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Mathematics and Computing Contests

Contest Awards and Recognition

We believe that all students will enjoy and benefit from the experience of preparing for and writing our mathematics contests. Our contests are not examinations. There is no passing or failing grade. Information about how students and schools are awarded for their performance on our mathematics contests is listed below.

Gauss Contest

Individual Awards

  • A Certificate of Participation is provided for each student.
  • A Certificate of Distinction is provided for each student scoring in the top 25% in their school.
  • A Certificate is provided to the highest achieving student in their school on each of the Grade 7 and 8 Contests.
  • No student should receive an award for both the Grade 7 and 8 Contest.
  • The names of some of the top-scoring students among all those writing the contests are posted online.

We also encourage schools and boards to recognize, both internally and externally, students who excel.

Team Awards

There is no team competition for these contests.

Pascal, Cayley and Fermat Contests

Individual Awards

  • Every student scoring in the top 25% of all competitors receives a Certificate of Distinction.
  • Each School Champion receives a Contest Medal, at the discretion of the CEMC Executive.
  • The names of some top-scoring eligible students appear in zone, provincial and Canadian honour rolls.
  • Each of the top five eligible students in Canada receives a Plaque.
  • For eligible students in the Fermat Contest only, each Regional Champion is awarded a cash prize of $200.

Team Awards

A school's team score consists of the sum of the scores of the three highest scoring eligible students. Schools have the option of not participating in the team competition.

For schools in Canada, rankings are provided at three levels: zone, provincial, and national. Canadian schools are also eligible for the Canadian Championship Plaque, Provincial Championship Plaques, and Zone Championship Certificates (in zones with at least four competing teams).

The results for schools outside Canada are listed separately.

Fryer, Galois and Hypatia Contests

Individual Awards

Each student receives a Certificate of Participation. The top 25% of the students in each of the three Contests receives Gold, Silver and Bronze Certificates in the ratio 1:2:3 respectively.

Team Awards

There is no team competition for these contests.

Euclid Contest

Every graduating student (Canadian and international) who writes the Euclid Contest is eligible for scholarship consideration by the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo.

Individual Awards

  • Every student scoring in the top 25% of all competitors receives a Certificate of Distinction.
  • Each School Champion receives a Contest Medal, at the discretion of the CEMC Executive.

Students that write the Euclid Contest are classified as official contestants provided they

  1. were born on or after January 1, 1994, and
  2. have been in attendance at an elementary school, secondary school, and/or CÉGEP in Canada for at least twelve months prior to December 31, 2012
  • The names of some top-scoring official contestants appear in zone, provincial and Canadian honour rolls. The names of some top-scoring unofficial contestants are listed separately.
  • Each of the top five official contestants receives a Plaque and a cash prize of $500.
  • Each of the next top ten official contestants receives a book prize.

Team Awards

A school's team score consists of the sum of the scores of the three highest scoring official contestants. Schools have the option of not participating in the team competition.

For schools in Canada, rankings are provided at three levels: zone, provincial, and national. Canadian schools are also eligible for the Canadian Championship Plaque, Provincial Championship Plaques, and Zone Championship Certificates (in zones with at least four competing teams).

The results for schools outside Canada are listed separately.

Canadian Senior and Intermediate Mathematics Contests

Individual Awards

  • Every student scoring in the top 25% of all competitors receives a Certificate of Distinction.
  • Each School Champion receives a Contest Medal, at the discretion of the CEMC Executive.

Students that write the Canadian Intermediate Mathematics Contest are classified as official contestants provided they are in Grade 10 or below.

Students that write the Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest are classified as official contestants provided they

  1. were born on or after January 1, 1994, and
  2. have been in attendance at an elementary school, secondary school, and/or
    CÉGEP in Canada for at least ten months prior to October 31, 2012.
  • The names of some top-scoring official contestants appear in zone, provincial and Canadian honour rolls.
  • Each of the top five official contestants receives a Plaque and a cash prize of $300 for the Canadian Intermediate Mathematics Contest and $500 for the Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest.

Team Awards

A school's team score consists of the sum of the scores of the five highest scoring official contestants. Schools have the option of not participating in the team competition.

For schools in Canada, rankings are provided at three levels: zone, provincial, and national. Canadian schools are also eligible for the Canadian Championship Plaque, Provincial Championship Plaques, and Zone Championship Certificates (in zones with at least four competing teams).

The results for schools outside Canada are listed separately.

Beaver Computing Challenge

Individual Awards

  • A Certificate of Participation is provided for each student.
  • A Certificate of Distinction is provided for each student scoring in the top 25% in their school.
  • The names of some of the top-scoring students among all those participating in
    the challenge are posted online.

We also encourage schools and boards to recognize, both internally and externally, students who excel.

Team Awards

There is no team competition for these contests.

Disclaimer

The CEMC Executive reserves the right to use its discretion when publishing results and awarding prizes to individuals and teams.