Quick Information
The 2025 JHMMC will be held across two days separated by grade (although each student only attends one of the days). This is different from the format of previous years.
The contest will be held in person.
| Dates: | Saturday, October 11, 2025 for 6th graders and below; Sunday, October 12, 2025 for 7th-8th graders. |
| Time: | To be announced. |
| Eligibility: | The competition is open to students from the 4th to 8th grades. Those in 3rd grade and below may register as 4th grade. Students may only take one contest, that for their own grade level. Students who participate on Saturday may not participate again on Sunday. |
| Registration: |
Online registration for the 2025 competition is now available. Grades 4-6: Saturday, October 11, 2025 Register Grades 4-6 Grades 7-8: Sunday, October 12, 2025 Register Grades 7-8 Registrants from last year may log in with the same credentials. On-site registration will be held both days starting at 8:30 AM with a participation fee of $50 (cash only). Registrations to the Joe Holbrook Memorial Math Competition are non-refundable and non-transferrable. In addition, by registering, you grant the Bergen County Academies and the BCA Math Team the right to publish the name and likeness of your child. |
| After the Contest: | Results will be compiled, with top-scoring participants being announced the day-of at our award ceremony. Complete results will be announced approximately one week after the contest date. |
| Contact: | For any questions or concerns regarding registration,
please reach out to Mr. Pinyan at
jonpin@bergen.org.
Questions or concerns about the exam itself should be directed
to the student leadership on the BCA Math Team website.
*If your child needs a fee waiver, please contact us for a request. |
Schedule
To be announced.Location
Rules
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General Rules
- Calculators are not allowed.
- This is an individual test, so you may not communicate with anyone else taking it.
- Once time begins, we will not answer any questions about the problems.
- You will have 75 minutes to solve 40 problems. Once time is called, you must put down your pen or pencil and stop working.
- Scores will be posted on the website. Your score will appear next to your identification number.
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Specifics
- You have a test paper, answer sheet, and scrap paper.
- You may use space on your test paper and additional scrap paper to do work. Your answers must be written on the answer sheet. We will not look at answers written on your test paper.
- Each problem has only one answer. If you put more than one answer for a problem, you will be marked wrong. When changing an answer, be sure to erase or cross out completely.
- Write legibly. If the graders cannot read your answer, it will be marked incorrect.
- Do not approximate constants unless a problem specifies you should.
- If a unit is indicated in the problem, the answer must be given in that unit. For instance, if the problem asks for the answer in hours, you cannot give your answer in minutes. Furthermore, you don't need to write the unit, as the graders will assume your answer is in the units asked for in the problem.
- There is no penalty for guessing.
- Ties will be broken based on the number of correct responses to the last ten questions. If a tie remains, then the correct responses to the last five questions will break the tie.
- We will announce how much time is remaining often during the test.