Canadian Math Kangaroo Contest

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is happy to host the 2020 Canadian Math Kangaroo Contest.

Date: Sunday, March 22, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.

Registration and contest is in the Classroom (CL) building at the University of Regina.

Local Coordinator: Patrick Maidorn

Email: patrick.maidorn@uregina.ca

Registration Deadline: March 2, 2020

• A reduced early contest participation fee of $17 is available until February 23. After this date and until the deadline of March 2, the contest fee is $25.
• Contest content is covered in the Province Math Curriculum. Problems require creativity, logical thinking or a different perspective. Herein lies the challenge.
• The test can be written in English or in French.
• Students compete in six grade categories:
  • Grade 1 and Grade 2;
  • Grade 3 and Grade 4;
  • Grade 5 and Grade 6;
  • Grade 7 and Grade 8;
  • Grade 9 and Grade 10;
  • Grade 11 and Grade 12;
• The test for grades 1-2 consists of 18 multiple-choice questions, arranged in increasing difficulty, to be answered in 45 minutes. The test for grades 3-4 consists of 24 multiple-choice questions, arranged in increasing difficulty, to be answered in 60 minutes. The test for grades 5-12 consists of 30 multiple-choice questions, arranged in increasing difficulty, to be answered in 75 minutes.