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(Version 1, August 31, 2024)
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Contestant Qualification

The Philippine Mathematical Olympiad (PMO) is open to all junior and senior high school (Grades 7 to 12) students
in the country. Each of the participating schools may send at most 30 students.

Interested students should contact [email protected] if they are not enrolled in a traditional school (i.e., they are
homeschooled) or if they are enrolled in a school that will not participate.

Stages

There will be three stages: the Qualifying Stage, the Area Stage, and the National Stage.

The Qualifying Stage will consist of the following parts.

QUALIFYING STAGE – 3 hours on November 23, 2024 (Sat) – primarily onsite (with option for online)
Part 1 Multiple Choice 5 questions 1 point each 5 points
Part 2 Multiple Choice 15 questions 2 points each 30 points
Part 3 Short Answer 8 questions 5 points each 40 points
75 points

All contestants, regardless of grade level, will answer the same set of questions. The Top 30 from each area will move
on to the Area Stage, along with those who are within the Top 100 of all contestants nationwide, as long as the cap of
around 50 contestants per area is observed. Roughly speaking, for each area, there will be 30 guaranteed contestants
plus at most 20 whose scores are high enough.

The Area Stage will consist of the following parts.

AREA STAGE – 3 hours on January 25, 2025 (Saturday) – primarily onsite (with option for online)
Part 1 Short Answer 20 questions 3 points each 60 points
Part 2 Problem Solving 2 questions 10 points each 20 points
80 points

The top 20 students from all areas will then move to the National Stage in March 2025. The National Stage consists of
the following parts.

NATIONAL STAGE – 4.5 hours per day on March 08 (Saturday) and March 09, 2025 (Sunday) - onsite
Day 1 Problem Solving 4 questions 7 points each 28 points
Day 2 Problem Solving 4 questions 7 points each 28 points
56 points

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Registration before the Qualifying Stage

1. An authorized school personnel applies as a School Coordinator (SC) via PMO 27 Form A. The SC is
responsible for registering all contestants from their school and ensuring their contestants are informed of the
things regarding the contest. New SC applicants need to provide a certification signed by their school head.

Deadline for SC registration: November 06, 2024 (Wednesday), 11:59 PM

2. SC receives an email containing their School Code together with an Excel spreadsheet to input their
contestants' information.
Contestant info needed: Complete Name, Grade Level, Gender (not required), Contact Number and Email.

3. SC pays the NON-REFUNDABLE registration fee of ₱200/contestant. Refer to the Payment Guidelines that
will be sent via email for information on how to pay the registration fee.

4. SC submits the said spreadsheet together with the proof of payment via PMO 27 Form B.

Deadline for Contestant Registration and Payment: Nov. 13, 2024 (Wednesday), 11:59 PM

5. SC receives another email confirming the details of the registered contestants from their school and the
amount received as registration payment.

6. Each contestant also receives an email containing their respective contestant code and test site.

WALK-INS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. Contestants need to be registered and paid for before the Qualifying Stage.
The registration fee before the Qualifying Stage is the only registration fee that needs to be paid.

Qualifying Stage – Logistics

The Qualifying Stage will be held, simultaneously, online and onsite.

● The primary onsite venues will be the Regional Test Centers (RTC) – the universities where the Regional
Coordinators are based.

● Aside from the RTCs, some regions and provinces will have a Satellite Test Center (STC) – the list of STCs is
still a work in progress. Schools with a substantial number of participating students who wish to join onsite
but are far away from an RTC may email [email protected] and apply to become an STC.

● The address and contact information of all test sites (RTC and STC) can be found on the pmo website.

● Those who will participate online must have a gadget with a camera and microphone that can connect online
and run Zoom (online conference app).

Area Stage – Logistics

Ideally, an Area Stage contestant who participated onsite in the Qualifying Stage will take the test in the same venue
as the previous stage. If there is a need to modify the arrangement, the PMO will coordinate with the schools and
contestants involved.

National Stage – Logistics

The National Stage will be in Metro Manila. Subsidies will be given for air/sea travel and long distance land travel.
Subsidies will also be given for the accommodation of contestants with no home in Metro Manila.

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Certificates and Awards

Contestants who were able to join the Qualifying Stage and have been compliant with contest rules will receive a
certificate of participation from the PMO. Their respective coach and SC will also receive a certificate of appreciation.
The Awarding Ceremony will be in the evening of March 09, 2025 (Sunday).

Based on scores from the Qualifying Stage, the following contestants will be awarded with a certificate and a medal.
● The Top Contestant from each of the 18 regions of the Philippines; the PMO reserves the right not to give an
award for a region if there are too few contestants as evaluated by the organizers.

Based on scores from the Area Stage, the top 3 contestants per area will be awarded with a certificate and a medal.
● The Top 3 Contestants from each of the four Areas (Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and NCR).

Based on scores from the National Stage, the top 3 contestants will be awarded with the following:

WINNERS OF THE 27TH PMO

Contestant medal, trophy, certificate, ₱100,000
Champion Coach certificate, ₱10,000
School trophy
Contestant medal, trophy, certificate, ₱75,000
1st Runner-Up Coach certificate, ₱ 7,500
School trophy
Contestant medal, trophy, certificate, ₱ 50,000
2nd Runner-Up Coach certificate, ₱ 5,000
School trophy

Aside from the above awards, the 27th PMO will also award the following:
● The Top Female Contestant from all over the country
● The Top Junior Contestant, i.e., a contestant from Grade 7 to Grade 9 from all over the country.

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1 Aug. 31, 2024 The first draft of the general guidelines was officially released.

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