Competition details for APMOPS 2025 Invitation Round (31 May 2025)
1 Date of Competition
Saturday, 31 May 2025
2 Venue of Competition
Hwa Chong Institution (High School Section), Singapore
3 Eligibility
The top 50 participants in Round 1 of the local (Singapore) competition will be invited for the Invitation Round.
Up to top 10 participants from each overseas centre (subject to 1 invite for every 50 participants) will also be invited for the Invitation Round.
All participants must be primary school students in Primary 5 or 6 in Singapore schools.
For overseas centres with the school year commencing in June/July: Participants must be primary school students in Primary 5 or 6 or equivalent.
Overseas participants who had previously participated in APMOPS are not allowed to participate again.
4 Fees
There will be no additional competition fees incurred.
5 Scoring and Duration of Competition Papers
The total marks for the paper will be 100 marks. There are 14 questions and the marks are allotted as follows:
- Question 1 to 4: 4 marks each.
- Question 5 to 8: 5 marks each.
- Question 9 to 12: 6 marks each.
- Question 13 and 14: 20 marks each.
No working is required for Questions 1 to 12. Marks will be awarded for the correct final answer.
For Question 13 and 14, all working must be clearly shown. Omission of essential steps will result in loss of marks.
Scope of competition is the same as Round 1 paper but will be of higher difficulty and includes but is not limited to the following topics:
Arithmetic and Algebra
Number Theory
Geometry
Combinatorics and Counting Principles
Number Pattern and Puzzle
Word Problems
Logic Problems
Duration of paper:
The competition paper will last for 2 hours.
6 Instructions for Participants
[a] All participants must report for the competition in full school uniform. Those not wearing school uniform will not be allowed to take part.
[b] All local participants must bring along their Student Identification Cards, or Bus concession cards. The identity of all overseas participants will be verified using their passports.
[c] All participants must bring their own stationery.
[d] The use of calculators, mathematical sets or mathematical tables is NOT allowed during the competition.
7 Prizes
A total of 30 Individual Prizes will be awarded to the top 30 participants in the APMOPS Invitation Round. The details of the prizes are as follows:
1st Prize: SGD$500 and 1 medal
2nd Prize: SGD$300 and 1 medal
3rd Prize: SGD$200 and 1 medal
4th - 10th Prize: SGD$100 and 1 medal each
11th - 30th Prize: 1 medal per award
Team Prizes (FOR SINGAPORE SCHOOLS ONLY)
Team Prizes will be awarded to the top three schools that are ranked according to the total score of their top three pupils in the APMOPS:
First Prize: 1 trophy for the school, Kong Chian Challenge Trophy
Second Prize: 1 trophy for the school
Third Prize: 1 trophy for the school
Honourable Mention Team Awards, consisting of one trophy for the school, will also be awarded to three outstanding schools.
All prize winners must be in full school uniform to receive the prizes. The monetary prizes will be sent to the students via electronic means.
8 Announcement of Winners
The winners of the Invitation Round will be announced on 31 May 2025 at the Prize Presentation Ceremony.