APMOPS 2025: Guide for IP-Bound Math & Physics Students

Q: What does APMOPS 2025: Guide for IP-Bound Math & Physics Students cover?
A: Eligibility, format.

TL;DR
Round 1 = 30-question online paper (sections worth 4/5/6 marks) with no negative marking.
Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze bands follow fixed percentage caps; the top 50 Singapore scorers qualify for the Invitation Round (IR).
IR = 14 open-response questions (100 marks) sat on-site at Hwa Chong Institution (HCI). Overseas winners pay own airfare & lodging; HCI provides meals + local transport only.
APMOPS medals boost Direct School Admission (DSA) portfolios for IP schools such as HCI, RI, NYGH & NJC.

Registration quick answer (Singapore): Primary schools nominate candidates and submit via the APMOPS portal; there is no individual entry route. Refer to Hwa Chong Institution’s official APMOPS site for the latest registration instructions and dates: https://apmops.hci.edu.sg/

1 What is APMOPS?

The Asia-Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools began in 1991 as the Hwa Chong Maths Challenge and was renamed APMOPS in 1993. It now spans 13 partner territories from Australia to Vietnam, funnelling regional winners to a Singapore finals week hosted by Hwa Chong Institution (HCI).

1.1 Why IP parents care

APMOPS performance is recognised in DSA interviews-especially at IP schools that prioritise Olympiad-style heuristics for their accelerated Maths and Physics curricula.

2 Eligibility (2025 Series)