<p>The Fryer, Galois and Hypatia Contests are three grade-specific 75-minute mathematics contests from the University of Waterloo's Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC), run concurrently for students in Grades 9, 10 and 11. They emphasise mathematical communication: written solutions are marked for completeness, clarity and presentation.</p> <ul> <li>Fryer: Grade 9 (Sec 3). Galois: Grade 10 (Sec 4). Hypatia: Grade 11 (Sec 5 / JC1).</li> <li>Format: 4 questions per paper – a mix of final-answer and full-solution – scored out of 40.</li> <li>Held annually in April; in 2027 it is Thursday, 8 April outside North and South America (Wednesday, 7 April in the Americas).</li> <li>Awards: Certificate of Distinction for the top 25%; School Champion medals; zone, provincial and national honour rolls.</li> <li>CEMC fee CAD $12 per participant plus processing and international shipping.</li> </ul> <p>Singapore students register through their school, or another local school that will let them join, whose contest supervisor orders through the CEMC portal.</p>