Hong Kong Mathematics Creative Problem Solving Competition for Secondary Schools

Introduction

Hong Kong Mathematics Creative Problem Solving Competition for Secondary Schools is co-organised by the Education Bureau and Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers, and is supported by The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE).

The competition aims at identifying mathematically gifted students and providing them with opportunities to develop their mathematics creative problem - solving and collaboration skills. Students with outstanding performance in the competition may be recommended to HKAGE for consideration as its members.

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Details of the competition and registration for the 2024/25 school year is available below. Please note that the deadline of application is 17 January 2025 (Friday).

Competition Format

Heats

Each team is expected to attempt 10-15 mathematics problems within 65 minutes.

Final

Each team is expected to attempt 1-2 mathematics creative problem solving questions. Hands-on experiments, verbal presentation and other diversified methods will be incorported in the assessment.

Teamwork, higher order thinking and creative problem solving are the foci of the competition.

Eligibility

1. Each school can only send one team to participate in the competition.
2. Each team consists of 4 students.
3. Secondary 1 to 2 students are eligible for the competition with at most two secondary 2 students in each team.

Schedule

Enrolment Procedures

Please either (i) download the enrolment form here and email the scanned form to cdoge6@edb.gov.hk upon completion; or (ii) complete the e-form here.

Remark: The enrolment form is a digital PDF file where the principal’s signature and the school chop can be inserted. If you are unable to insert the principal’s signature or the school chop into the enrolment form, you may first complete the enrolment form before signing and stamping it. The completed enrolment form should then be scanned and emailed to us.

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