<aside> 💡 The registration for NZPHO is now closed. If you have registered, you will have received an email from us. Near the competition date, you will receive more information from Education Perfect regarding login instructions.

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<aside> 💡 Update: NZPhO date has been shifted from 5th August to 12th August due to a conflict with the New Zealand Engineering Science Competition.

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<aside> ⚠️ Disclaimer

• The NZPHO belongs to NZPMC’s suite of competitions, and is not in any way associated with IPhO or NZIP in any ways.
• As it is the first year of running, there may be changes to structure, cost, and syllabus. </aside>

Key Information

• Date: Saturday August 12th (please note that this date has been moved from August 5th, due to a clash with New Zealand Engineering Competition).
• Exam window: 10am - 4pm
• Duration: 1 hour
  • You must start before 3pm to get full hour to attempt the exam
• Location: Online (Education Perfect)
• Format: Multichoice
• Content: Please check the syllabus (link: Syllabus)

Foreword

On behalf of the NZPMC team, we are excited to announce the new nationwide competition that we will be hosting, starting from this year (2023): the New Zealand Physics Olympiad (NZPhO)!

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New Beginnings

Since 1999, New Zealand has not participated in the International Physics Olympiad. Through the New Zealand Physics Olympiad, 2023, we aim to reignite New Zealand school students’ interest in this world-renowned science competition. The NZPhO will provide an excellent opportunity for mathematics and physics enthusiasts to tackle questions of olympiad-standard difficulty in a nationwide contest.

• Please do note that we are in the process of communication with the IPhO committee, but are unable to send a NZ team to attend the competition this year.

** Note also that we are at an experimental stage, and there may be modifications to the planned structure of NZPhO

What is the NZPhO?

The NZPhO is a specialised competition that will take place in three rounds, and the best performing students will be selected after each round to progress to the next. Closer to each round, we will send out any corresponding details regarding the competition guidelines.