The Olympiade Mathématique Belge (; OMB) is a mathematical competition for students in grades 7 to 12, organised each year since 1976. Only students from the

French community The French Community () was the constitutional organization set up in October 1958 between France and its remaining African colonies, then in the process of decolonization. It replaced the French Union, which had reorganized the colonial em ...

participate,

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-speaking students can compete in the

Vlaamse Wiskunde Olympiade The Flanders Mathematics Olympiad (; VWO) is a Flemish mathematics competition for students in grades 9 through 12. Two tiers of this competition exist: one for 9th- and 10th-graders (; JWO), and one for 11th- and 12th-graders. It is a feeder comp ...

. The competition is split up in three age categories: * Mini-Olympiade for grades 7 and 8 * Midi-Olympiade for grades 9 and 10 * Maxi-Olympiade for grades 11 and 12 Among the participants, three are selected to represent Belgium in the

International Mathematical Olympiad The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is a mathematical olympiad for pre-university students, and is the oldest of the International Science Olympiads. It is widely regarded as the most prestigious mathematical competition in the wor ...

, together with three students selected through the

. These three participants are chosen through a series of contests. The first round is the « éliminatoire » in which anyone who is eligible to participate in their own category can. Out of these students, about 10% of the highest scoring ones are selected to participate in the « demi-finale ». In this round, a similar multiple choice test (almost identical in layout to the first round) is given to the contestants. Out of the top-scorers from this round, participants are invited to take part in the « finale ». In this final test, 4 or 5 questions are given (instead of 30) and the answers and reasoning must be thoroughly explained. Finally, some promising students, from this final test, are then picked to attend a maths camp at which the 3 imo team members shall be selected.

External links

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Mathematics competitions Recurring events established in 1976 {{math-competition-stub