From the AMC
AMC news & updates
Registration news, preparation strategy and competition updates for the Australian Mathematics Competition.
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Pre-A for Grades 1-2: The New 2026 Australian AMC Division for Young Learners (2026)
Pre-A is the new 2026 Australian AMC level for Grades 1-2: a gentle, low-pressure introduction to competition maths on a shorter ~45-minute paper. What it is, who it suits, and how parents can support a first sitting.
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How ASDAN Runs the Australian AMC in China (2026)
What it means that ASDAN administers the Australian AMC in China: registration, invigilation, marking to the AMT global standard and certificates — while the paper and standard stay the Australian Maths Trust’s.
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2026 Australian AMC China: Registration & the October Exam, Explained (2026)
How to enter the Australian AMC in China for 2026: exam Sunday 11 October, register by 28 September, six levels for Grades 1-12, English & Chinese, administered by ASDAN.
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What’s New in the 2026 Australian AMC: The Pre-A Level & More (2026)
The headline 2026 change to the Australian AMC: a new Pre-A level opens the competition to Grades 1-2. What it means for young learners, plus the 11 October China-region exam day.
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Australian AMC Syllabus & Topics Tested: What’s on the Paper (2026)
What topics the Australian AMC draws on in 2026 — number, geometry, counting and logic — why it is curriculum-agnostic and reasoning-led, plus what is out of scope. Confirm exact scope official.
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Choosing the Right Australian AMC Level: A Grade-by-Grade Guide (2026)
Which Australian AMC level should your child sit in 2026? A calm grade-by-grade guide — register by your grade at competition time (11 October), with advice for a child between two bands.
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The Australian AMC 30-Question Difficulty Curve & 135-Mark Scoring, Decoded (2026)
How the Australian AMC paper is built in 2026: 30 questions, 135 marks rising with difficulty, no penalty — a strategic reading of where marks are won and how to pace by level.
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How to Prepare for the Australian AMC: A Study Roadmap by Level (2026)
A calm, level-by-level study roadmap for the 2026 Australian AMC (Pre-A to E): how to use past papers in three phases, and the no-penalty attempt-everything strategy.
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Australian AMC vs AMO vs Math Kangaroo: Telling the Young-Learner Contests Apart (2026)
A calm 2026 guide for families choosing a first maths contest for a younger child: Australian AMC (AMT/ASDAN, new Pre-A from Grade 1) vs AMO (SIMCC) vs Math Kangaroo — what each is and who it suits.