Competitions · Sciences
Mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and computing — the complete map.
Every science-track competition on Hanlin's Chinese hub, one board per discipline: 58 mathematics contests from the AMC ladder to modelling and camps, 14 in physics, 15 in chemistry, 13 in biology and 23 in computing. Each card opens the English detail page as it goes live.
In the classroom
The tutors and lessons behind the results.
Lesson stills and subject leads from Hanlin's Chinese hub.
Mathematics — Dr Zhang
AMC, BMO2 and PUMaC-accredited olympiad coaching from a Rochester PhD.
Physics — Huang
BPhO-style problem work from the physics competition course.
Biology — Yu
USABO/BBO content taught in an English-medium classroom.
Chemistry — Qiu
UKChO organic-chemistry mechanisms from a CAS chemistry PhD, step by step.
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Mathematics57
Every mathematics competition on Hanlin's Chinese hub — cards open the English detail page where it is live.
AMC (American Mathematics Competitions)
The MAA's competition series for secondary students worldwide — the ladder from AMC 8 to AIME and the US olympiads.
AMC 8
The entry paper for grade 8 and below: 25 problems in 40 minutes.
AMC 10
The MAA's paper for grade 10 and below — the main route into AIME.
AMC 12
The senior paper for grade 12 and below, with the highest-weighted AIME index.
AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Examination)
The 15-question invitational for top AMC 10/12 scorers — the ultimate step of the series for students in China.
HMMT (Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament)
Run by Harvard and MIT students — one of the strongest team tournaments in the world.
Euclid Contest (Waterloo)
The University of Waterloo's flagship contest, widely used in Canadian and UK maths admissions.
Stanford Math Tournament
The Stanford Math Tournament, organised each year by Stanford students for high-school teams.
BMO (British Mathematical Olympiad)
The British Mathematical Olympiad — UKMT's route from the Senior Challenge toward the UK IMO team.
PUMaC (Princeton University Mathematics Competition)
Princeton's undergraduate-run competition, built to spark serious interest in mathematics.
UKMT Maths Challenges
The Junior, Intermediate and Senior Maths Challenges — reasoning-first problems for every year group.
Duke Math Meet
Held on Duke's campus each November for teams from the US and China.
SASMO (Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad)
The Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad — stretching untapped potential and higher-order thinking.
HiMCM (High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling)
COMAP's international team modelling contest for high-school students.
IMMC (International Mathematical Modeling Challenge)
The international modelling challenge for secondary teams, built around real-world problems.
Math League
The flexible, lively US Math League — a recognised credential for North American high-school and university applications.
SMC (State Mathematics Contest, North Carolina)
North Carolina's largest and most influential state maths contest.
COMC (Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge)
The Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge — Canada's gateway olympiad paper.
Berkeley Math Tournament
The Berkeley Math Tournament — one of the four top US student-run tournaments, open worldwide.
Caribou Contests
A global online contest series backed by the Canadian Mathematical Society.
Math Kangaroo
The world's most popular schools contest, suited to every grade and level.
MOAA (Math Open at Andover)
Phillips Academy Andover's open — a strong credential for top US high-school and university applications.
Berkeley mini Math Tournament
Berkeley's junior tournament — sparking interest and building teamwork in middle-school students.
CAT
The Australian informatics-and-maths thinking challenge, open to students of any maths programme.
MidMCM
The middle-school extension of HiMCM — international team modelling for younger students.
JHMT (Johns Hopkins Math Tournament)
Johns Hopkins' middle-school tournament — an extracurricular exchange for young enthusiasts.
MCM/ICM (Mathematical Contest in Modeling)
The only international university modelling contest — and the most influential in the world.
ZIML
The Zoom International Math League — one of the best-known US secondary contests.
AMC
The Australian Mathematics Competition — the world's largest school-based maths contest, run by the AMT.
ARML (American Regions Mathematics League)
The American Regions Mathematics League — the longest-running and most influential US team contest.
Purple Comet
Purple Comet — a team-based online meet in the HMMT and PUMaC mould.
AOCMM
A friendly, competitive arena for computational and mathematical modelling skills.
Fryer, Galois and Hypatia
Waterloo's Fryer, Galois and Hypatia contests for grades 9–11, run by the CEMC.
Pascal, Cayley and Fermat
Waterloo's multiple-choice contests for grades 9, 10 and 11.
AIMO (Australian Intermediate Mathematics Olympiad)
The Australian Intermediate Mathematics Olympiad for grade 10 and below, run by the AMT.
CMIMC (Carnegie Mellon Informatics and Mathematics Competition)
Carnegie Mellon's competition — HMMT-style, with a computer-science section added.
EMCC (Exeter Math Club Competition)
The Exeter Math Club Competition, held each year at Phillips Exeter Academy.
CSMC (Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest)
The Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest for grades 7–12 worldwide.
CIMC (Canadian Intermediate Mathematics Contest)
The Canadian Intermediate Mathematics Contest for grades 7–12 worldwide.
HLMA
The biennial Hang Lung Mathematics Awards — research mathematics for Hong Kong secondary students.
Yau Girls Mathematics Competition
The Yau girls' competition, with prizes named for Emmy Noether.
Gauss Contests (Waterloo)
Waterloo's contests for grades 7 and 8 and keen younger students.
AMO (American Mathematical Olympiad, SIMCC)
One of the oldest US school maths events, with University of Illinois and SIMCC recognition.
Math Prize for Girls (MIT)
MIT's Math Prize for Girls — the world's largest maths competition for young women.
Girls in Math at Yale
Girls in Math at Yale — a high-level, global challenge for high-school girls.
The Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition
The Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition — contest, training and exchange in one.
CLMC (Canadian Lower Mathematics Contest)
The Canada Lynx Mathematical Competition for grades 9–12.
MOEMS (Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools)
Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools — founded 1977, long-running and large.
Mustang Math Tournament
The Mustang Math Tournament — challenging, collaborative contests for middle-school students.
SEAMO (Southeast Asian Mathematical Olympiad)
The Southeast Asian Mathematical Olympiad, founded 2016 and now a major regional event.
TMC (UK Team Maths Challenge)
UKMT's Team Maths Challenge — 1,600 schools competing for the London final.
MOG (Mathematical Olympiad for Girls, UK)
UKMT's Mathematical Olympiad for Girls — widening participation in olympiad maths.
IJMO (International Junior Math Olympiad)
The International Junior Math Olympiad, rotating across Asian host countries with SIMCC.
CCL (Continental Calculus League)
The Continental Calculus League, founded 1980 by two veteran coaches.
MMATHS (Math Majors of America Tournament)
The Math Majors of America Tournament, run by the Yale math club.
MATHCOUNTS
The US national middle-school competition, running since 1983.
SMC
The Singapore Math Challenge — a new international assessment for grades 1–11.
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Physics16
Every physics competition on Hanlin's Chinese hub — cards open the English detail page where it is live.
Physics Bowl (AAPT)
The AAPT's high-school physics contest — the US body dedicated to physics education.
BPhO (British Physics Olympiad)
The British Physics Olympiad, since 1979 — flexible application of physics over recall.
PUPC (Princeton University Physics Competition)
Princeton's undergraduate-run physics competition for high-school students worldwide.
SIN (Sir Isaac Newton Exam, Waterloo)
Waterloo's Sir Isaac Newton exam, since 1969 — sparking interest in physics.
CAP (Canadian Association of Physicists Exam)
The Canadian Association of Physicists exam — logic and creativity beyond the classroom.
BAAO (British Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad)
The British Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad, launched by BPhO in 2015.
F=MA
The AAPT's F=ma exam — the first round of US Physics Team selection.
BPhO Junior Astro Challenge
The junior astro challenge, brought to China with ASDAN.
ASOP (Australian Science Olympiad, Physics)
The Australian Science Olympiad in physics — the national-team selection route.
IYPT (International Young Physicists Tournament)
The International Young Physicists' Tournament — the 'Physics World Cup' for school teams.
IAAC (International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition)
An international astronomy and astrophysics competition open to students everywhere.
IPC&SPC
The UK Intermediate and Senior Physics Challenges, run with Oxford, the IOP and the Ogden Trust.
BPT
Berkeley's team physics tournament, run by the university's physics society.
AAPT Physics Photo Contest
One photograph and under 250 words.
JPC
The entry point to the British Physics Olympiad system, for students in grades 7 to 9.
Isaac Physics
Not an exam - a three-month marathon on Cambridge’s own physics platform, scored on how many problems you solve and how.
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Chemistry14
Every chemistry competition on Hanlin's Chinese hub — cards open the English detail page where it is live.
UKChO (UK Chemistry Olympiad)
The Royal Society of Chemistry's olympiad — fifty years of history.
RSC3
The Royal Society of Chemistry's challenge for students in China.
CCC (Canadian Chemistry Contest)
The Chemical Institute of Canada's national contest — Canada's most authoritative.
USNCO (US National Chemistry Olympiad)
The American Chemical Society's olympiad, since 1984.
JCCO (Junior Canadian Chemistry Olympiad)
The Junior Canadian Chemistry Olympiad for younger students.
You Be The Chemist Challenge
The You Be The Chemist Challenge — one of the largest US youth science events.
CCO (Canadian Chemistry Olympiad)
The Canadian Chemistry Olympiad — by invitation from CCC winners.
ASOC (Australian Science Olympiad, Chemistry)
The Australian Science Olympiad in chemistry.
Chem13 News
Waterloo's annual global contest for grade-12 chemistry students.
Avogadro Exam
Waterloo's May exam for secondary chemistry students.
C3L6 (Cambridge Chemistry Challenge)
The Cambridge Chemistry Challenge, run from the University of Cambridge.
BCCO (Beginner Canadian Chemistry Olympiad)
The Beginner Canadian Chemistry Olympiad for younger students.
ICQ
The International Chemistry Quiz, formerly ANCQ, from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.
WUCT (University of Washington Chemistry Tournament)
Washington University in St. Louis's team chemistry tournament.
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Biology13
Every biology competition on Hanlin's Chinese hub — cards open the English detail page where it is live.
BBO (British Biology Olympiad)
The Royal Society of Biology's olympiad, established 1995.
USABO (USA Biolympiad)
The USA Biolympiad — the most academic and influential US science contest.
Brain Bee
The International Brain Bee — neuroscience for teenagers worldwide.
IMDO
The US qualifier for the International Medicine and Disease Olympiad.
HOSA Future Health Professionals
HOSA — Future Health Professionals, the global biology-and-health platform.
U of T NBC
The University of Toronto's national biology competition.
CBO (Canadian Biology Olympiad)
The Canadian Biology Olympiad — selecting Canada's four IBO representatives.
ASOB (Australian Science Olympiad, Biology)
The Australian Science Olympiad in biology.
BioGENEius Challenges
The BioGENEius Challenges — biotech research recognised by industry experts.
Biology Challenge (UK)
The Royal Society of Biology's Biology Challenge for younger students.
Brain Challenge
One of the few team events in biology — open-ended and applied.
Intermediate Biology Olympiad (UK)
The UK Intermediate Biology Olympiad — knowledge and curiosity beyond the classroom.
INO
Three rounds, and the last one is not an exam at all - twenty finalists receive a case study in advance, draft a researc.
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Every computing competition on Hanlin's Chinese hub — cards open the English detail page where it is live.
USACO (USA Computing Olympiad)
The USA Computing Olympiad — the informatics ladder from Bronze to Platinum.
ACSL (American Computer Science League)
The American Computer Science League, founded 1978.
FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge)
FIRST Tech Challenge — international robotics for secondary students.
Kaggle Competitions
The world's largest data-science community and competition platform.
CCC
The Canadian Computing Competition — Waterloo's annual programming contest.
RoboRAVE International
An international robotics competition begun in New Mexico in 2001.
Google Code Jam
Google's international programming competition.
National Robotics Challenge (US)
The National Robotics Challenge — one of the oldest robotics contests in the world.
Microsoft Imagine Cup
Microsoft's global student technology competition.
AIO (Australian Informatics Olympiad)
The Australian Informatics Olympiad, run by the AMT.
Topcoder Challenges
The long-running online programming platform, founded 2001.
ICPC (International Collegiate Programming Contest)
The International Collegiate Programming Contest — regionals to the World Finals.
Botball
Botball — the MIT-origin team robotics programme.
Facebook Hacker Cup
Facebook's international programming competition.
Apple Swift Student Challenge
Apple's free Swift Student Challenge for students 13 and up.
Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge
The Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge, held each November since 2004.
NOI (National Olympiad in Informatics, China)
China's National Olympiad in Informatics, founded 1984.
APIO (Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad)
The Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad.
OUCC
The Oxford University Computing Challenge — an invitational for computational thinking.
Coding Challenge
Formerly OUCC — a global programming challenge in computational thinking and algorithms.
USAAIO (USA AI Olympiad)
The USA AI Olympiad — MIT resources, industry partners and an individual format.
NOAI (International AI Olympiad)
China's branch of the International AI Olympiad.
Results
Where this track leads.
Selected results from the honours boards — the full rolls sit on the honours pages.
235 — AIME qualifications in 2024–25
30 in the global top 1%, three perfect scores.
65 — UKChO Golds in 2025
plus 2 sat in the UK region; 36 CCC global excellence awards.
19 — USABO + BBO double Golds
and a US Finalist in the top 0.3%; 42 USACO Platinum promotions over five seasons.
FAQ
This track, briefly answered.
What families ask when choosing where to start.
Which science competition should a student start with?
Mathematics usually opens with AMC 8 or 10 by grade; physics with Physics Bowl or BPhO Round 1; chemistry with CCC or UKChO; biology with BBO; computing with USACO Bronze. The honours boards show where each ladder leads.
Are these all separate pages?
Each card opens an English detail page as it is produced; the Chinese hub lists 123 science competitions and every one is being migrated.
How does Hanlin coach science competitions?
Small-group and one-to-one courses per contest — foundation, full and sprint tiers — with entry tests that place students by level, taught by subject leads with olympiad credentials.
Where are the results?
On the honours pages by discipline and season — 235 AIME qualifications, 65 UKChO Golds and 19 USABO/BBO double Golds in the latest season.
Can Hanlin register students for these contests?
Yes — Hanlin is an authorised test point or registration partner for many of them, including the AMC series, and advisors handle registration and results.
Competition enquiries
Map the competition route.
Tell us the subject, grade and current level, and an advisor will sequence the contests from first entry to the invitational tiers.