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Where Can I Find Singapore Mathematics Project Festival Information?

For the Singapore Mathematics Project Festival (SMPF), use the Singapore Mathematical Society’s festival pages. Start with the Rules of the Festival, programme schedule and judging guidance, then ask your school’s mathematics teacher about the school submission route.

Check the festival year and the year in which the project was completed. As reviewed on 17 October 2026, the linked rules and schedule describe the 2026 festival. Do not turn their past deadlines into an assumed 2027 timetable; seek the next published instructions before registering.

Did you know? SMPF is a project-based opportunity, not the Singapore Mathematical Olympiad paper. The organiser explains that it complements examination-based competitions by allowing students to develop and present mathematical investigations. Choose the source for the task you actually want to do.

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Official sources at a glance

Reader taskOfficial sourceWhat to check
Find the organiser’s starting pointSMPF introductionFestival identity and links to the official subpages
Check whether a project fitsRules of the FestivalProject year, student section, team and school conditions
Check the relevant cycleSMPF programmeRegistration and submission stages; published year
Understand assessmentJudging guidanceMathematical understanding, originality, relevance and communication
Match the source to the programme, learner’s circumstances and intended year.

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Practical checks before you act

Resolve the project year before the deadline

The reviewed rules connect submission to work completed in the preceding year. This makes two dates important: the year you developed the project and the festival cycle you intend to enter. Ask your teacher to confirm both against the rules for that cycle.

The current pages also contain older stream terminology and an inconsistent year in one registration-date line. Do not translate those labels into Posting Groups or G1/G2/G3 yourself, or choose whichever date looks convenient. Ask the school or organiser for clarification using the exact section and cycle you are considering.

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Work through the school’s submission arrangements

The festival rules set school-level submission and team conditions. Find out whether your school is preparing entries, who supervises the process and when it needs your material. An organiser’s final deadline may be later than the school’s own review point.

Keep the research question, team contribution record and current report together. If a project has already appeared in another event, flag that to the teacher and check the relevant competition-history rules. Do not assume that being eligible for one showcase establishes eligibility for another.

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Look for mathematics you can explain

The judging guidance values coherent mathematical understanding and correct mathematics; advanced-looking technical material is not the goal by itself. Read the criteria before deciding that a project needs a more impressive title or a complicated tool.

As a preparation exercise, take one result and explain why it follows. For example, if you investigated a game, distinguish a pattern seen in a few trials from a strategy you can justify. Label conjectures and limitations honestly. This is advice for checking your work, not an official project brief or a prediction of an award.

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Prepare a report that survives questions

The organiser’s judging page describes review of reports and presentation videos, followed by further presentation and questioning for shortlisted projects. Check the current instructions for format and duration when preparing an actual entry; those details belong to the relevant cycle.

Practise explaining the question, method, strongest finding and one unresolved issue without reading a script word for word. If a teammate made a calculation or wrote a program, understand what it does and where its assumptions matter. Keep working notes so that a correction can be traced instead of hidden.

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Your next step

Open the official festival pages and ask your mathematics teacher whether the school has a submission plan for the next cycle. Confirm the project year and section before polishing files or making arrangements. Meanwhile, focus on one mathematical question your team can investigate and explain clearly.

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Official sources reviewed: 17 October 2026. Recheck current instructions before acting.

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