Singapore Olympiad and Competition Calendar 2026: Maths, Science and Robotics

Study guide21 Mar 2026, 00:00 ZUpdated 26 Aug 2026

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Marcus Pang·Managing Director (Maths)

Organiser-checked 2026 calendar for major maths, science and robotics competitions open to Singapore students, with exact dates where published and explicit gaps where organiser...

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Q: Which Singapore student competitions have confirmed 2026 dates?
A: Many major 2026 competition windows have ended, while NRC is in progress through 28 August and its award ceremony is on 1 September. Later scheduled events include the Singapore Math Challenge in September, IJCO on 26 September, AMC 10 and AMC 12 in November, and iGEM in November. Where a current organiser page does not show an exact date, this calendar says so instead of substituting a historical estimate.

Last reviewed: 26 August 2026. The completed, scheduled, in-progress, result, and evidence-gap states below were checked against the named organiser pages.

How to read this calendar

Completed means the cited 2026 date or window has passed.
In progress means at least one cited event session is happening on the review date.
Scheduled means the organiser's cited date is still ahead.
Not posted means the checked organiser page did not publish a usable current date by 26 August 2026.
A competition can have school and private-candidate windows. Use the one matching your registration route.

Early 2027 confirmed dates

This page remains the 2026 calendar. The following next-cycle facts are included because organisers have already published them and students may be planning ahead:

Competition	Confirmed 2027 information	Current planning boundary
AMC 8	21 to 27 January 2027 in the 2026-27 season	Use the current MAA registration route
IOAI	Singapore, 4 to 10 July 2027	Singapore students qualify through NOAI; national 2027 dates are not yet published
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Competition	Level	2026 organiser status	Registration	Official source
SMKC	P1 to P6	Completed: schools 23 March to 10 April; private candidates 4 to 5 April	School or private candidate	SIMCC
SASMO	P1 to P6	Completed: schools 9 March to 7 April; private candidates 28 to 29 March	School or private candidate	SIMCC
Singapore Math Challenge by SMO Education Group	P1 to P6	Scheduled: 10 to 11 September; school registration closed 17 July	School only for the cited Singapore cycle; this is not SIMCC's contest with the same short name	SMO Education Group
NMOS	P5	Completed: paper held 14 July; results released to participating schools 30 July	School only	NUS High School
APMOPS	P5 and P6	Completed: P6 on 16 April; P5 on 18 April; invitation round 30 May	P6 through school; P5 parent route through participating schools	Hwa Chong Institution
RMO	P4 to P6	Completed: Round 1 on 9 April; Round 2 on 7 May	MOE primary school only	Raffles Institution
SPSO	P5	Completed: theory paper 19 May; results communicated through schools	MOE primary school only	NUS High School
ISMC	Grades 2 to 6	Not posted: the checked Marshall Cavendish page still presents the 2025 cycle	Follow the current MCE notice	Marshall Cavendish Education

Competition	Level	2026 organiser status	Registration	Official source
SMO Junior	Sec 1 to 2	Completed: Round 1 on 3 June; Round 2 on 27 June	School	Singapore Mathematical Society
SMO Senior	Sec 3 to 4	Completed: Round 1 on 3 June; Round 2 on 27 June	School	Singapore Mathematical Society
SMKC	Sec 1 to 4	Completed: schools 23 March to 10 April; private candidates 4 to 5 April	School or private candidate	SIMCC
SASMO	Sec 1 to 4	Completed: schools 9 March to 7 April; private candidates 28 to 29 March	School or private candidate	SIMCC
AMC 8	Up to Grade 8	Scheduled for the 2026-27 season: 21 to 27 January 2027	Registered competition manager	MAA
AMC 10	Up to Grade 10	Scheduled: A paper 5 November; B paper 13 November	Registered competition manager	MAA
SJPO	Secondary students within the current age rules	Completed: 21 May, 3pm to 5pm; school registration closed 2 April	School only; no individual applications	Institute of Physics Singapore
SJChO	Sec 3 to 5 and equivalent	Completed: Round 1 on 20 May; Round 2 on 1 July	School	SNIC
SJBO	Sec 2 to 4	Completed: theory round 6 May; results released 20 July; prize presentation date 22 August has passed	School, with current individual route described by organiser	SJBO
Vanda	P3 to Sec 4	Completed: school and private-candidate windows ended; published result date was 19 August	School or private candidate; use the portal or school for results	VANDA
HKISO	Grades 2 to 12	Not posted: no reliable 2026 Singapore heat-round date was available at the latest review	Regional organiser	HKISO guide
NRC	Preschool to tertiary categories	In progress: sessions 17 to 20 and 24 to 28 August; award ceremony 1 September	Registration closed	Science Centre Singapore
IJCO	Sec 1 to JC2	Scheduled: 26 September	School or private candidate through SIMCC	SIMCC
VEX Robotics	Event-specific age divisions	Not posted for one Singapore event: use the live event map for the relevant programme and season	Team and event registration	Robot Events

Competition	Level	2026 organiser status	Registration	Official source
SMO Open	Secondary and JC students under the current rules	Completed: Round 1 on 4 June; Round 2 on 4 July	School	Singapore Mathematical Society
SMKC	JC1 to JC2	Completed: schools 23 March to 10 April; private candidates 4 to 5 April	School or private candidate	SIMCC
SASMO	JC1 to JC2	Completed: schools 9 March to 7 April; private candidates 28 to 29 March	School or private candidate	SIMCC
AMC 12	Up to Grade 12	Scheduled: A paper 5 November; B paper 13 November	Registered competition manager	MAA
SPhO	JC and equivalent under current rules	Not posted: no current 2026 date was found on the checked NUS Physics olympiad page	School	NUS Physics
SChO	JC and equivalent under current rules	Not posted: the checked SNIC pages did not publish an exact 2026 competition date	School	SNIC
SBO	JC and equivalent under current rules	Not posted: the checked SIBiol pages did not publish an exact 2026 competition date	School	Singapore Institute of Biology
iGEM	Team categories set by iGEM	Scheduled: Grand Jamboree activities run 13 to 16 November, with badge collection from 12 November	Registered team	iGEM 2026 calendar
SSDC	High-school teams	Not posted for a Singapore route: check the current regional pathway and RFP	Team	Aerospace Education Competitions

Singapore Olympiad and Competition Calendar 2026: Maths, Science and Robotics

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Early 2027 confirmed dates

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Primary school competitions

Secondary and IP competitions

JC and pre-university competitions

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Registration safeguards

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