Organization
There are two rounds in this contest: Fall (October) and Spring (February) of the same academic year. Both have an O Level (Basic) paper and an A Level (Advanced) paper separated by 1-2 weeks. The O Level contains around 5 questions and the A Level contains around 7 questions. The A Level problems are more difficult than O Level but have a greater maximum score. Participating students are divided into two divisions; Junior (usually grades 7-10) and Senior (two last school grades, usually grades 11-12). To account for age differences inside of each division, students in different grades have different loadings (coefficients). A contestant's final score is his/her highest score from the four exams. It is not necessary albeit recommended to write all four exams.
Different towns are given handicaps to account for differences in population. A town's score is the average of the scores of its N best students, where its population is N hundred thousand. It is also worth noting that the minimum value of N is 5.
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