2025 - 2026 Mathematics Contests
American Mathematics Competition - (AMC10/12)
Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC)
Canadian Intermediate/Senior Math Competition (CISMC)
Pascal, Cayley, Fermat
Euclid
Fryer, Galois, Hypatia
How to Participate & Register:
Register on School Cash Online within the dates listed below. Contest registration will open on the dates listed below under, "Availability Date."
Contests will begin at 3:00PM and will be written in B022, the Little Theatre, here at Merivale.
Bring pencil and calculator
Dates:
Contest Information
Below are brief descriptions regarding the math contests. Each contest title includes a link to the University of Waterloo for more information.
American Mathematics Competition - (AMC10/12)
With the AMC contests there are two dates that MHS can offer this year. Both the A contest and B contest can be written by any student. Students can write both or just one. The best score will be used for qualifying to further math contests.
$5.50 per contest - cost covers contest fees and school registration fees
75 minutes
25 Multiple Choice
Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge
$36.85 - cost covers contest fees and shipping cost
2.5 hours
Four introductory questions, worth 4 points each;
Four intermediate questions, worth 6 points each; and
Four advanced questions, worth 10 points each.
Maximum score: 80 points.
If you write the correct answer in the answer box, you get full marks, regardless of showing any work.
If you don't give the right answer but you show at least some good work, you may get partial marks.
Therefore you don't have to show your work, but if you don't and you make a small mistake in your answer you'll get zero points.
Written by individuals on paper
Canadian Intermediate/Senior Math Competition
Two separate competitions. Students may only participate in one.
Intermediate - CIMC - Designed for grade 9 content - Grade 9 and 10 students only
Senior - CSMC - Designed for Grade 11 content - Grade 9 - 12 may participate.
$15.30 - cost covers contest fees and shipping cost
2 hours
9 questions; 6 are answer only and 3 are full solution
Score out of 60
Marks are awarded for completeness, clarity, and style of presentation. A correct solution, poorly presented, will not earn full marks.
Written by individuals on paper
Pascal, Cayley, Fermat Competition
Students in Grade 9 or below are eligible to write the Pascal Contest.
Students in Grade 10 or below are eligible to write the Cayley Contest.
Students in Grade 11 or below are eligible to write the Fermat Contest.
25 multiple-choice questions
3 parts
Parts A and B follow a traditional multiple-choice format where the answer is A, B, C, D or E.
In Part C, participants select a whole number from 0 to 99.
60 minutes
Score out of 150
Designed for grade 12 but is open to students at all grade 11
10 questions; some answer only and some full-solution
2.5 hours
Score out of 100
Marks are awarded for completeness, clarity and style of presentation. A correct solution, poorly presented, will not earn full marks.
Written by individuals on paper
Students in Grade 9 or below are eligible to write the Fryer Contest.
Students in Grade 10 or below are eligible to write the Galois Contest.
Students in Grade 11 or below are eligible to write the Hypatia Contest.
4 questions; some answer only and some full-solution
75 minutes
Score out of 40
Written by individuals on paper