Contests and competitions

2023-2024 contests and competitions

The registration deadline for contests and competitions will be announced by each department on the school wide morning announcements.

While students in HMST are encouraged to take part in contests and competitions as part of their enrichment in the program, there is no minimum number of contests that students in the program are required to participate in. 


Mathematics Contests

Grade(s)

Contest date

Registration deadline

(CIMC) Canadian Intermediate math contest

9 and 10

November 13, 2024

Thursday, October 17, 2024

(CSMC) Canadian Senior math contest

11 and 12

November 13, 2024

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Pascal math contest

9

February 26, 2025

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Cayley math contest

10

February 26, 2025

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Fermat math contest

11

February 26, 2025

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Euclid math contest

12

 April 2, 2025

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Fryer math contest

 April 3, 2025

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Galois math contest

10

 April 3, 2025

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Hypatia math contest

11

 April 3, 2025

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Science Contests

Grade(s)

Contest date

Registration deadline

Michael Smith Challenge

9 and 10*

Not available

TBA

OAPT physics contest

11 and 12

May 24th, 2025

TBA

Waterloo Chem 13 contest

12

May 8, 2025

To open in mid-February 2025

Waterloo Avogadro chem contest

11

May 15, 2025

To open in mid-February 2025

 

Computer Programming Competitions

Grade(s)

Contest date

Registration deadline

BCC (Beaver Computer competition)

9 and 10*

Monday, November 4, 2024, to Friday, November 15, 2024

TBA

CCC (Canadian Computing competition) 

11 and 12

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

TBA