AIMO 2026 was held on 10 September; entries are now closed. This guide has moved from entry preparation to results checking and next steps. For the competition timeline, see our AIMO exam guide.
When checked on 17 September 2026, AMT's public AIMO results page still referred to 2025. We have not verified a public 2026 release or a release date. Check the official results page for updates and ask your entering school or competition coordinator about your own result. The public list is not a complete individual score report.
AIMO is a four-hour maths competition for Years 7–10, pitched at Year 10 level. The paper has 10 questions: eight ask for integer answers and two require written solutions, which may include proofs. It is not an all-proof paper or an AMC-style multiple-choice paper.
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Next step: move from quick answers to deeper reasoning.
Next step: train one topic and one method at a time.
Start with the level your child can work through thoughtfully. A course supports preparation; it does not guarantee an award or selection.
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AIMO is a separate competition pathway. Use the sample and curriculum to check the fit.
Choose a problem they remember finding difficult. Ask them to explain the first useful step, where they got stuck, and how they would check a possible answer. Separate a missing maths idea from a missing explanation. Use that observation to choose one topic to practise; a result alone does not tell you which course to buy.
For a next practice step, review the AIMO course and its free starting lessons. The course is a preparation resource, not the official results service.
The secondary AMC has 30 questions over 75 minutes. AIMO allows four hours for 10 harder problems, including two written-solution questions. Practise showing why a method works as well as finding an answer.
AMT describes a Year 10-level paper for Years 7–10. Strong AMC performance or substantial extension experience can help indicate readiness; there is no score guarantee. Younger students should judge suitability from sample problems with their teacher.
Entries closed on 4 September 2026. The competition was held on 10 September and the answer-sheet submission deadline was 11 September. These are past dates, not an invitation to enter now. Check AMT for future entry arrangements.
Use a short practice block to work on one observed difficulty. First explain a familiar solution without looking at it, then try a related problem, and finally compare the reasoning. Keep a note of the step that still needs help. Two weeks is a review plan, not a promise of olympiad readiness.
Keep a copy of the student’s working if available and choose one problem they could start but could not finish. Review the key idea and ask them to write a complete explanation in their own words. On a later attempt, change the numbers or assumptions to check that the idea transfers. Compare readiness through this work, not through a promise of a particular award or invitation.
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An AMC award alone is not a readiness test. Ask your child to work on an unfamiliar problem for longer, organise cases and write a clear explanation. AMT describes AIMO as pitched at Year 10, also of interest to motivated Years 7–9 students. Our preparation course is designed for Years 9–12; check fit rather than assuming the contest and course age ranges are identical.
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