Successful SASMO 2025, A Hub for Math Minds, at BINUS SCHOOL Simprug
BINUS SCHOOL Simprug proudly hosted the Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO) 2025, a significant international event that brought together bright young math minds. This competition, featuring online and offline categories for primary and secondary students (including those from private and school-based institutions), serves as a central platform for students passionate about math.
This year, our school saw an impressive registration of over 60 schools from across the region, including participants from Singapore and Indonesia, marking a successful gathering of aspiring mathematicians across the Asian continent. This prestigious Olympiad provided a platform for these talented students to showcase their abilities in tackling challenging mathematical problems.
What is SASMO?
Math minds are already familiar with this recognisable math competition. SASMO actually stands for Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad. It was first organised in 2006 in Singapore with 155 local participants. This math competition has rapidly gained popularity, increasing the number of participants and countries of origin since then, and has become one of the largest math competitions in Asia.
It is designed to challenge students with non-routine problems that go beyond what is taught in school curricula. With the support of the Advisory Council, the SASMO team designed it to cover both Olympiad and school maths. Each requires critical thinking, logical reasoning, and a deeper application of math concepts that will challenge their high-order thinking skills, yet in a realistic way.
SASMO caters to bright young minds across various grade levels. Students from grades 1 to 12 can take the contest at their level, offering them an opportunity to test and hone their math skills in a competitive yet supportive environment.
Participating in SASMO offers numerous benefits, including academic enrichment through mathematical intuition, the development of strong problem-solving skills, critical reasoning, and a logical approach, combined with creative skills. These skills can help them understand school maths more smoothly, while serving as stepping stones for more advanced maths Olympiads and future academic pursuits.
BINUS SCHOOL Simprug: A Proud Host of STEM Competitions
As BINUS SCHOOL Simprug remains committed to implementing hands-on exploration and emphasising the embodiment of SPIRIT values (striving for excellence, perseverance, innovation, responsibility, integrity, and teamwork), being the hosting and testing center for the esteemed SASMO 2025 enabled us to spread our principles and further our commitment to academic excellence in STEM fields.
Our school hosts several prestigious maths and science competitions annually, including SASMO, AMO, SMC, and VNSJO. Being chosen to host SASMO 2025 emphasises BINUS SCHOOL Simprug’s reputation as a supportive and well-organised institution capable of facilitating large-scale academic events, which also benefits our commitment to preparing students for their future academic journeys, including opportunities at universities overseas.
For each competition and academic event, we provided comprehensive facilities and ensured the smooth and secure execution for all participating schools and students. Particularly for SASMO 2025, BINUS SCHOOL Simprug facilitated the distribution and supervision of exam materials and promoted it to our students and the local academic community.
Overall, we want to continue nurturing a love for learning and providing platforms for academic growth within the broader educational community.
A Gathering of Young Math Talents
The SASMO 2025 event at BINUS SCHOOL Simprug witnessed an inspiring turnout of students from over 60 schools across the region. As the competition unfolded, the atmosphere was filled with the focused energy and enthusiasm of young maths minds eager to engage with challenging problems.
Kimmy, a Grade 1 student from Sampoerna Academy, shared her first-time experience, advising, “If you’re doing SASMO, you have to practice a lot. ”
Winston and Joshua, Grade 7 students from Sekolah Pelita Harapan, highlighted the competition’s demanding yet beneficial nature. Joshua noted, “According to my experience, it’s pretty challenging, it helps your mind to think and do problem solving.”
While Winston added, “In my opinion, as a person who has been in many math competitions, keep practising and participating in math competitions, it will eventually get easier.”
This gathering showcased a vibrant community of learners, where they can certainly receive internal recognition certificates, medals, and rankings. But, above and beyond that, their sole participation adds value as they demonstrate initiative, academic challenge-seeking behaviour, and achievement in international competitions. These key aspects show academic rigour and commitment to personal growth in STEM fields.
Fostering Passion for Problem-Solving and Creative Skills
Successfully hosting participants from SASMO 2025 at 60 schools across Asia highlights BINUS SCHOOL Simprug’s commitment to nurturing young math and science talent. This caters to our vision in helping students discover new horizons that were once unimaginable.
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the dedicated participants for their hard work and enthusiasm. BINUS SCHOOL Simprug will continue to ignite a passion for learning and problem-solving in maths and other STEM subjects within the region, providing opportunities for students to excel and grow their love for this crucial subject.
