Helping nurture and challenge young minds
Our annual maths competition gives Year 5 and Year 6 students from across regional NSW the opportunity to test their numeracy and problem-solving skills.
One of Australia’s longest running annual mathematics competitions, the Newcastle Permanent Primary School Mathematics Competition is more than 40 years old. It now attracts almost 20,000 students from across the state.
The top performing students from each region are invited to attend a special awards presentation and further compete in the annual Newcastle Permanent Primary School Mathematics Challenge event towards the end of the school year.
Registrations for the Newcastle Permanent Primary School Mathematics Competition 2025 is now open!
Are you a mathlete?
Show off your maths skills
Students are given 45 minutes to complete 35 questions without help from calculators.
Win up to $250
All participating students receive a certificate, with the top 3 students claiming cash prizes.
Practise problem-solving
Use maths in everyday life scenarios, from measuring dinner ingredients to keeping a household budget.
Represent your school
Participate in Australia's largest and longest running primary school mathematics competition.
Are you smarter than a 5th grader?
Question 1
How much would Alice be paid for delivering 400 pamphlets if she is paid 6 cents per pamphlet?
Question 3
The marked price for a bike is $1,250. What would the bike cost of a 20% discount is given?
Question 4
A paddock on a farm is a rectangle 1.2km long and 200m wide. What is the area of the paddock?
Past exam papers
Answers (we hope you didn't cheat...)
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Question 1 |
Question 2 | Question 3 | Question 4 |
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Alice would be paid $24.00 for delivering her pamphlets. |
After spending 3/5 of $30.00, Jasmin has $12 left. |
The cost of the $1,250 bike after a 20% discount would be $1,000. |
A rectangle paddock that is 1.2km long, and 200m wide has an area of 24 ha. |
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Important Privacy Information
Newcastle Permanent, part of Newcastle Greater Mutual Group Ltd (NGM Group) collects personal information while conducting the Newcastle Permanent Primary School Mathematics Competition.
NGM Group may also film and photograph our community competitions for promotional and marketing purposes. Individual media consent agreements will be sought for students achieving high results.
You can read more about how NGM Group handles personal information in our Privacy and Credit Reporting Policy, including how to make a complaint about a privacy issue.
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