While most organisations set out to solve problems, the Australian Maths Trust (AMT) focuses all their attention on creating them. Why? Well, to put it simply, they do it because the future depends on it.
Their vision is to develop a nation of creative problem solvers, and the Trust believes that maths is the most effective way to get students there. Maths isn’t just about times tables and formulae. It’s about the process of finding creative solutions to problems. Maths develops resilience, persistence, confidence, and creative thinking in students.
AMT is passionate about empowering students to become better problem solvers in school, so they can be creative solution finders in the future.

Australian students successful in International Olympiad in Informatics
Australia’s brightest informatics students have competed at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), held 28 August to 4 September 2023 in Szeged, Hungary. “Informatics” is competitive computer programming – using mathematics and coding to solve problems. The IOI is the highest-level pre-tertiary competition of its sort in the world, with 87 countries and 350 students……

Australian maths team success in Japan
Six of Australia’s top mathematics students have participated in the 64th annual International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Japan. The team was awarded five medals and an honourable mention, helping Australia rank 23rd out of the 112 countries that took part in this year’s competition. Australia’s sustained excellence on this international stage continues with Australian teams……



Australia’s newest International Science Olympiad competitors revealed
Australia’s newest batch of Olympiad stars will be announced on Monday 19 June at Australian Parliament House – and every one of them is still in high school. Minister for Industry and Science, the Hon Ed Husic MP, will reveal the names of 31 of the nation’s brightest young scientists and mathematicians who are limbering……


UNSW and AMT partner to support student engagement in computer science
The Australian Maths Trust (AMT) and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have signed a partnership agreement that will support the continued growth and development of student engagement with computer science in Australia. As part of the agreement, AMT’s Informatics (Computer Science) Olympiad selection school and training programs will be hosted at the……



Australian team ranks Third for second year in a row at 2023 European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad
The Australian team that competed in the 2023 European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) has ranked third out of 55 participating countries. It is the second consecutive year that the Australian team has ranked third overall in the competition. Individually, the Australian team of four received three Gold Medals and one Silver Medal. One team member,……



Australian team to head to Slovenia for 2023 European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad
The 2023 European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) Australian team was announced today, with four female high school students heading to Slovenia to compete from 13-19 April 2023. “We’re thrilled to reveal that three of the students who last year saw our Australian team place third overall at EGMO, will be competing again in what really……


Australian students rank highly in International Olympiad in Informatics
Australia’s brightest informatics students have finished competing at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), held 7-15 August 2022. The IOI program, which sees the Australian students taking part supported by the not-for-profit Australian Maths Trust, resulted in all team members being awarded silver medals and ranking highly amongst a pool of 346 of the best……


Australian team ranks in top third in the world at International Maths Olympiad in Norway
Six of Australia’s brightest mathematics students have this week participated in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Norway, where their results have just seen Australia rank 29th out of the 104 countries that took part, achieving five medals and an Honourable Mention for their efforts. The six students from schools in NSW and Victoria, ranging……


Top Aussie kids picked to compete at world science and maths games
Thirty-one of Australia’s brightest high school scientists and mathematicians have won selection to represent Australia at the UNESCO-sanctioned International Science, Informatics and Mathematical Olympiads – the world’s toughest maths and science competitions for teenagers. They will compete against more than 2,000 of the world’s brightest students. The young Olympians will receive their Australian team blazers,……


Optiver extends its sponsorship of the Australian Maths Trust Olympiad programs
The Australian Maths Trust (AMT) is excited to announce that Optiver has extended its sponsorship of the AMT Olympiad programs for a further four years to 2025. “We are pleased to announce that our partnership with Optiver, our national sponsor of the Australian Informatics and Mathematical Olympiad programs, will continue to 2025,” said Nathan Ford,……