Calgary Junior Math Contest
The junior math contest is a 90 minute mathematics contest that takes place every spring. While the exam is primarily for Grade 9 students, all junior high students attending schools in Calgary and surrounding districts are eligible. Participants write the exam as arranged by their school.
Prizes are available for both schools and individuals and include trophies, medals and a cash award to the student achieving the highest mark. Top students and their teacher sponsors are invited to an awards event, which may be in person or virtual
In March, junior high schools in the Calgary area receive contest registration information. Our registration material is not normally directed to elementary schools, but if any school feels they have one or more exceptional students who could benefit from our contest, we invite them to enter as well.
49th Calgary Junior High School Mathematics Contest
The Calgary Junior High School Mathematics Contest is back for 2026. The exam will take place the morning of Wednesday May 6th, 2026, in a classroom at your school. Writing the contest will last for one- and one-half hours.
The contact teachers will be asked to print out copies of the examination for students writing in class and to scan the results and submit them for marking.
Details about how the competition will be offered and how it will be marked will be sent in a more detailed information sheet to teachers who register their students for the contest.
The exam is primarily for Grade 9 students; however, all junior high students attending schools in Calgary and surrounding districts are eligible. Please limit the number of participants to approximately 10% of the Grade 9 population in your school.
School and individual prizes will include trophies, medals, and a cash award to the students achieving in the Top 3. We are planning an in-person awards event in June to which top students, their teacher sponsors, as well as family members will be invited.
Marking Session: Volunteers are needed to help mark the examination after school hours on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026 in a collaborative session using ZOOM. We request that each participating school provide at least one marker, and we recommend at least one marker volunteer per 25 students writing the contest from a participating school.
There will be no charges for participation in the 2026 contest.
To register your school, please complete the online Google form below between April 15th and May 3rd, 2026.
https://forms.gle/2BRBSQPG2YCHuK1Q9
If you have any questions, please contact Mayada Shahada: mayada.shahada@ucalgary.ca
Sponsors:
- Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
- Calgary Board of Education
- Calgary Catholic School District
- Faculty of Science and the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Calgary
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This year’s competition will be the first for many years without the participation of Professor Robert Woodrow, who passed away on 10th June 2025, shortly before last year’s Awards Ceremony. Even after his retirement in 2018, Professor Woodrow continued to work tirelessly in support of mathematics competitions for young people, including the Calgary Junior Mathematics Competition.
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