Beyond class
Competitions
We enter a range of mathematics competitions each year — from local Swiss events to international team competitions. Here is what we take part in and why.
FSJM — Fédération Suisse des Jeux Mathématiques
Website →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)
Website →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
Website →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. The department 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 another member school. 2025–26 will be in Verbier. 2026–27 will be hosted by the department.
