AMC 8 CONTEST DETAILS

 

Date/Time of Contest

13 November 2007 (Tue) in a convenient 40-min period

 

Venue

Your school premises; invigilation to be arranged by your school, not at the expense of the organiser

 

Eligibility

Students aged 14 and below.

 

Contest Registration Fee

School Registration

your school as contest centre; min 20 students;

register before 17 Sep 07

S$10.00

(50% savings over open category registration)

Open Category Registration by individual students

·         Early Registration (17 Sep – 22 Oct 07)

·         Late Registration (23 Oct – 5 Nov 07)

 

S$15.00

S$25.00

 

Registration fee includes the contest fee, questions and solution pamphlets plus postage and packing.

 

Contest Format

·         To complete 25 multiple-choice questions in 40 min.

·         No penalty for wrong answers.

 

Awards

School Awards

1.         School Honor Roll

In 2006, this certificate is awarded to schools whose total score of the top 3 students ranges from 66 to 75.

2.         School Merit Roll

In 2006, this certificate is awarded to schools whose total scores of the top 3 students ranges from 50 to 65.

 

Individual Awards

1.            Certificate of Distinction

Awarded to students with perfect score (25/25).

2.         Honor Roll with Distinction (approximately top 1% among all)

In 2006, this certificate is awarded to students (grade 8 and below) whose score is ³ 21.

3.         Honor Roll (approximately top 2% among all)

In 2006, this certificate is awarded to students (grade 8 and below) whose score is ³ 17.

4.         Merit Roll (approximately top 2% among grade 6 and below)

In 2006, this certificate is awarded to students (grade 6 and below) whose score is ³ 15.

5.         Award Pin

Awarded to the top student in each school.

6.         Section Certificates

Awarded to the top 3 students in each assigned section of at least 10 students.

·         Gold certificate for 1st place

·         Silver certificate for 2nd place

·         Bronze certificate for 3rd place

 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

 

Adminstration of Contest

Schools shall inform students of the exact venue within the school’s premises and time for the contest.

 

Invigilator’s Duties

·         Distribution of contest questions and answer sheets to students

·         Read out the contest instructions to students

·         Keep to the duration of the contest (40 min)

·         Collect all contest question papers and answer sheets from the students and seal them inside the return envelope.

 

Instructions for Participants Prior the Contest

·         Students must bring along 2B pencils with good erasers.

·         No other aids are permitted except scratch(rough) paper, rulers and basic or scientific calculators.

·         No problems in the test will require the use of a calculator.

 

Announcement of Results

·         March 2008.

·         Check http://www.mathsoasis.com/amc8.html of the winners.

·         Unless otherwise requested by the schools, certificates of winners will be sent directly to their mailing addresses as indicated on their registration forms.

·         School awards will be sent to the schools.

·         Replacement of certificates is chargeable at $5 per piece.