2026 Australian AMC Key Dates: Registration Deadline, Exam Day, Results (2026)

For the 2026 Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) in the China region, three dates matter most: registration closes on Monday 28 September 2026, the exam is sat on Sunday 11 October 2026, and results and certificates follow afterwards. The competition is set by the Australian Maths Trust (AMT) and administered in China and Asia by ASDAN (阿思丹). Everything below is built around those anchors so you can plan without rushing.

The three dates to put in your calendar now

Most of the stress families feel around a competition comes from one avoidable thing: discovering a deadline too late. The 2026 China-region AMC is genuinely simple to plan for, because it turns on two fixed dates and one that depends on the official channels. Registration must be completed by 28 September 2026. The paper is sat on Sunday 11 October 2026 — a weekend sitting, which is part of what makes the AMC easy to fit around school. And results, rankings and certificates are released after marking; the exact result and certificate dates are set by AMT and ASDAN, so for those we say plainly: confirm on the official site (以官方为准) rather than commit to a number we cannot verify.

It is worth holding on to the gap between the two confirmed dates. There are roughly thirteen days between the registration close and the exam itself — a deliberate buffer for ASDAN to finalise sittings and confirm logistics. That window is not your preparation time; it is administrative. The practical lesson is that the real planning runs in the weeks before 28 September, not the fortnight after. If you are still deciding whether the AMC is right for your child at all, our overview of what the Australian AMC is covers the levels, format and awards before any of these dates apply.

One honest caveat on the results timing: marking a national cohort to a consistent standard takes time, and competition organisers everywhere build in weeks, not days, between the sitting and the release. So rather than guess a results date, treat "a few weeks after 11 October" as a reasonable expectation and watch the official ASDAN China-region channels for the precise window. We would rather tell you to check than print a date that turns out wrong.

The 2026 timeline at a glance

The diagram below lays the cycle out end to end. The two solid markers — 28 September and 11 October — are confirmed; the results marker is intentionally left open, because that date belongs to AMT and ASDAN. Use it to see the shape of the year, not to lock in a results day.

Notice where the open circle sits. We could have filled it with a plausible-looking results date, and it might even have been close — but "close" is not "confirmed," and a wrong results date helps no one. The two yellow markers are dates you can act on today; the open marker is a date to watch for.

Choose the right level before you register

The single most consequential thing you do at sign-up is pick the correct level, because the award is decided by national percentile within a level — your child is compared against their own grade peers, not the whole field. For 2026 the China region runs six levels spanning Grades 1 to 12, and the headline news is at the youngest end: Pre-A is new for 2026, opening the competition to Grades 1–2 for the first time. Register by current grade, not by ambition; reaching up a band rarely helps and can make a fair result harder to earn.

Whatever the level, the paper your child sits is the same architecture AMT designs everywhere: 30 questions — 25 multiple-choice plus 5 integer-answer — worth 135 marks, with no penalty for a wrong answer, sat over 45 to 75 minutes depending on level. The no-penalty rule has a real planning consequence: because a blank and a wrong answer score the same zero, there is never a reason to leave a question unattempted. That is a point worth making before exam day, not on it — and our walk-through of what to expect on Australian AMC exam day covers how the sitting runs in practice.

A calm preparation plan that works backwards from 11 October

Because the dates are known, you can plan backwards rather than scramble forwards. The goal here is steadiness, not cramming — the AMC rewards familiarity with a style of thinking more than last-minute volume. A workable rhythm for a typical student is to begin light, regular practice through the summer and into September, lock in registration with a margin before the 28 September deadline, ease off the week of the exam, and treat 11 October as a normal weekend rather than a high-stakes event. The table turns that into a backwards-planned schedule you can adapt to your own family's calendar.

Two notes keep this honest. First, the dates that pin the plan — 28 September registration close and 11 October exam — are confirmed; the "~21 September" target is simply our own suggested buffer, not an official deadline, so adjust it as you like as long as you finish before the 28th. Second, no amount of preparation, and no result, guarantees admission to any school or programme — the AMC is a credible, nationally-benchmarked signal of mathematical ability, valued because its standard is consistent, and we make no promises beyond that. If you want to understand what the paper actually rewards before you build a plan, our breakdown of the Australian AMC problem types is the place to start.

Don't confuse it with the American AMC or the AMO

One date-related mistake is easy to make and worth heading off: looking up the wrong competition's schedule. The dates on this page — 28 September and 11 October 2026 — belong to the Australian AMC, set by the Australian Maths Trust and administered in China by ASDAN. They do not apply to the American AMC (a different competition run by the MAA in the United States, on its own dates) or to the AMO (a separate competition run by SIMCC in Singapore). If a calendar, advert or portal you are reading mentions the MAA, AIME or SIMCC, it is not this competition and these dates are not yours to use.

When in doubt about which contest a date or certificate belongs to, check the official source for that specific competition. For the Australian AMC in China, the authority for any date we mark as "以官方为准" is AMT together with the ASDAN China-region channels.

Frequently asked questions

When does registration close for the 2026 Australian AMC in China?
Registration closes on Monday 28 September 2026. Enrol and choose your child's level before that date; the entry fee and portal steps are set by ASDAN — 以官方为准.

When is the 2026 exam day?
The exam is sat on Sunday 11 October 2026 — a supervised sitting of the official Australian Maths Trust paper, in the China region, available in English and Chinese.

When are results and certificates released?
After marking, ranked by national percentile, with a certificate for every entrant. The exact results date is set by AMT and ASDAN — confirm on the official channels.

Is this the same as the American AMC?
No. This is the Australian AMC (Australian Maths Trust, administered in China by ASDAN). It is not the MAA's American AMC, nor the AMO run by SIMCC in Singapore.

This is the editorial desk for the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) China region. The competition is run by the Australian Maths Trust (AMT) and administered in China and Asia by ASDAN (阿思丹); this content desk is operated by Hanlin Education for students in China. Dates, fees, levels and rules are set by the AMT and ASDAN and can change each year — always confirm current details on the official channels (amt.edu.au and the ASDAN China-region channels). Confirmed errors are corrected within 7 working days.