SPhO 2026: Confirmed Access and Latest Public Format
Study guideUpdated 19 Jul 2026
Singapore Physics Olympiad guide for 2026: confirmed school-entry route, latest public theory and experimental evidence, syllabus boundary, and the checks students must make wit...
Q: How do students register for the Singapore Physics Olympiad?
A: They do not apply individually. The Institute of Physics Singapore says schools are invited each year and individual applications are not accepted. Ask your school's physics teacher-in-charge whether the school is participating and what its nomination process is.
2026 status: The public organiser pages reviewed on 19 July 2026 did not provide a complete 2026 date, venue, paper, eligibility, or award schedule. Do not reuse the 2024 arrangements below as 2026 instructions.
Last reviewed: 19 July 2026.
Confirmed facts at a glance
- Entry route: schools are invited to take part; individual applications are not accepted.
- Student action: contact the teacher-in-charge at your school.
- Current public source route: the IPS SPhO page directs readers to the SPhO archive maintained by Singapore Physics Olympiad Training for current and previous information.
- 2026 schedule: not publicly established by those pages at the time of review.
- Controlling instructions: your school's current circular and teacher-in-charge.
This distinction matters. A past event post can show how one cycle worked, but it does not establish the next cycle's dates, eligibility, venues, calculator rules, paper count, selection threshold, or medal bands.
What the latest public event evidence actually says
The newest SPhO theory and experimental event posts visible in the organiser-linked archive are for the 37th SPhO in 2024.
2024 theoretical round
The 2024 theoretical-round notice stated that:
- the round was held on Friday 18 October 2024 at Eunoia Junior College;
- students had been nominated by their schools and received index numbers through their teachers-in-charge;
- students had to bring identification and specified stationery; and
- scientific calculators were allowed, while graphing calculators were not.
The notice did not publish the theory paper count or duration. Those details must not be inferred from the different 2023 programme.
2024 experimental round
Reviewed by
Marcus Pang·Managing Director (Maths)
