Math competitions at ESG (school year 25/26)
| What? | Who? | When? | And else? |
| Math Olympiad | Class 5-13 | From the start of the school year until the autumn holidays1. Round as a homework competition | Individual At home (approx. 1 month) Free |
| Bonn math tournament | Grades 11-13 | 09/19/2025, registration already in June Only direct request as a group via RN; Preparation with RN necessary | A team of 5 students per school Full day at the University of BonnPreparation necessary! Free |
| A-lympiade / B-Day | Classes 11-13 | Registration deadline 07.11.25 Competition: 13./14.11.25 | Teams (3-4 students) 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Free |
| Long Night of Mathematics at the ESG | Classes 5-6 | Probably at the end of November 2025 | Free in the School Info/letter for parents in math lessons |
| Bolyai team* | Class 5-13 | Competition Tue, 01/13/26Registration deadline: 11/11/25 | Teams (2-4 students of one level) 60 minutes 3€ / Person |
| Pangea competition* | Classes 5-10 | Preliminary round (online/paper): End of February/beginning of MarchRegistration deadline 02/13/26 | Individual 60 Minutes Free |
| Kangaroo competition* | Classes 5-13 | 19.03.26 Registration deadline: January 2026 | Individual75 minutes2.50€ / person |
| Math meeting online team competition | Class 5-1 p.m. | Shortly before the summer holidays | Teams (2-5 students) 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Free |
* Additional in-school awards ceremony
Registration to take part in all competitions can be done either through the math teachers or directly through Mr. Rennoch (jonas.rennoch@esg.nrw.schule).
Math competitions at ESG
Registration to take part in all competitions can be done either through the math teachers or directly through Mr. Rennoch (jonas.rennoch@esg.nrw.schule).
Math Olympiad: (https://www.mathe-gewinne.de/mathematik-olympiade)
Very challenging international competition (among other things, proofs have to be carried out), which takes place in the first round as a homework competition.
Who? All grade levels
Cost: free
When? From the start of the school year
How? Personal message to Mr Rennoch (RN) or inquire via math teacher/class teacher
A-lympiade / B-Day (https://www.machtmathe.de/)
International team competition (3 or 4 participants) for the upper school. A-lympiad are applied tasks, B-day are purely mathematical tasks. The competition lasts 7 hours and is not only about developing good and creative solutions for very open tasks, but also about presenting them properly. Two teams from the A-lympiad and one from the B-day per school will be forwarded to the national round.
Who? Grades 11-13
Cost: free (possibly money for lunch pizza)
When? Autumn
How? Find a team and register directly with RN
Bolyai Competition* (https://www.bolyaiteam.de/)
International team competition (2 to 4 participants) for all grade levels. As many classic puzzle tasks (multiple choice) as possible must be solved in 60 minutes.
Who? All grade levels
Cost: 3€
When? January
How? Find a team, think of a cool team name and register via math teacher/class teacher
Kangaroo competition* (https://www.mathe-kaenguru.de/)
The “Classic”: International individual competition in which as many (and related) tasks as possible should be solved in 75 minutes. Multiple choice. Special feature: participation prize and certificate for everyone!
Who? All grade levels
Cost: €2.50
When? Spring
How? Registration via math teacher/class teacher, sometimes possible in class.
Pangea competition* (https://www.pangea-vergleich.de/)
National individual competition that stands out due to its special (sometimes simpler) tasks for the 60 minutes. Sometimes you have to think outside the box and sometimes question the task.
Who? Grades 5 – 10
Cost: free
When? Spring
How? Registration via math teacher/class teacher
OTW (Online Team Competition) (last year: https://otw2024.mathe-treff.de/)
Digital team competition (2-5 participants), in which you solve open tasks together and creatively for 5 hours and come up with some yourself. The additional challenge here is that you also have to write down the solutions in an understandable way.
Who? All grade levels
Cost: free
When? Just before the summer holidays
How? Find a team, think of a cool team name and register via math teacher/class teacher
* Additional school-internal awards ceremony
