How to register to the NZPMC platform (new student): To stay updated, get your results, or to register for an event, please use this guideline.
How to register to the NZPMC platform (new teacher): Registering to the platform allows you to view the students participating from your school.
How to register for an event: To register for an event, you first need to be registered to the NZPMC platform.
The NZPMC is an academic competition that tests students' ability in physics and mathematics. The competition is open to any students from Year 9 to Year 13 of any high school curriculum. The competition is split into the Junior division (Years 9-11) and the Senior division (Years 12-13).
To make the competition experience more exciting, the competition is run in a two-round system. Round 1 takes place online on the NZPMC exam platform. High-achieving students from Round 1 will be invited to Round 2, our in-person finals. For the first time in 2025, Round 2 will be held in four locations: Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago. The competition will be a perfect opportunity for passionate students who wish to be challenged and learn about physics and maths at the same time.
Our competition is sponsored and endorsed by the University of Auckland and the University of Canterbury. Quality assurance on questions is done by our Academic Team and by the university professors. Staff with extensive experience in teaching the NZQA curriculum will also take part in quality checks to ensure the difficulty level matches students' abilities.
If you are a student, teacher, parent or caregiver interested in the competition, please register yourself on our platform for future updates.
For more information about NZPMC, please refer to About NZPMC
Discord Invite Link: Student community for NZPMC/NZPhO ex-participants, current participants, and future participants!
EQI Discounted Fee: Information on how the EQI discount system works. See if you can get a discount on the registration fee.
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The NZPMC is a nationwide standardised Physics and Mathematics organisation for High School students of all year levels throughout New Zealand. Our goal is to help young Kiwi Scientists extend their interest in Physics and Mathematics by providing a standardised national competition. The NZPMC is a competition created to test candidates' ability to use their Physics and Mathematics knowledge to tackle a wide range of problems based on Physical and Mathematical theory that matches competitions provided overseas.
Every year, hundreds of students participate in the NZPMC nationwide, including from Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Whangarei, Queenstown, and many other cities (even from Waiheke island!). We encourage all high school students of any ability and year level to participate in our competition. This includes intermediate students who can participate in the Junior category. In 2024, we had ~650 registrations from ~100 schools.
For answers to frequently asked questions, visit our FAQ. Alternatively, you can email contact@nzpmc.com for further queries.
