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What is AMC competition
Welcome to the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) in PGA!
The AMC is an engaging 30-problem competition that demonstrates the importance and relevance of mathematics in students’ everyday lives; it is open to students in NZ Years 4 to 13.
Australia’s leading educators and academics, with a deep understanding of our national curriculum standards, actively design unique AMC problems each year.
Divisions (equivalent to NZ Year):
Middle Primary (NZ years 4-5)
Upper Primary (NZ years 6-7)
Junior (NZ years 8-9)
Intermediate (NZ years 10-11)
Senior (NZ years 12-13)
Students can sit at the level above their school year, but cannot attend the division below their school year.
The primary paper is 60-minutes long, other levels are 75-minutes long.
NOT allowed to use calculator, unless for middle and upper primary students.
QUESTION AND ANSWER FORMAT
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30 questions – 25 multiple-choice, 5 integer
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The contest is held online, you can choose different locations in Auckland.
Scoring System
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Questions 1–10
3 marks -
Questions 11–20
4 marks -
Questions 21–25
5 marks -
Questions 26–30
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 marks -
Total 135 marks
There is no penalty for incorrect responses.
Exam Entry Fee: $35.00 per student
Please note: If you registered after the deadline (28 July 2025), the fees will be doubled ($70 per student).
BANK: ANZ
Name of Account: Pinnacle Education Group
Account: 06-0241-0684634-00
Please make payment with the students 'full name + AMC ' as reference.
⚠️ Please note that any fees and payments made are non-refundable.
⚠️ Before you make any payment, make sure you read through the refund policy on our website to avoid misunderstandings.
(Terms and conditions apply).
PGA reserves the right to interpret all competition and course arrangements.
Register now!
Close date of registering: 28 July 2025
Exam Date and Time:
16:30 from 5 August to 7 August 2025
Last date of registering: 28 July, 2025
Exam Centre Location:
Offline Northshore
Massey University, Albany Campus, Auckland. (TBC)
Tue, August 5, 2025
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4:30 pm - 5:30 pm for middle & upper;
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4:30 pm - 5:45 pm for Junior, intermediate, senior)
Offline Auckland Central
Kohia Terrace School, 3 Kohia Terrace, Epsom, Auckland. (TBC)
Thurs, August 7, 2025
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4:30 pm - 5:30 pm for middle & upper;
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4:30 pm - 5:45 pm for Junior, intermediate, senior)
Offline East Auckland
Unit T, 301 Botany Road, Golflands, Auckland. (TBC)
Wed, August 6, 2025
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4:30 pm - 5:30 pm for middle & upper;
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4:30 pm - 5:45 pm for Junior, intermediate, senior)
Online
Students outside of Auckland. (TBC)
Thurs, August 7, 2025
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7:00 pm - 8:00 pm for middle & upper;
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7:00 pm - 8:15 pm for Junior, intermediate, senior)
PGA Preparation Course
Past paper provided
Experienced teacher support
Progress check by Mock test
Visual classes support by Microsoft teams
There are two types of classes you can choose:
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Intensive training class：
Daily Preparation Course
There will be 12 lessons, and each lesson lasts 1.5 hours.
Below are the class timetable
(oming soon).
2. Sprint class：
For students who want to achieve higher performance in competition.
Including 6 classes, and each class is 1.5 hours long.
(Coming soon)
