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    The Kangaroo Math Competition (KMC) began in 1980 in Australia and later expanded to Europe and other parts of the world. Malaysia joined the Association Kangourou sans Frontieres in 2012 and has seen participation grow to over 20,000 students in 2014. The KMC is a multiple choice test for individual students from pre-school to pre-university level designed to supplement the school math curriculum and allow students to be recognized internationally for their participation and performance. Students register online and the competition is administered simultaneously across schools on an annual basis in March.

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    The Kangaroo Math Competition (KMC) began in 1980 in Australia and later expanded to Europe and other parts of the world. Malaysia joined the Association Kangourou sans Frontieres in 2012 and has seen participation grow to over 20,000 students in 2014. The KMC is a multiple choice test for individual students from pre-school to pre-university level designed to supplement the school math curriculum and allow students to be recognized internationally for their participation and performance. Students register online and the competition is administered simultaneously across schools on an annual basis in March.

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    The Kangaroo Math Competition (KMC) began in 1980 in Australia and later expanded to Europe and other parts of the world. Malaysia joined the Association Kangourou sans Frontieres in 2012 and has seen participation grow to over 20,000 students in 2014. The KMC is a multiple choice test for individual students from pre-school to pre-university level designed to supplement the school math curriculum and allow students to be recognized internationally for their participation and performance. Students register online and the competition is administered simultaneously across schools on an annual basis in March.

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    The document provides information about the Kangaroo Math Competition (KMC) in Malaysia including its history, objectives, advantages, categories, format, procedures, important dates and contact details.

    The Kangaroo Math Competition originated in Australia in 1980 and later spread to other countries. It was started to encourage mathematical enrichment activities among students. The Association Kangaroo sans Frontieres was formed to organize the competition internationally.

    The objectives of participating in KMC in Malaysia include supporting the internationalization of the Malaysian education system, popularizing mathematical enrichment activities, allowing students to achieve an international certification, increasing Malaysian participation in the international competition, and exposing students to interesting math problems. Some advantages are that the syllabus is less advanced and caters to all levels from Year 1 to Form 6.

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    HISTORY OF THE KANGAROO MATH COMPETITION

    1980

    Peter OHolloran, a math teacher at Sydney, started a math


    competition in Australian schools. The contest, which was
    known as the Australian Mathematical National contest,
    was a tremendous success.

    1991

    Two French teachers, Andr Deledicq and Jean Pierre


    Boudine, decided to start a competition in France under the
    name Kangaroo ( or Kangourou in French ) to pay tribute to
    their Australian friends. In the first few years, the contest grew
    until more than 20 European countries participated. The
    countries jointly formed the Association Kangourou sans
    Frontieres (AKSF) (Association of Kangaroo Without Borders).

    1993

    The Board members of AKSF convened a European meeting


    in Paris. They were impressed by the steadily increasing number
    of participants in the French Kangourou competition. Other
    countries decided to adopt the same contest scheme : Hungary,
    Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia and Spain. The Kangaroo
    remains popular in these countries.

    1994

    At the European Council meeting in Strasbourg,


    the delegates of 10 European countries decided to formally
    incorporate the AKSF with an elected Board of 6 members
    and legal Statutes.

    1995

    The association was registered in Paris.

    1996

    All country members participated in the organization


    of the Annual General Assembly of AKSF. Membership have
    grown to include countries in Asia, Africa and South America.

    2012

    Malaysia was unanimously elected to join the AKSF in 2012.


    At the annual AKSF meeting in Cyprus, Mr. Suhaimi Ramly was
    appointed as the country representative.

    2014

    Second year of KMC in Malaysia attracted 20,000 participants.

    OBJECTIVES

    To support the effort of internationalization of Malaysian education system as outlined


    in Pelan Pembangunan Pendidikan Malaysia 2013-2025.
    To popularize mathematical enrichment activities among students and teachers
    in Malaysia.
    To allow Malaysian school students to achieve certification and recognition from
    an internationally prominent educational body. Students are then able to include the
    KMC certificate in their school portfolio.
    To increase the participation from Malaysia in the International Kangaroo Mathematics
    Competition on par with other established countries.
    To expose students to interesting math problem which are designed by internationally
    renowned math educators.
    To allow students to apply their knowledge in Mathematics that they have learned
    in school.

    ADVANTAGES OF KMC

    KMC is a unique competition, and it is different from the other math competitions such
    as math olympiads.
    KMC syllabus is less advanced that other olympiad competitions, and students can
    compete without any special training.
    KMC syllabus is mainly in common with the Malaysian school syllabus. This is different
    from other competitions which tests knowledge beyond the school syllabus.
    KMC is catered to all school students from Year 1 to Form 6 by having six different
    categories with differing levels of difficulty.

    FORMAT OF THE COMPETITION

    The competition is an individual, written, multiple-choice test.


    The competition will he held on 26 March 2015 simultaneously at all registered
    schools, to be administered by a teacher in charge.
    The paper contains 24 questions with 5 choices to each problem (20 problems
    for Pre Ecolier and Ecolier).
    Each participant will receive an OMR answer sheet to record their answer as well as
    blank papers for calculation.
    Students can only bring pencil and eraser.
    The time allotted is 75 minutes.
    Students are not allowed to use a calculator during the competition.

    CATEGORIES

    Category
    Pre Ecolier

    School Year

    Pre
    Ecolier
    Ecolier
    Ecolier

    Pre-School,
    1&2
    Year33Year
    Year
    &&44

    Ecolier
    Benjamin
    Ecolier
    Benjamin

    Year
    &4
    Year3535&
    Year
    Year
    &&466

    Benjamin
    Cadet
    Benjamin

    Year
    Form
    1&&
    Year
    55&
    662

    Cadet
    Junior
    Junior
    Junior
    Student
    Junior

    Form
    Form13&&24
    Form 3 & 4
    3&4
    FormForm
    5Form
    & 6,3Pre-university
    &4

    Student

    Form 5 & 6, Pre-university

    COMPETITION PROCEDURE

    Register for the competition www.kangaroomath.com.my/registration

    Make payment.

    One week before the competition, the competition package will be sent to schools.

    On the competition day, the schools conduct the test at their own venues.

    Schools will enforce the regulations of the competition, especially making sure
    that the problems are not leaked before the competition day, and that the
    problems are not published online until one month after the competition day.

    School will send the OMR answer sheets to the KMC Secretariat.

    The results will be announced and the prizes awarded 3 months after the competition.

    HOW TO REGISTER ?

    You can register online via http: //kangaroomath.com.my/registration


    Please refer to the instructions on the registration website.

    REGISTRATION FEE

    The registration fee is RM 30 per participant. You can pay either by


    credit card, direct debit, cheque, bank-in or local order (LO) to
    Ardent Educational Consultants Sdn. Bhd. (CIMB Islamic Bank
    Account No. 8600213876).

    SAMPLE PAPER & SYLLABUS


    You can find sample papers from previous years and the KMC syllabus
    on http://kangaroomath.com.my/competition

    AWARDS & CERTIFICATES


    Every participant will receive a certificate of participation issued by the
    AKSF, signed by the Chairman of the Board, Dr. Gregor Dolinar. The top
    scorer in each category will receive the Grand Prix Award. Other top
    participants will receive Gold Award, Silver Award, Bronze Award and
    Honoroble Mention with regards to their achievement.

    IMPORTANT DATES

    1 NOVEMBER 2014

    27 FEBRUARY 2015

    Registration Open

    Deadline for
    Registration

    26 MARCH 2015

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    2 APRIL 2015

    Deadline to send
    the competition
    package back to
    KMC Secretariat

    1 MAY 2015

    Announcement
    of Result

    CONTACT US

    KANGAROO MATH COMPETITION MALAYSIA


    100-1, Jalan 2/23A
    Off Jalan Genting Klang
    Taman Danau Kota
    53300 Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Tel : 03-4131 7672
    Fax : 03-4149 0572
    Email : [email protected]
    www.kangaroomath.com.my
    Kangaroo MATH Competition Malaysia
    KangarooMathMY

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