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.
Supervisors can log into the Contest Supervisor Portal to generate and print full colour contest certificates onto blank paper, or to print student names onto the provided certificate templates.
We also encourage schools and boards to recognize, both internally and externally, students who excel.
There is no team competition for these contests.
Any full-time student may write the Canadian Senior and Intermediate Mathematics Contests but only participants that qualify as "official" are eligible for inclusion on honour rolls and as part of a school's team score.
Participants that write the Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest at a school inside Canada are considered an official participant* provided they:
Participants that write the Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest at a school outside Canada are considered an official participant* provided they:
All participants that write the Canadian Intermediate Mathematics Contest at schools inside or outside Canada are considered official participants* provided that they are in Grade 10 or below and have properly completed their Student Information Form.
All other participants that do not meet the above criteria are considered unofficial. Unofficial participants will have their papers marked and are still eligible for certificates and medals.
A school's team score consists of the sum of the scores of its five highest scoring official participants. Schools have the option of not taking part in the team competition.
For schools in Canada, rankings and team honour rolls are provided at three levels: zone, provincial, and national (for regions with at least four competing teams). Canadian schools are also eligible for the Canadian Championship Plaque, Provincial Championship Plaques, and Zone Championship Certificates.
For schools outside Canada, rankings and team honour rolls are provided.
While the Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest and Euclid Contest are not required for admission to the Faculty of Mathematics, strong performance in either of these can help a student earn admission.
To be eligible for a Faculty of Mathematics entrance scholarship, applicants to our Faculty must write at least one of the CSMC or the Euclid Contest (writing both contests is encouraged), during the school year in which they are applying.
Students who are considered unofficial participants will have their scores communicated to the Admissions and Scholarship Committees.
Disclaimer
* A participant’s contest may also be considered unofficial if their contest was received by the CEMC too late to be included in the final results.
Any full-time student may participate in the Canadian Computing Competition but only those that qualify as "official" are eligible to be invited to the Canadian Computing Olympiad (CCO) or be included on the honour roll.
Participants that write the Canadian Computing Competition at a school inside Canada are considered an official participant provided they:
Participants that write the Canadian Computing Competition in a school outside Canada are considered an official participant provided they were born on or after July 1, 2003.
All other participants that do not meet the above criteria are considered unofficial. Unofficial participants are still eligible for certificates.
Approximately 20 of the top CCC Senior students classified as official participants at a school in Canada are invited to the CCO, held at the University of Waterloo.
Note that top-performing Canadian citizens who are attending secondary school outside of Canada may be eligible for invitation to the CCO: please contact us for further details.
While the Canadian Computing Competition (CCC) is not an admission requirement to University of Waterloo Math, we encourage students to participate as high marks will be an asset for their admission into the School of Computer Science.
Any full-time student may write a contest but only participants that qualify as "official" are eligible for inclusion on honour rolls and as part of a school's team score. An official participant* is one who meets the requirements below and has properly completed their Student Response Form:
All other participants that do not meet the criteria are considered unofficial. Unofficial participants will have their papers marked and are still eligible for certificates and medals.
Notes:
A school's team score consists of the sum of the scores of the three highest scoring official participants.
Schools have the option of not taking part in the team competition.
For schools in Canada, rankings and team honour rolls are provided at three levels: zone, provincial, and
national (for regions with at least four competing teams). Canadian schools are also eligible for the
Canadian Championship Plaque, Provincial Championship Plaques, and Zone Championship Certificates.
For schools outside Canada, rankings and team honour rolls are provided.
Disclaimer
* A participant’s contest may also be considered unofficial if it was submitted after the allotted time (for
those writing online) or if their contest was received by the CEMC too late to be included in the final
results.
Any full-time student may write the Euclid but only participants that qualify as "official" are eligible for inclusion on honour rolls and as part of a school's team score. Participants that write the Euclid Contest at a school inside Canada are considered an official participant* provided they:
Participants that write the Euclid Contest in a school outside Canada are considered an official participant* provided they:
All other participants that do not meet the above criteria are considered unofficial. Unofficial participants will have their papers marked and are still eligible for certificates and medals.
A school's team score consists of the sum of the scores of its three highest scoring official participants.
Schools have the option of not taking part in the team competition.
For schools in Canada, rankings and team honour rolls are provided at three levels: zone, provincial, and
national (for regions with at least four competing teams). Canadian schools are also eligible for the
Canadian Championship Plaque, Provincial Championship Plaques, and Zone Championship Certificates.
For schools outside Canada, rankings and team honour rolls are provided.
While the Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest and Euclid Contest are not required for admission to the
Faculty of Mathematics, strong performance in either of these can help a student earn admission.
To be eligible for a Faculty of Mathematics entrance scholarship, applicants to our Faculty must write at least
one of the CSMC or the Euclid Contest (writing both contests is encouraged), during the school year in which
they are applying.
Students who are considered unofficial participants will have their scores communicated to the Admissions
and Scholarship Committees.
Disclaimer
* A participant’s contest may also be considered unofficial if their contest was received by the CEMC too late
to be included in the final results.
Any full-time student may write a contest but only participants that qualify as "official" are eligible for inclusion on honour rolls and as part of a school's team score. An official participant* is one who meets the requirements below and has properly completed their Student Response Form:
All other participants that do not meet the criteria are considered unofficial. Unofficial participants will have their papers marked and are still eligible for certificates and medals.
Notes:
A school's team score consists of the sum of the scores of the five highest scoring official participants.
Schools have the option of not taking part in the team competition.
For schools in Canada, rankings and team honour rolls are provided at three levels: zone, provincial, and
national (for regions with at least four competing teams). Canadian schools are also eligible for the
Canadian Championship Plaque and Zone Championship Certificates.
For schools outside Canada, rankings and team honour rolls are provided.
Disclaimer
* A participant’s contest may also be considered unofficial if their contest was received by the CEMC too late
to be included in the final results.
We also encourage schools and boards to recognize, both internally and externally, students who excel.
There is no team competition for these contests.
Disclaimer
The CEMC reserves the right to use its discretion when publishing results and awarding prizes to individuals and
teams.