Mathematics competitions at CdN.
CdN students take part in four mathematics competitions across the year. Each is open to a specific year-group range; tell us if you'd like to take part by following the express-interest link in the relevant section.
FSJM — Fédération Suisse des Jeux Mathématiques
A Kangourou-style competition run by the Swiss federation of mathematical games. Heats are sat in school and finalists progress to a regional round. Open from Year 7 onwards.
Gauss Contest (Waterloo CEMC)
A 60-minute multiple-choice contest from the University of Waterloo (CEMC). Year 7 students sit Gauss 7 and Year 8 students sit Gauss 8. Strong Year-9s sometimes attempt Gauss 8 as a stretch.
ISMTF — International Schools Mathematics Teachers Foundation
Team-based mathematics competitions and professional-development workshops run by the ISMTF, an autonomous network of around 70 international schools across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, founded in Vienna in 1993. ISMTF runs three competitions a year — a Middle School round (up to age 14), a Junior round (up to age 16), and a Senior round (high school) — hosted by a different member school each year. CdN typically enters the Senior round.
Swiss inter-schools competition
A friendly inter-school maths competition rotating between Swiss international schools. 2024–25 was hosted at La Grande Boissière and 2025–26 in Verbier. 2026–27 is hosted by Campus des Nations.
Past papers and practice questions
Past competition papers, posted with permission so students can practise the format. We'll add more as we get them.
Swiss
Swiss Inter-Schools — La Grande Boissière 2025
ISMTF Junior
ISMTF Junior — March 2022
ISMTF Junior
ISMTF Junior — Milan
ISMTF Middle School
