International Geography Olympiad (iGeo): Guide

Q: What does The International Geography Olympiad (iGeo): Parent & Student Guide for Singapore IP cover?
A: What is iGeo, the official team and test structure, and how national selection works.

TL;DR
The International Geography Olympiad sits under the International Geographical Union, and the current statutes cap each delegation at four students plus two team leaders IGU iGeo Statutes.
The official test guidelines set the scoring split at 40 percent Written Response, 20 percent Multimedia, and 40 percent Fieldwork iGeo test guidelines (Apr 2025).
National organisers select and register teams; use the official host reports for participation figures and standings rather than hearsay 2023 iGeo results report.

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Registration quick answer (Singapore): iGeo is not an individual sign‑up; countries send a national team (up to four students) selected via local contests. Check the international site for current statutes and contact links: https://geoolympiad.org/ > 2023 iGeo results report.

1 What exactly is iGeo?

• Under IGU oversight. The Olympiad is organised as an International Geographical Union programme through the iGeo Commission IGU iGeo Statutes.
• Delegation limits. Each accredited country may send up to four students accompanied by two adult leaders; all students must still be in pre-university education and below 19 on 30 June of the competition year IGU iGeo Statutes.
• Assessment mix. The contest combines a Written Response Test (WRT), Multimedia Test (MMT) and Fieldwork Exercise (FWE) that contribute forty percent, twenty percent and forty percent of the total respectively iGeo test guidelines (Apr 2025).

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