Math Kangaroo

Math Kangaroo is proposed by Peter O’Halloran, an Australian mathematician and teacher, in the 1980's. In 1991, this idea was taken up in Paris, France. Very quickly, it spread throughout Europe. The challenge began to be called “Kangaroo” because of its Australian origin.

The main purpose of Math Kangaroo is to promote mathematical thinking and stimulate an interest in math, by providing students with an opportunity to compare their abilities against the abilities of other students, from different countries around the world. Math Kangaroo is now the largest challenge for school students in the world, with over 6.3 million participants from 87 countries in 2019. There are about one million participants in Russia and Germany each year and more than 0.3 million participants are from France, Brazil, Czech Republic, Poland. Over 0.1 million participants are from Spain, Austria, Netherlands, Sweden and other countries. Furthermore, Math Kangaroo has been held in the United States for more than 20 years, and the number of participants increases rapidly every year, especially in California, where lives the majority of Asian Americans, however, despite the popularity of the challenge, it is hard for students to participant in Math Kangaroo, due to increasing demand of participants each year.

Rules and Awards

Language：Chinese and English
Date：
Level A (Grade 1 to 2)： 15th April, 2023 10:00-11:15 （75 mins）
Level B (Grade 3 to 4)： 15th April, 2023 10:00-11:15 （75 mins）
Level C (Grade 5 to 6)： 15th April, 2023 10:00-11:15 （75 mins）
Level D (Grade 7 to 8)： 15th April, 2023 14:00-15:15 （75 mins）
Level E (Grade 9 to 10)： 15th April, 2023 14:00-15:15 （75 mins）
Level F (Grade 11 to 12)： 15th April, 2023 14:00-15:15 （75 mins）
Deadline：2nd April, 2023
Location：Paper-based in partnering school
Contest：Individual written test
Difficulty：6 different levels (Level A have Chinese reading function)
1. Level A：Grade 1 to 2
2. Level B：Grade 3 to 4
3. Level C：Grade 5 to 6
4. Level D：Grade 7 to 8
5. Level E：Grade 9 to 10
6. Level F：Grade 11 to 12

*Because different levels of contests are conducted in different time periods, students who are good at math can register for multiple levels. Students are allowed to choose to register for the contest at a level higher than their grade level, and are not allowed to choose a level below their grade level. The awards will be judged separately in grades and levels.

Scoring System：
1. Level A-B：24 multiple-choice questions, full score is 120 (Starting score is 24). Questions 1-8 are worth 3 points. Questions 9-16 are worth 4 points. Questions 17-24 are worth 5 points. ( 1 point will be deducted for wrong answers, and no point will be deducted for blank answers. )
2. Level C-F：30 multiple-choice questions, full score is 150 (Starting score is 30). Questions 1-10 are worth 3 points. Questions 11-20 are worth 4 points. Questions 21-30 are worth 5 points. ( 1 point will be deducted for wrong answers, and no point will be deducted for blank answers. )

Awards

Global Awards

Math Kangaroo Perfect Score: Full marks

National Awards

Top Gold： Top 3%
Gold Award： Top 10%
Silver Award: Top 20%
Bronze Award: Top 35%
Proficiency Award: Top 25%by Province / Municipality / Autonomous Region / Special Administrative Region (after national awards)

*Every Level will be awarded separately by different grades. Students with Perfect Score will also receive cup.

Regional Division

Northern China : Beijing, Tianjin, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shandong
Eastern China : Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu
Southern China : Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan
Western China: Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Tibet, Ningxia, Xinjiang
Central China : Hunan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan

Math Kangaroo China Academic Board Invitation

Dear Teachers:

Starting from 2019, ASDAN China has cooperated with Math kangaroo to bring the Math Kangaroo Challenge to China. Math Kangaroo is now the largest Challenge for school students in the world, with over 6.3 million participants from 87 countries in 2019. Motivated by the importance of mathematics in the modern world, the Challenge is to spread the joy of mathematics, support mathematical education in school and promote a positive perception of mathematics in society.

The main activity of “Kangourou sans Frontières” is designing the annual Kangaroo Mathematics Challenge. Mathematical problems in multiple-choice form are offered to children of all school levels. Math Kangaroo China Academic Board will be responsible for providing excellent math problems for the “Kangourou sans Frontières” on behalf of China Division. All members of Math Kangaroo China Academic Board, as well as math teachers nationwide, can participate in creating questions for the Math Kangaroo Challenge. And the outstanding questions will be selected anonymously by Math Kangaroo China Academic Board.

Math Kangaroo China Division will hold an annual seminar to discuss and develop the concept of math teaching. In addition, some members of the Math Kangaroo China Academic Board will be invited to participate in MK's annual General Assembly, which takes place in different countries. All members of Math Kangaroo China Academic Board will be officially appointed and announced on the official website of the China Division. Hence, we would like to welcome any interested applicants from your school to join in our very first Math Kangaroo China Academic Board!

Math Kangaroo China Division
ASDAN China

XINGUANG MA

北京市新府学外国语学校

KEHUI CHEN

北京王府外国语学校

JIAXUN LI

北京市朝阳区爱迪外国语学校

XIN DONG

北京市第八十中学国际部

WEI DONG

成都墨尔文学校

YUN ZHANG

成都美视国际学校

YI ZHANG

华南师范大学附属外国语学校

XIA ZHANG

上海民办华东师大二附中紫竹双语学校

JIE YAN

上海中学国际部

GUOGUANG XU

重庆德普外国语学校

YUEJIAN WANG

深圳市博纳学校

WEIMENGJIN WANG

贵阳一中新世界国际学校

GUOPING WANG

重庆德普外国语学校

ZHIYI TANG

南京外国语学校

ZHIBAO SHU

武汉枫叶国际学校

XINQI MA

德胜学校（国际）

BIN LI

深圳市荟同学校

HONGJUAN HE

君华国际学校

CHUANG HUANG

武汉英中高级中学

TIANYI HU

广州耀华国际教育学校

YITONG WANG

宏文学校青岛崂山校区

LONG ZHU

贵阳一中普瑞国际学校

TAO GU

西咸新区空港枫叶国际学校

XUEQING DING

杭州维翰学校

MINZHI ZENG

广州市增城区凤凰城中英文学校

ZHONGKAI CAI

上海市实验学校

CHENGHUI BIAN

句容碧桂园学校

FENG XIN

北京外国语大学附属苏州湾外国语学校

Chieh-ju Wang

北京市中芯学校

BEIBEI XUE

北京中加学校

JING FU

北京市新英才学校

WEI DU

合肥高新中加学校

DAWEI ZHENG

大连市高新区嘉汇橡树外国语学校

MEIXIA WU

苏州工业园区外国语学校

YUKUN YAO

北京市新府学外国语学校

PING WANG

昆山康桥学校

YUN WEI

无锡市协和双语国际学校

XIAOQIN CHENG

上海市世界外国语学校

ZHENWEI CHEN

佛山市诺德安达学校

1、What is the refund policy

If, for some reason, the student is unable to attend after paying the fee, please contact us. If you apply before the registration deadline, 25% of the registration fee will be deducted as academic materials and service fees. If you apply after the registration deadline, no refund will be given.

2、Where should students register？

Students need to register on the native Math Kangaroo Committee website. China Division Committee does not accept participants from other nations and regions.

Math Kangaroo

The largest Youth Math challenge in the World

Introduction

Math Kangaroo

Math Kangaroo’s Mission

More than 6.34 million students participate in "Math Kangaroo" in 2020

Rules and Awards

Rules and Awards

Awards

Regional Division

Exam Centers

ASDAN EPQ Scholarship

3000RMB/std

2000RMB/std

1000RMB/std

Math Kangaroo China Academic Board

Math Kangaroo China Academic Board Invitation

XINGUANG MA

KEHUI CHEN

JIAXUN LI

XIN DONG

WEI DONG

YUN ZHANG

YI ZHANG

XIA ZHANG

JIE YAN

GUOGUANG XU

YUEJIAN WANG

WEIMENGJIN WANG

GUOPING WANG

ZHIYI TANG

ZHIBAO SHU

XINQI MA

BIN LI

HONGJUAN HE

CHUANG HUANG

TIANYI HU

YITONG WANG

LONG ZHU

TAO GU

XUEQING DING

MINZHI ZENG

ZHONGKAI CAI

CHENGHUI BIAN

FENG XIN

Chieh-ju Wang

BEIBEI XUE

JING FU

WEI DU

DAWEI ZHENG

MEIXIA WU

YUKUN YAO

PING WANG

YUN WEI

XIAOQIN CHENG

ZHENWEI CHEN

Math Kangaroo China Support Program for Rural Schools

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