What is SASMO?

SASMO stands for Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO) and is one of the top local Math Competition in Singapore that you can participate as a private or school candidate. Organised and founded by the Singapore International Math Competition (SIMCC), this competition is open to students from Primary 1 all the way to Junior College 2 (Grade 1 – 12). In 2023, SASMO has attracted more than 35,000 students from 38 countries. SASMO is catered to the top 40% of students in the cohort to challenge students critical thinking and mathematical abilities.

Competition Format

Format: Paper based
Time: 90 mins
Each level has a differentiated paper, containing 25 questions in 2 Sections (Section A and Section B)

Awards:

  • Perfect Scorers can expect to receive $100 cash and a personalised medal
  • Gold: Top 8%
  • Silver: Next 12%
  • Bronze: Next 20% 
  • Honorable Mention: Next 10%
  • Certificate of Participation: Next 50%

How hard is SASMO?

Compared to what is being taught at school, SASMO tests students on their ability to solve out-of-the-box math questions. For Lower Primary students who have been consistently scoring well, the SASMO could be a math competition that will ignite their curiosity in Math and Math Olympiad. 

The SASMO syllabus includes:

Grade 1-4 (Primary 1-4)
  • Arithmetic and Statistics
  • Geometry and Mensuration
  • Solving word problems using model method (or any other non-algebraic methods)
  • Non-routine problem solving (including number patterns, divisibility tests, spatial visualisation, logic problems and simple cryptarithms)
Grade 5-6 (Primary 5-6)
  • Arithmetic and Statistics
  • Geometry and Mensuration
  • Solving word problems using model method (or any other methods including algebra)
  • Non-routine problem solving (including number patterns, divisibility tests, spatial visualisation, logic problems and cryptarithms)

For Lower Primary students who are looking to gain confidence in Math Olympiad, we would suggest starting off with the Singapore Math Kangaroo as the topics tested in SASMO can be relatively tougher than the SMKC.

For Upper Primary students, we recommend SASMO as a way to build exam-taking skills for other Upper Primary Math Olympiad competitions such as NMOS, RIPMWC and SMOPS.

Registering for SASMO

Date: 

  • 30 March 2024 (Private Candidate) 
  • 18 March 2024 – 14 April 2024 (Schools). Schools who choose to host the SASMO may register with SIMCC through email. 

We have updated the dates of the SASMO registration based on the entry pass sent to all participants on 21 March 2024.

Time: Will be shared 1 week before the competition

Registration Fee: $56.50 (including GST and credit card charges)

Registration Deadline: 11 March 2024

How to register

  1. Sign up as a member (https://form.simcc.org/) with SIMCC on their SIMCC Member Development Portal.
  2. Login to your account. After you have logged in, under the menu bar > Registration > Contest Registration form or copy and past this link into your browser (form.simcc.org/registration-form-contest/).
  3. Complete students details and submit for registration

Preparation Tips

For beginners, it is important to grasp and familiarise yourself with the syllabus tested in SASMO. Start off by analysing the topics and concepts tested in the exam. Students will also need to master the knowledge points and formulas required. 

More importantly, students who are armed with the knowledge and concepts will need to be able to apply them to questions. Once they have gained confidence in that, they can put themselves to the test through mock exams and timed practices that simulate actual exam conditions.

All the best! Let us know in the comments if you are signing up for SASMO this year!