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Registration news, preparation strategy and competition updates for the Australian Mathematics Competition.
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Patterns, Sequences and Pre-Algebra on the Australian AMC: From Pre-A to Level E
The three families of Australian AMC pattern question, the four-step route from pattern to nth-term rule, and when setting up an equation is the wrong move.
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Ratios, Rates and Percentages: Beating the Australian AMC's Word Problems (Grades 1-12)
The unit-value method, part-to-part traps, the average-speed error and the percentage base trap: how to beat the Australian AMC's ratio and rate word problems.
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Australian AMC Number Problems, Decoded: Factors, Multiples, Remainders and Digits
Factors, multiples, remainders and digits run through every Australian AMC paper: the four number tools that earn marks, and how they scale across the six China-region levels.
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Counting Without Listing: Tackling Australian AMC Combinatorics and Logic Problems
Counting and logic are the least school-taught part of the Australian AMC and often decide the harder questions. Here is how to tackle them without listing everything out.
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Australian AMC Geometry, Decoded: Shapes, Angles, and Spatial Reasoning (Grades 3-12)
Geometry is a core Australian AMC strand: angles, area, symmetry and spatial reasoning. Here is what appears at each level and a China-region plan to get genuinely better at it.
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Five Problem-Solving Techniques the Australian AMC Rewards (and School Rarely Teaches)
The Australian AMC rewards flexible thinking over memorised formulas. Here are five problem-solving techniques China-region students can use to unlock the harder questions.
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From Classroom Maths to Contest Maths: Bridging the Gap Before the Australian AMC (2026)
Why an A-grade maths student can still find the Australian AMC hard: how contest problems differ from classroom exercises, and a weekly routine to bridge the gap before 11 October 2026.
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How Parents Can Support Australian AMC Prep — Without Doing the Maths (2026)
A practical 2026 guide for parents in China: the four jobs that genuinely help an Australian AMC candidate — logistics, environment, mindset and review — and the traps to avoid.
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The Full Dress Rehearsal: How to Run Australian AMC Mock Exams at Home (2026)
A step-by-step method for running realistic Australian AMC mock exams at home before 11 October 2026: timing, marking against 135, error logs, and a three-mock schedule.