AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION · 2026

VIC AMC CUT OFF 2026

Victoria · Australian Mathematics Competition · Years 3–12. Match the year level on the result report before comparing award thresholds.

VIC AMC Cut Off 2026

Find your child’s year level, then read across to the award column.

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2026 Australian Mathematics Competition · VIC · Years 3–12
DivisionYear levelProficiencyCreditDistinctionHigh DistinctionPrize
Middle Primary33245617995
432557188110
Upper Primary532567190110
632627899124
Junior732476389118
832527097120
Intermediate932486491115
1032506793120
Senior1132476284117
1232526887120

Based on supplied Australian Maths Trust information. Final interpretation and award decisions rest with AMT; cut-off scores may be adjusted slightly. For reference only. AMT scoring and award guidance.

VIC Year 6: the primary-school milestone

Distinction: 78 · High Distinction: 99 · Prize: 124. For Years 5–6, choose primary-level training before moving to secondary course material.

VIC Year 8: the junior milestone

Distinction: 70 · High Distinction: 97 · Prize: 120. Use the result alongside the questions your child found difficult to choose foundation work, harder AMC problems or an AIMO sample.

AFTER THE RESULT · YOUR ACTION PLAN

Your result is a starting point. What comes next?

Choose the situation that fits your child. Start with one clear action today.

Start with the level your child can work through thoughtfully. A course supports preparation; it does not guarantee an award or selection.

ACE ACHIEVERS · FIND YOUR NEXT COURSE

What is your child aiming for next?

Choose a goal. See the course. Try a lesson.

Choose the support behind the next result

Credit / Participation with gaps → Foundation. Aiming for High Distinction with secure foundations → Advanced.

BUILD YOUR BASE

AMC Y7–8 Foundation

Credit or Participation — and core methods still feel shaky?

Best fit
Years 7–8
Training focus
Q15–25 foundations
  • Build number, algebra, geometry and counting methods.
  • Replace guessing with a method your child can explain.

First 3 lessons free with an account · No credit card

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TARGET: HIGH DISTINCTION

AMC Y7–8 Advanced

Foundations secure, but the hardest questions still stop your child?

Best fit
Years 7–8
Training focus
Q26–30 challenge
  • Stretch beyond familiar AMC methods.
  • Practise harder problems with worked solutions.

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Give a younger problem-solver the right challenge

Learn a method first; use a mock when your child is ready to practise under timed conditions.

PRIMARY · HARDER PROBLEMS

AMC Y5–6 Advanced

School maths feels easy — competition problems do not?

Best fit
Years 5–6
Training focus
Q20–30 practice
  • Build methods for less familiar problems.
  • Start with area and perimeter in the free sample.

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PRIMARY · EXAM CONFIDENCE

AMC Y5–6 Mock Exam

Needs practice choosing and finishing questions under a timer?

Best fit
Years 5–6
Training focus
Timed mock papers
  • Rehearse an AMC-style paper.
  • Use the solutions to choose what to practise next.

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Aiming for Prize — or exploring olympiad maths?

Use Advanced for harder AMC methods, add Mock for timed practice, and explore AIMO as a separate challenge.

TARGET: PRIZE · EXAM PRACTICE

AMC Y7–8 Mock Exams

Knows the maths, but loses marks under time pressure?

Best fit
Years 7–8
Training focus
Full timed papers
  • Practise pacing and question selection.
  • Review the worked solutions after each paper.

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NEXT CHALLENGE: OLYMPIAD

AIMO Preparation

Ready to move beyond quick answers into deeper reasoning?

Best fit
Check readiness
Training focus
Olympiad reasoning
  • Explore number theory, algebra, geometry and counting.
  • Build habits for longer problems and written solutions.

First 3 units free · No credit card

A$499one-time full course

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A strength in maths can open another subject

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GO BEYOND SCHOOL MATHS

Chemistry Acceleration

Curious about chemistry — and ready for more than the school lesson?

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Years 7–8
Training focus
Chemistry concepts
  • Build chemistry understanding through structured lessons.
  • Try the teaching style before choosing a course.

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GO BEYOND SCHOOL MATHS

Physics Acceleration

Curious about physics — and ready for more than the school lesson?

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Years 7–8
Training focus
Physics concepts
  • Build physics understanding through structured lessons.
  • Try the teaching style before choosing a course.

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GO BEYOND SCHOOL MATHS

Biology Acceleration

Curious about biology — and ready for more than the school lesson?

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Years 7–8
Training focus
Biology concepts
  • Build biology understanding through structured lessons.
  • Try the teaching style before choosing a course.

First 3 lessons free with an account · No credit card

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A strength in maths can open another subject

Choose the subject your child is curious about. Try a real lesson before adding another course.

GO BEYOND SCHOOL MATHS

Chemistry Acceleration

Curious about chemistry — and ready for more than the school lesson?

Best fit
Years 9–10
Training focus
Chemistry concepts
  • Build chemistry understanding through structured lessons.
  • Try the teaching style before choosing a course.

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GO BEYOND SCHOOL MATHS

Physics Acceleration

Curious about physics — and ready for more than the school lesson?

Best fit
Years 9–10
Training focus
Physics concepts
  • Build physics understanding through structured lessons.
  • Try the teaching style before choosing a course.

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GO BEYOND SCHOOL MATHS

Biology Acceleration

Curious about biology — and ready for more than the school lesson?

Best fit
Years 9–10
Training focus
Biology concepts
  • Build biology understanding through structured lessons.
  • Try the teaching style before choosing a course.

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Take science beyond the school lesson

Start with Foundation, or explore Advanced if core ideas are secure.

YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE

Junior Science Olympiad Y7-8 Foundation Course

Interested in science, but not sure where to start?

Training focus
Biology, chemistry & physics
Start here
Full course dashboard
  • See the complete learning sequence before choosing.
  • Try the first 3 lessons and find the right level.

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YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE

Junior Science Olympiad Y7-8 Advanced Course

Ready to apply science to less familiar problems?

Training focus
Olympiad problem solving
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  • See the complete learning sequence before choosing.
  • Try the first 3 lessons and find the right level.

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Turn an interest in chemistry into a learning plan

Choose foundations, advanced training or mock practice to match current readiness.

YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE

Chemistry Olympiad — Foundation

Build the chemistry foundations before harder competition problems.

Training focus
Core chemistry
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  • Try the first 3 lessons and find the right level.

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YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE

Chemistry Olympiad — Advanced

Comfortable with the basics and ready for deeper problems?

Training focus
Advanced chemistry
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  • Try the first 3 lessons and find the right level.

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YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE

Chemistry Olympiad — Mock Exam

Know the ideas, but need to practise under exam conditions?

Training focus
Timed practice & review
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Good at maths? Explore algorithmic problem solving

Start with Python if coding is new. Explore algorithms or advanced training when ready.

YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE

AIO Python Foundation

Enjoys logic, but new to programming?

Training focus
Python foundations
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YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE

AIO Algorithms

Can already code and wants to solve competition problems?

Training focus
Algorithms
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YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE

AIO Advanced

Ready for more demanding algorithmic challenges?

Training focus
Advanced problem solving
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  • Try the first 3 lessons and find the right level.

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Q21–25 still uncertain? Build that base first. Our Year 7–8 Advanced course focuses on Q26–30. Course targets are not award cut-offs.

Find the right course, explore another subject, or keep track of what is coming up.

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