[You are invited!] 2025 SST Rubik's Cube Competition

Dear Students,

 

We are hosting the SST Rubik's Cube Competition on 21 July 2025 (Monday). If you are interested in community building with like-minded and passionate puzzle-solvers, you are welcome to join the organising committee by indicating here before 7 July 2025 (Monday).

The competition will be held after school from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. You do not need to attend the entire duration, only the event that you wish to participate in. Your participation should not affect your CCA or other school activities. For each event, there will be two categories, Competitive and Open.

 

In the Competitive Categories, participants will be timed for three solves, with prizes up for grabs. House points will be awarded — come and challenge yourself! If you are new or just exploring cubing, try out the same scrambles in a relaxed format in the Open Categories. You may track your own timings. House points will still be awarded — come down and have fun!

 

The timings for the segments are as follows:

 

2x2 cube (Competitive)	3:30pm
3x3 cube (Competitive)	3:50pm
Pyraminx (Competitive)	4:10pm
2x2 cube (Open)	4:30pm
3x3 cube (Open)	4:50pm
Pyraminx (Open)	5:10pm

 

You will be required to bring your own Rubik's cubes or Pyraminx. You may participate in more than one segment. To help us plan for the scale of the competition, please sign up to indicate your interest here before 7 July 2025 (Monday). Updates will be sent to students who have signed up closer to the competition date.

 

Want to watch instead? A live Google Meet broadcast will be available for audience members. 

 

For queries or scheduling concerns, please contact Mr Ivan Tan at tan_yiren_ivan@sst.edu.sg. 

[S1 to S3 Only] Invitation to Participate: The International Applied Mathematics Olympiad (IAMO)

You are invited to participate in the International Applied Mathematics Olympiad (IAMO).

The objectives of the IAMO are:

1. to foster critical thinking and scientific inquiry through the challenges of solving Mathematics problems

2. to identify the top students in the field of Mathematics who are ready to compete at an international level

It is a series of 90-minute online Mathematics quizzes for students.

• The 1st round is a 25-MCQ quiz, and finalists would be shortlisted to attempt a 2nd round of 30 MCQs.
• The 1st round will be held online on 12 July, from 0730 PM to 0930 PM, and the second round will be held online on 19 July, from 0730 PM to 0930 PM. (Do note that the two dates fall on a Saturday)

The competition fee is paid in SGD, equivalent to $20 USD, and will be collected through Edusave. The fee will be collected through GIRO if you do not have sufficient Edusave funds.

Slots are limited and will be based on a first-come-first-serve basis. If you wish to participate in this challenge, kindly sign up here.

PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP INDIVIDUALLY via the link provided by the organiser - WE SIGN UP TOGETHER AS A SCHOOL.

The deadline for signing up will be 25 June 2025 (Wednesday).

Once you have signed up, more updates will be communicated via your school email. If you have further questions, contact Mr Andy Chia at chia_song_zhe_andy@sst.edu.sg.

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[S2, S3] Invitation to participate in Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) 2025

You are invited to participate in the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) 2025.

The AMC is an engaging 30-problem competition that demonstrates the importance and relevance of mathematics in students' everyday lives.

Details

Date of competition: 6 August 2025 (Wednesday)

Time/Venue: 2.30 - 4.30 pm

Cost: AUD8.50 (S$7.58) (collected through Edusave)

All Sec 2-3 students are eligible to sign up.

More information regarding the competition can be found here.

Please sign up for the competition here. 

The deadline for signing up will be 30 May 2025 (Friday) 5 p.m.

2025 SASMO Registration

Dear Students

1. You are invited to take part in the Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO) 2025.

2. It will be held on 7 April 2025 (Monday) from 3.10 pm to 4.40 pm in school.

3. All S1-S4 students are eligible to sign up.

4. There will be a compulsory online training module consisting of 30 questions, to be completed at your own convenience, before participating in the competition.

5. The competition fee is $28 and will be collected through Edusave.

6. If you do not have sufficient Edusave funds, the fee will be collected through GIRO.

7. If you are keen to sign up, kindly sign up here.

8.The deadline for signing up will be 21 March 2025 (Friday) 7.00 p.m.

9. More updates and the official registration form will be communicated via your school email once you have signed up.

10. Should you have further questions, you can contact Mr Ivan Tan at tan_yiren_ivan@sst.edu.sg.

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[S1, S2, S3] Invitation to Participate: NIE Mathematics Challenge 2025

Dear Secondary 1 to 3 Students

You are invited to participate in the 2025 Singapore NIE Mathematics Challenge for Secondary School Students (NIEMC).

It is open to all Secondary One to Three students. The competition fee is $10.90 and will be collected through Edusave. If you do not have sufficient Edusave funds, the fee will be collected through GIRO.

It will be held on T2W9 Monday, 19 May 2025, 330 PM to 500 PM in school, and your LD is required to conduct the competition.

If you want to participate in this challenge, kindly sign up here.
The deadline for signing up will be 28 March 2025 (Friday) 5.00 p.m.

More updates will be communicated via your school e-mail once you have signed up. 

If you have further questions, contact Ms Deana at deana_syazwani_binte_azman@sst.edu.sg or Mr Andy Chia at chia_song_zhe_andy@sst.edu.sg.

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2024 SST Rubik's Cube Competition

Dear Students,

 

We are hosting the SST Rubik's Cube Competition on 15 July 2024 (Monday). If you are interested in community building with like-minded and passionate puzzle-solvers, you are welcome to join the organising committee by indicating here before 1 July 2024 (Monday).

The competition will be held after school from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. You do not need to attend the entire duration, only the event that you wish to participate in. Depending on the event that you are participating in, this should not affect your CCA or other school activities. For each event, there will be two categories, Competitive and Open.

 

For the Competitive category events, students will be timed and the timing of 3 solves will be recorded. Prizes will be awarded to the top timings for each event. Your Houses will be recorded for House points. Challenge yourself!

 

For the Open category events, students who are just starting out and interested can try out the same scrambles as the competitive categories. You may record your own timings. Your Houses will be recorded for House points. Just come down to have some fun!

 

The timings for the segments are as follows:

 

2x2 cube (Competitive)	3:30pm
3x3 cube (Competitive)	3:50pm
Pyraminx (Competitive)	4:10pm
2x2 cube (Open)	4:30pm
3x3 cube (Open)	4:50pm
Pyraminx (Open)	5:10pm

 

You will be required to bring your own Rubik's cubes or Pyraminx. You may participate in more than one segment. Please sign up to indicate your interest here before 1 July 2024 (Monday) so that we can plan and arrange for the scale of the competition. Updates will be sent to students who have signed up closer to the competition date.

 

For audience members, you may wish to watch our live coverage of the competition on Google Meet.

 

Please contact Mr Ivan Tan at tan_yiren_ivan@sst.edu.sg for more information or if there are any issues with the timings of the segments.

[S1 to S3 Only] Invitation to Participate: The International Applied Mathematics Olympiad (IAMO)

You are invited to participate in the International Applied Mathematics Olympiad (IAMO).

The objectives of the IAMO are:

1. to foster critical thinking and scientific inquiry through the challenges of solving Mathematics problems

2. to identify the top students in the field of Mathematics who are ready to compete at an international level

It is a series of 90-minute online Mathematics quizzes for students.

• The 1st round is a 25-MCQ quiz, and finalists would be shortlisted to attempt a 2nd round of 30 MCQs.
• The 1st round will be held online on 13 July, from 07.30 PM to 09.30 PM, and the second round will be held online on 14 July, from 07.30 PM to 09.30 PM. (Do note that the two dates fall on the weekend)

The competition fee is $20 USD and will be collected through Edusave. The fee will be collected through GIRO if you do not have sufficient Edusave funds.

Slots are limited and will be based on a first-come-first-serve basis. If you want to participate in this challenge, kindly sign up here.

The deadline for signing up will be 26 June 2024 (Wednesday). Once you have signed up, more updates will be communicated via your school e-mail. If you have further questions, contact Mr Andy Chia at chia_song_zhe_andy@sst.edu.sg.

Invitation to participate in Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) 2024

You are invited to participate in the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) 2024.

The AMC is an engaging 30-problem competition that demonstrates the importance and relevance of mathematics in students' everyday lives.

Details
Date of competition: 7 August (Wednesday)
Time/Venue: TBC

Cost: AUD8.50 (S$7.58) (collected through Edusave)

All S1-S4 students are eligible to sign up.

More information regarding the competition can be found here.

Please sign up for the competition here. The deadline for signing up will be 31 May 2024 (Friday) 5.00 p.m

 

[ALL levels] You are Invited - 2024 SASMO Registration

1. You are invited to take part in the Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO) 2024.

2. It will be held on 1 April 2023 (Monday) from 3.00 pm to 4.30 pm in school.

3. All S1-S4 students are eligible to sign up.

4. There will be 6 compulsory online training lessons for students to complete before going to the competition (which can be taken any time before the competition).

5. The competition fee is $28 and will be collected through Edusave.

6. If you do not have sufficient Edusave funds, the fee will be collected through GIRO.

7. If you are keen to sign up, kindly sign up here.

8.The deadline for signing up will be 1 March 2024 (Friday) 7.00 p.m.

9. More updates and the official registration form will be communicated via your school e-mail once you have signed up.

10. Should you have further questions, you can contact Mr Ivan Tan at tan_yiren_ivan@sst.edu.sg. 

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Invitation to Participate: NIE Mathematics Challenge 2024

[Previously posted on 27 October 2023]

Dear Secondary 1 to 3 Students,

You are invited to participate in the 2024 Singapore NIE Mathematics Challenge for Secondary School Students (NMCSS).

It is open to all Secondary One to Three students. The competition fee is $10.80 and will be collected through Edusave. If you do not have sufficient Edusave funds, the fee will be collected through GIRO.

It will be held on Monday, 20 May 2024, 3.30 pm to 5.00 pm in school, and your LD is required to conduct the quiz.

If you are keen to participate in this challenge, kindly sign up here.
The deadline for signing up will be 1 March 2024 (Friday) 5.00 p.m.

More updates will be communicated via your school e-mail once you have signed up.

If you have further questions, contact Mr Andy Chia at chia_song_zhe_andy@sst.edu.sg.

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Results of Mathematics Competitions 2023: Congratulations 🎉

[Invitation to Participate] The 2023 NUS Statistics Poster Competition

Dear Students,

The Department of Statistics and Data Science, NUS, is organising a yearly competition for pre-university students. The objective of the competition is to expose young people to concepts and methods used in statistics and data science.  

Participation is open to all students of secondary schools, polytechnics and junior colleges in Singapore.  

Submissions have to be in the form of a poster, in which students attempt to answer a well-specified question by means of a specific data set.

Students may work individually or in teams. The maximum number of students per team is five. Students will work on their entries under their teachers' supervision.

Students are free to choose a topic of their interest, and they are free to choose a data set related to that topic. They are also free to formulate the specific questions they want to answer with that data set.  

If you are interested in signing up for the competition, please form groups of no more than 5 people and indicate your interest here.

More information on the competition can be found here:

https://www.stat.nus.edu.sg/2023/05/25/statistics-competition-2023/

The deadline for registration is 3 July 2023 (Monday), 5 p.m.

More details will be given to you once you have registered.

For queries, please contact Mr Andy Chia at chia_song_zhe_andy@sst.edu.sg.

Australian Mathematics Competition 2023

You are invited to take part in the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) 2023.

The AMC is an engaging 30-problem competition that demonstrates the importance and relevance of mathematics in students' everyday lives.

• More information regarding the competition can be found HERE.
• You may wish to view some resources and past papers HERE.

Details

• Date of competition: 2 August 2023 (Wednesday)
• Time/Venue: TBC
• Cost: AUD8 (S$7.14) (collected through Edusave) If you do not have sufficient Edusave funds, it will be collected through GIRO.
• All S1-S4 students are eligible to sign up.

Training

There will be 6 compulsory online training lessons for students to complete before going to the competition (which can be taken any time before the competition).

If you are keen to sign up, kindly do so HERE. 

The deadline for signing up is 1 June 2023 (Thursday) 5.00 p.m.

Should you have further questions, you can contact Ms Deana at deana_syazwani_binte_azman@sst.edu.sg

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[S1 Only] Invitation to Participate: The 2023 Singapore NIE Mathematics Challenge for Secondary School Students (Last Call)

You are invited to participate in the 2023 NMCSS. It is a 90-minute national online Mathematics quiz for students. The questions are closely related to the MOE Mathematics syllabus, so there is no need for extra training as long as you are coping well with your schoolwork. The NMCSS will provide students with personalised feedback on their performance. Students who participate will be placed under the following award categories:

1. Participation;

2. Credit;

3. Distinction;

4. High Distinction.

Only Secondary One students are eligible. The competition fee is $10.80 and will be collected through Edusave. If you do not have sufficient Edusave funds, the fee will be collected through GIRO.

It will be held on one of the days in Term 2 Week 10 in school. If you want to participate in this challenge, kindly sign up here.

The deadline for signing up will be 31 March 2023 (Friday) 3.00 p.m. Once you have signed up, more updates will be communicated via your school e-mail. If you have further questions, contact Mr Andy Chia at chia_song_zhe_andy@sst.edu.sg.

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Rubik's Cube Competition

Dear Students,

 

In celebration of Pi Day, we will be hosting a Rubik's Cube Competition on 29 March 2023 (Wednesday). This will be held after school from 1:50pm to 3:30pm. You do not need to attend the entire duration, only the event that you wish to participate in. Depending on the event that you are participating in, this should not affect interfere with your CCA or other school activities. For each event, there will be two categories, Competitive and Open.

 

For the Competitive category events, students will be timed and average of 3 solves will be recorded. Prizes will be awarded to the top timings for each event. Your Houses will be recorded for House points. Challenge yourself!

 

For the Open category events, students who are just starting out and interested, can try out the same scrambles as the competitive categories. You may record your own timings. Your Houses will be recorded for House points. Just come down to have some fun!

 

The timings for the segments are as follows:

 

2x2 cube (Competitive)	1:50pm
3x3 cube (Competitive)	2:05pm
Pyraminx (Competitive)	2:20pm
2x2 cube (Open)	2:35pm
3x3 cube (Open)	2:55pm
Pyraminx (Open)	3:15pm

 

You will be required to bring your own Rubik's cubes or Pyraminx. You may participate in more than one segment. Please sign up to indicate your interest here before 27 March 2023 (Monday) so that we can plan and arrange for the scale of the competition.

 

For audience members, you may wish to watch our live coverage of the competition on Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/nrb-ppyu-prd

 

Please contact Mr Ivan Tan at tan_yiren_ivan@sst.edu.sg for more information, or if there are any issues with the timings of the segments.

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