cayley and Fermat Mathematics Contests
    Length of the contest: 60 minutes
    Participants: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11
    Date: February
  • Euclid Mathematics Contests
    Length of the contest: 2.5 hours
    Participants: Grade 12
    Date: April
  • Canadian Team Mathematics Contest
    Date: April
  • Fryer, Galois and Hypatia Mathematics Contests
    Length of the contest: 75 minutes
    Participants: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11
    Date: April
  • Gauss Mathematics Contests
    Length of the contest: 60 minutes
    Participants: Grade 7, Grade 8
    Date: May
  • https://cemc.uwaterloo.ca/contests/dates.html
• Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad
  Canada is a participating country in the Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO). Each year the CMS invites 20-30 students to write the APMO based on their results in other national and international competitions.
  Date: March
  https://cms.math.ca/competitions/apmo/

Physics

• PhysicsBowl
  The PhysicsBowl is a competition for high school students and schools. The questions are taken from high school physics.
  Length of the contest: 45 minutes
  Participants: Grade 9 to Grade 12
  Date: April
  https://www.aapt.org/Programs/PhysicsBowl/index.cfm
• Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) High School Exam
  The CAP High School Exam is based upon an internationally recognized syllabus, the I.B. Physics Higher Core Curriculum. Only sections of the syllabus covering mechanics, Optics and Electricity and Magnetism are examined by the CAP Exam.
  Length of the contest: 3 hours
  Participants: Grade 9 to Grade 12
  Date: April
  https://www.cap.ca/programs/medals-and-awards/prizes-students/cegep-prize-exam/CAP-high-school-cegep-prize-exam/
• Sir Isaac Newton Exam (SIN)
  The Sir Isaac Newton (SIN) exam is a test of high school physics and is offered by the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Waterloo to encourage the teaching of physics. As in the past, the material will cover basic physics, mainly from the suggested Ontario Secondary School Physics Curriculum.
  Length of the contest: 2 hours
  Participants: Grade 9 to Grade 12
  Date: May
  https://uwaterloo.ca/sir-isaac-newton-exam/
• OATP Grade 11 Physics Contest
  The OAPT Grade 11 Physics Contest is for students currently attending school in Ontario, taking SPH3U. It is sponsored by the University of Toronto – Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.
  Length of the contest: 60 minutes
  Participants: Grade 11
  Date: May
  http://oapt.ece.utoronto.ca/
• The International Physics Tournament
  The International Physics Tournament is an annual competition between high-school teams.
  The tournament aims to encourage a basic understanding of scientific principles in general and
  of physics in particular and to develop original thinking in implementing these principles.
  Length of the contest: 60 minutes
  Participants: Grade 11 and Grade 12 (a group of up to five students)
  Date: March
  https://davidson.weizmann.ac.il/en/programs/cracking
• Canadian Young Physicists’ Tournament (CaYPT)
  The Canadian Young Physicists’ Tournament (CaYPT) is a competition among teams of secondary school students in their ability to solve complicated scientific problems, to present solutions to these problems in a convincing form and to defend them in scientific discussions, called Physics Matches (PM). The CaYPT awards outstanding teams and selects outstanding students to represent Canada in the International Young Physicists’ Tournament (IYPT).
  Participants: A team is composed of three to five secondary school students, and one to two team leaders
  Date: during the month of March
  https://stemfellowship.org/competitions/caypt/
• British Physics Olympiad (BPhO)
  The British Physics Olympiad is a charitable trust overseen by a committee of trustees. BPhO holds ten competitions organised through two strands: British Physics Olympia (BPhO) and British Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad (BAAO).
  • BPhO Competitions
    • Junior Physics Challenge (Year 10)
    • Intermediate Physics Challenge (Year 11)
    • Senior Physics Challenge (Year 12)
    • Physics Challenge (Year 13)
    • BPhO Round 1 (Year 13)
    • BPhO Round 2 (Year 13)
    • Experimental Project (Year 10/11 & Year 12/13)
  • BAAO Competitions
    • BAAO Junior Astro Challenge (Year 10 & 11)
    • Astro Challenge (Year 13)
    • BAAO Astrophysics Olympiad (Year 13)
  • https://www.bpho.org.uk/

Chemistry & Biology

• U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO)
  The U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) program is a chemistry competition for high school students. The purpose of the competition is to stimulate young people to achieve excellence in chemistry. Eligible students must be U.S. Citizens, enrolled in an American school* for at least one year, and under the age of 20.
  https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/students/highschool/olympiad/competitions.html
• Canadian Chemistry Contest (CCC)
  The Canadian Chemistry Contest (CCC) is carried out in conjunction with the Canadian Chemistry Olympiad (CCO).
  Length of the contest: Part A (CCC 60 minutes), Part B (CCC 90 minutes), Part C (CCO 90 minutes)
  Participants: Grade 9 to 12
  Date: April
  https://www.cheminst.ca/discover/canadian-chemistry-contest/
• Canadian Biology Olympiad (CBO)
  The Canadian Biology Olympiad (CBO) is a nation-wide organization involved in the selection of four secondary school students talented in the field of biological sciences to represent Canada at the International Biology Olympiad. Students are selected on the basis of a two-round competition process (see below).  Round one is the submission of a Skills Portfolio to test your lab skills. The second round is the University of Toronto National Biology Competition to test your theoretical skills.
  Length of the contest: Part A (CCC 60 minutes), Part B (CCC 90 minutes), Part C (CCO 90 minutes)
  Participants: Grade 9 to 12
  Date: April
  https://www.canadianbiologyolympiad.ca/competition.html
• Canadian National Brain Bee competition
  The Brain Bee is a competition for high school students, grades 9 through 12. Students are tested on the knowledge about the brain and neuroscience research. It is designed to stimulate interest and excitement about brain research.
  Participants: Grade 9 to 12
  Date: April
  http://www.neuroscience.utoronto.ca/events/brainbee
  https://brainbee.ca/
• S. -T. Yau High School Science Award (YHSSA)
  Ten years ago, the. S.-T. Yau High School Science Award only recognized student achievement in the field of mathematics. Over the years, a physics award, chemistry award, biology award, computer science award and economic and financial modeling award have been already established to make up of a complete scientific award system.
  http://www.yau-science-awards.org/index.html
• Waterloo Chemistry High School Exams
  

  Chem 13 News Exam

  The Chem 13 News Exam is designed for Grade 12 high school chemistry students in their second high school chemistry course. Topics include: organic chemistry, equilibria, kinetics, oxidation-reduction, bonding, structure, reactions, solutions, and gases.

  date: Thursday, May 9, 2024

  https://university-of-waterloo.myshopify.com/products/chem-13-news-exam-2024

  Avogadro Exam

  The Avogadro Exam is designed for Grade 11 high school students in their first high school chemistry course. Topics include: structure of matter, bonding, reactions, solutions, and gases. The test includes a few probing and demanding questions on some of the main topics of high school chemistry.

  date: Thursday, May 16, 2024

  https://university-of-waterloo.myshopify.com/products/avogadro-exam-2024

Business & Economics

• Canadian Economics Olympiad
  The annual competition in economics organized for high school students. Intended to stimulate the activities of students interested in economics, business, and finance by way of creative problem-solving. The top 5 scorers on the Canadian Economics Olympiad will represent Team Canada at the International Economics Olympiad.
  Participants: Grade 9 to 12
  Date: August
  https://www.ceo-oec.ca/
• DECA Ontario
  Through conferences and competitions, DECA instills professionalism and prepares youth to respond to authentic business cases and market demands. At the core of DECA are our competitive events sorted by clusters. There’s a cluster perfect for each individual and an event to enhance their skills.
  Length of the contest: Part A (CCC 60 minutes), Part B (CCC 90 minutes), Part C (CCO 90 minutes)
  https://www.deca.org

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