PROGRAM MATH & PHYSICS 144 DAYS LEFT
Pascal, Cayley and Fermat Mathematics Contests
RUN BY UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO – CENTRE FOR EDUCATION IN MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
FORMAT
Olympiads and contests
DURATION
60 minutes, 25 multiple-choice questions
GRADES
Grades 9–11 (Pascal 9, Cayley 10, Fermat 11)
LOCATION
School-based across Alberta (written at your own school); $6 per participant plus school order fees
WHO CAN APPLY
Students in grades 9, 10 and 11 respectively; a contest supervisor at the school registers participants
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
The CEMC entry point to competitive mathematics before Euclid, with a separate contest for each of grades 9, 10 and 11. Twenty-five multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes, graded in three parts of increasing difficulty. A good first contest and the standard way Alberta students build toward Euclid and the Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge. Canadian schools order by February 9, 2027 for the February 23–24, 2027 contests.
HOW TO APPLY
1 Review the details and eligibility on the official program site.
2 Prepare the application materials it asks for.
3 Apply on the official site before February 9, 2027.
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