23/09/2019

Nearly 1 million students will take the second phase of the OBMEP (Brazilian Mathematical Olympiad for Public Schools).

Nearly one million students from over 50,000 public and private schools across Brazil will take the second phase of the Brazilian Mathematics Olympiad for Public Schools (OBMEP) on Saturday, September 28th, at 2:30 PM (Brasilia time).

This year, the national competition held by the Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA) for students from the 6th grade of elementary school to the 3rd year of high school brought together 18.2 million students from 54,831 schools – a record number of participating establishments. The test reached 99.71% of Brazilian municipalities.

For the second phase of the Olympiad, 949,226 students were approved (898,263 from public schools and 50,963 from private schools) from 50,663 educational units (45,036 public and 5,627 private).

OBMEP qualifies the top 5% of students from each school in the first phase for the second phase. Level 1 (6th and 7th grades of Elementary School) will have 316,137 participants; Level 2 (8th and 9th grades) will have 277,852; and Level 3 (High School) 355,237.

Students who have qualified can print their confirmation cards and check their test locations at this link . The organization recommends that students arrive at the testing centers at least 30 minutes in advance, carrying an original identification document (identity card, birth certificate, or school ID), the OBMEP information card, a pencil, an eraser, and a blue or black ballpoint pen.

The second phase exam is essay-based, differentiated by levels, and has six questions, each worth 20 points.

OBMEP will distribute the same number of medals as in previous editions to students from public schools: 500 gold, 1,500 silver, 4,500 bronze, and up to 46,200 honorable mentions. Students from private schools will receive 75 gold medals, 225 silver, 675 bronze, and up to 5,700 honorable mentions.

Winners will be announced in December.

The winners will be announced on December 3rd on the competition's website . The OBMEP awards ceremonies will take place in 2020, on a date to be determined. Teachers, schools, and education departments are also eligible for prizes, based on student performance in the second phase ( http://www.obmep.org.br/regulamento.htm ).

Created in 2005, OBMEP is an initiative of IMPA (Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics), with support from the Brazilian Mathematical Society (SBM) and resources from the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications (MCTIC) and the Ministry of Education (MEC).