【Registration deadline: Tomorrow 3/5 noon】Canada Math Contests: Euclid, FGH, Gauss 2026 Registration
Sherry Wang
Written annually by over 25 000 participants worldwide, the Euclid Contest gives senior-level secondary school students the opportunity to solve innovative problems using their creativity and all of the knowledge they have gained in secondary school mathematics.
The Contest’s mix of short-answer and full-solution questions provides participants with an opportunity to effectively communicate their thinking. Additionally, the final questions in the Euclid are some of the most complex and challenging among all our contests, helping participants build perseverance, a key component of mathematical problem-solving.
Register deadline: Noon, 3/5/2026
Test date: 3/31/2026, 4pm PST
Audience: Students in their final year of secondary school & Motivated students in lower grades
The Euclid Contest is a paper-based contest. This contest can be written in person only.
Every participant scoring in the top 25% of all competitors receives a Certificate of Distinction.
- 10 questions; a mix of final answer only and full-solution.
- Time allowed for completion is 2.5 hours.
- Score out of 100.
- Each submitted solution is assessed for completeness, clarity, and presentation style; a correct solution, poorly presented, will not earn a full score for that problem.
- Written in school, participants write individually and on paper.
- Some calculators permitted.
While the Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest (CSMC) and Euclid Contest are not required for admission to the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo, strong performance in either can help a student earn admission.
To be considered for a Faculty of Mathematics entrance scholarship, applicants to our Faculty are strongly encouraged to participate in at least one of the CSMC or the Euclid Contest (participating in both contests is encouraged), during the school year in which they are applying. Students who are considered unofficial participants will have their scores communicated to the Admissions and Scholarship Committees.
While it is not an admission requirement, students are encouraged to write the Euclid Contest to be considered for entrance scholarships in the Faculty of Science.
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Fryer (Gr. 9)
Galois (Gr. 10)
Hypatia (Gr. 11)
Register deadline Noon, 3/5/2026
Test date Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 4pm PST
Format
- 4 questions; some answer only and some full-solution
- 75 minutes
- Score out of 40