VANDA Science Competition 2026: Singapore Guide
Current VANDA International Junior Science Olympiad guide for Primary 3 to Secondary 4 students: registration routes, syllabus, awards, reports, and refund policy.
Q: Can a Singapore student enter VANDA without a school nomination?
A: The organiser's registration page provides separate routes for a Singapore private candidate and a Singapore school candidate. Private candidates use SIMCC's Member Development Portal. Confirm the active date, fee, delivery mode, and grade entry in the portal before paying.
Quick facts
The organiser calls the event VANDA International Junior Science Olympiad, while its pages also use the abbreviations VIJSO and VNJSO. It is for Primary 3 to Secondary 4 students, follows the Singapore school science syllabus, and emphasises higher-order thinking. SIMCC's live competition calendar lists 27 to 28 June 2026 for Singapore private candidates and 8 June to 17 July 2026 for Singapore school candidates.
Last reviewed: 4 August 2026. The official competition, registration, and SIMCC upcoming-competitions pages were reviewed. Fees, country arrangements, and image-based format details must still be checked in the active organiser portal.
2026 Singapore dates
SIMCC's live calendar currently records:
- Singapore private candidates: 27 to 28 June 2026;
- Singapore school candidates: 8 June to 17 July 2026; and
- international candidates: 1 June to 31 July 2026.
These are different registration or delivery routes, not one universal test date. Use the route on the student's confirmation and ask the school or organiser about the exact sitting.
Name and organiser
VANDA International Junior Science Olympiad is organised through the Singapore International Mastery Contests Centre network. The organiser page uses both VIJSO and VNJSO in its current copy. This guide treats them as labels on the same official VANDA site rather than inventing a distinction that the organiser does not explain.
Who can enter
The organiser states that the competition is for:
- Primary 3 to Primary 6, or Grades 3 to 6;
- Secondary 1 to Secondary 2, or Grades 7 to 8; and
- Secondary 3 to Secondary 4, or Grades 9 to 10, with one current overview reference also showing Grade 10/11.
Use the grade or level shown in the active registration form for the student's country and school system.
Registration in Singapore
The current registration page describes:
- a private-candidate route through SIMCC's Member Development Portal;
- a school-candidate manual route where the school submits an organiser spreadsheet through the portal; and
- a school webform option arranged with SIMCC so parents can pay online.
The organiser says competition entry can be first come, first served. A place is therefore not established until the registration is accepted under the current route.
