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Math and physics competitions

Most are written at school, so ask a teacher whether yours is signed up.

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AMC 10 and AMC 12 (American Mathematics Competitions)

Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
  • 75-minute exam, 25 questions, with an A date and a B date in November
  • Grades 9–12 (AMC 10 for grade 10 and below, AMC 12 for grade 12 and below)
  • School-based across Alberta (your school registers as a competition site), with a $55 early bird, $75 regular or $115 late site fee, plus $30 per bundle of ten student licenses
Has a fee
Oct 28, due today
Details

HiMCM, High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling

COMAP (Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications)
  • A 14-day window, November 4–17, 2026
  • Grades 9–12
  • Online, entered through your school
Has a fee
Nov 4, 7 days left
Details

Alberta High School Mathematics Competition (AHSMC)

A.H.S.M.C. Board, hosted by the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Alberta
  • Two rounds, an 80-minute Part I in November and 3-hour Part II in February
  • High school, plus junior high students recommended by a math teacher
  • School-based across Alberta (written at your own school), $5 per extra Second Round nomination
Has a fee
Nov 12, 15 days left
Details

Pascal, Cayley and Fermat Mathematics Contests

University of Waterloo, Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing
  • 60 minutes, 25 multiple-choice questions
  • Grades 9–11 (Pascal 9, Cayley 10, Fermat 11)
  • School-based across Alberta (written at your own school), $6 per participant plus school order fees
Has a fee
Feb 9, 104 days left
Details

Euclid Mathematics Contest

University of Waterloo, Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing
  • 2.5 hours, 10 questions
  • Grade 12 (motivated younger students may write)
  • School-based across Alberta (written at your own school), $18 per participant plus school order fees
Has a fee
Mar 11, 134 days left
Details

Fryer, Galois and Hypatia Mathematics Contests

University of Waterloo, Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing
  • 75 minutes, 4 full-solution questions
  • Grades 9–11 (Fryer 9, Galois 10, Hypatia 11)
  • School-based across Alberta (written at your own school)
Has a fee
Mar 11, 134 days left
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Canadian Team Mathematics Contest

University of Waterloo, Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing
  • One day in April (individual, team and relay rounds)
  • Grades 9–12
  • At your own school, or at the University of Waterloo by lottery
Has a fee
Apr 12, 166 days left
Details

Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Calgary Youth Group

RASC Calgary Centre
  • Monthly Friday evening meetings, September to June
  • Grades 5–12
  • Wilson Coulee Observatory, south of Calgary
Open now, no deadline
Details

Math Mentorship Program, University of Toronto

Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto
  • January to May, meeting a mentor once or twice a month
  • High school
  • Online meetings, plus two required events at U of T's St. George campus in Toronto
Has a fee
Opens Nov 3, due Dec 1
Details

CAP High School Prize Exam

Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP)
  • Single exam + preparation period
  • High school
  • Province-wide (school-based, Alberta)
Opens later, date not posted
Details

CERN Beamline for Schools (BL4S)

CERN
  • Several months (proposal) + fully-funded experiment trip for winners
  • High school
  • Virtual (proposal phase), then CERN/DESY (winners)
Opens later, date not posted
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PIMS High School Programs, UAlberta / UCalgary

Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS)
  • Varies (summer camps, workshops, seminars)
  • High school
  • Edmonton and Calgary (in-person)
Opens later, date not posted
Details

Sir Isaac Newton (SIN) Physics Exam

University of Waterloo, Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing
  • A two-hour supervised online exam on April 29, 2027
  • High school
  • School-based across Alberta (national exam)
Has a fee
Opens later, date not posted
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Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC)

Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS)
  • Single exam (October) + potential advancement
  • High school
  • School-based across Alberta (national competition)
Has a fee
Opens later, date not posted
Details

Canadian Physics Olympiad (CPhO)

Canadian Physics Olympiad, University of British Columbia
  • Qualifying exam in April, then a national training camp at UBC in May
  • High school (must be under 20 at the time of competition)
  • Qualifying exam written at your school, with the national training camp at UBC, Vancouver
Opens later, date not posted
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OAPT Grade 11 Physics Contest

Ontario Association of Physics Teachers, sponsored by the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
  • 1 hour, 30 multiple-choice questions, written in May
  • Grades 11-12
  • School-based (written at your own school), free to enter
Opens later, date not posted
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AAPT PhysicsBowl

American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
  • 45-minute exam, written on one day inside a two-week window in late March
  • High school physics students (Division I first-year, Division II second-year)
  • School-based across Alberta (written at your own school, proctored), $10 per student
Has a fee
Opens later, date not posted
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Canadian Senior and Intermediate Mathematics Contests

University of Waterloo, Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing
  • 2 hours, 9 questions (6 answer-only, 3 full-solution)
  • Grades 9–12 (Intermediate for 9–10, Senior for 11–12)
  • School-based across Alberta (written at your own school)
Has a fee
Opens later, date not posted
Details

Canada/USA Mathcamp

Mathematics Foundation of America
  • About 5 weeks (June 28 to August 2 in 2026)
  • Ages 13–18
  • A US college campus (Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont in 2026)
Cost varies
Opens later, date not posted
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PROMYS, Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists

PROMYS, Boston University
  • 6 weeks (June 27 to August 7, 2027)
  • Ages 14–18, Grade 9 completed
  • Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (residential)
Cost varies
Opens later, date not posted
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Ross Mathematics Program

Ross Mathematics Foundation
  • 6 weeks each summer
  • Mostly ages 15–18
  • Otterbein University (Columbus, Ohio) or Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Terre Haute, Indiana), residential
Cost varies
Opens later, date not posted
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Canadian Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad (CAAO)

Canadian Association of Amateur Astronomers (Astro Society)
  • Take-home round of about six theory problems
  • High school (Junior and Senior divisions)
  • Submitted remotely, with a national training camp in person for top students
Opens later, date not posted
Details

Canadian Math Kangaroo Contest

  • 75 minutes, 30 questions, on one Sunday in March
  • Grades 1–12 (separate papers for grades 9–10 and 11–12)
  • Test centres, including Mount Royal University and Renert School in Calgary, and Concordia University of Edmonton and MacEwan University in Edmonton
Has a fee
Opens later, date not posted
Details

CEMC Math Circles, Online

University of Waterloo, Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing
  • Weekly 90-minute evening sessions, 8 weeks in fall (October 5 to November 26, 2026) and 8 in winter (February 8 to April 8, 2027)
  • Grades 9–10 online (Grades 11–12 in person at Waterloo only)
  • Online (live, Eastern Time evenings)
Free
Opens later, date not posted
Details

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Halloween in Alberta

A crowd in evening dress under paper lanterns at a Halloween party in Edmonton in 1906
Edmonton, 1906 A Halloween party at the Prince Arthur Café
Guests in pointed witch hats with skull badges at a Halloween party in Wainwright in the 1920s
Wainwright, 1920s Witch hats and skull badges at a Halloween party
Four children in costumes standing among pine trees in Mountain Park in 1934
Mountain Park, 1934 Beulah Godby and friends in costume, in a coal town that is a ghost town now
A woman dressed as an angel and a man dressed as a devil with a pitchfork, standing in the snow in Claresholm in 1949
Claresholm, 1949 First place costumes at the skating carnival
Children in Halloween masks and a witch hat lined up against a wooden wall around 1950
Little Smoky River, About 1950 Animal masks and a witch hat
A pumpkin carved with a glowing bison head on a porch in Edmonton on Halloween 2024
Edmonton, 2024 A bison carved into a pumpkin on Halloween night Photo by Joli Rumi, CC BY-SA 4.0

From the Provincial Archives of Alberta, and one Edmonton porch. Photo credits