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AFG Primary Interschool Numero® Challenge
DATES FOR 2025 COMPETITIONS
Geraldton, Esperance & Kalgoorlie heats to be held during weeks 8 & 9 of Term 3 2025 as follows:
Geraldton 1 – Monday 8th September, Geraldton 2 – Tuesday 9th September, Esperance – Friday 12th September, Kalgoorlie – Monday 15th September.
Perth & Bunbury heat dates are in Term 4 2025 as follows:
Middle Metro – Friday 17th October (if required), Bunbury – Monday 20th October, Northern – Wednesday 22nd October, South Eastern – Friday 24th October, Southern – Monday 27th October, Coastal – Wednesday 29th October, Central – Friday 31st October, City – Monday 3rd November, Riverside – Wednesday 4th November, North Western – Thursday 5th November, Grand Final – Thursday 12th November.
Click here to register now for 2025!
(Registrations open 1st January 2025)
Please get in contact with [email protected] for any enquiries as to the regions in which heats are held.
These are subject to change dependent on registrations
Competition Information – Please read before registration!
Teams: We guarantee to accept 2 teams per school, however schools can register for up to 4 teams if space allows. Once all registered schools are allocated their 2 teams each, the extra teams are then offered on a first in best dressed basis. Therefore, if you want more than two teams, early registration is recommended. Team numbers are not confirmed until after registration has closed at the end of week 9, term 2 (Friday 27th June 2025).
Heats/Venues: Where possible, first preferences are given, but cannot be guaranteed. Placement in heats is dependent on registration numbers and proximity to the hosting venues. Please always check alternative dates of heats – just in case! Please also consider being a host school, as we would love to go to as many different schools as possible. (If there is a date you definitely can’t attend, please feel free to add this information in the ‘comments’ section.)
There is also the possibility of heat venue amendments, again depending on location of registrations. If you have queries on the best heats for your school, please get in touch via email ([email protected]) for advice.
Registration Fee: There is a nominal registration fee of $60 per school, regardless of the number of teams entered in the event. An invoice for this fee will be issued once registration has been recorded and is due and payable within 4 weeks of the invoice date. Non-payment by the due date will mean the registration for your school will drop to the bottom of the registration order. This fee is non-refundable. This payment must be paid for your school to compete (non-payment = non-compete).
Confirmation: On receipt of your registration, you will receive a short “acknowledgement of registration” email within 48-72 hours. Official confirmation of team numbers allocated, heat, date, venue, etc will be emailed to you following close of registrations. You can expect this email by the end of week 10, term 2. If you haven’t received either of these emails by the above deadlines, please get in touch with [email protected] immediately, or phone 0409 082 291.
Background of Competition
This is a competition that has been running in Western Australian primary schools since 1998. It began with two divisions of 18 teams playing in qualification rounds before a final, and has steadily grown in numbers. In 2005, there were four qualifying rounds, and in 2006, due to increasing interest from country areas, one of the qualifying rounds was held at Geraldton, from which three teams qualified to compete at the final in Perth.
A Geraldton heat occurred again in 2007 (with 18 teams), while a qualifying heat was held at Esperance (with 12 teams), from which one team won a place in the final. The year 2008 saw this support for Numero® increase, with five qualifying heats, one each in Geraldton and Esperance, and three in Perth.
In 2009, the competition grew to include four Perth heats and two country heats, and in 2010 grew again to five Perth heats and three country heats (including Bunbury for the first time).
2011 saw the AFG Interschool Numero® Challenge continue to grow with ten heats, four in the country and six in Perth. Geraldton, Esperance and Bunbury continued, with the addition of a heat in Manjimup, in the Warren-Blackwood region. 2012 has continued on with more schools participating in the existing ten heats. In 2013 the Challenge grew yet again, with a fifth heat in the country (a second Bunbury heat) and a seventh heat in the metropolitan area. This has altered slightly in recent years, with every year having 12 heats but the disbursement being slightly different each year depending on registrations. Since 2019 there has been 4 regional heats and 8 metropolitan heats.
2023 saw the addition of a Kalgoorlie heat, a completely new region for this event. This brings the make-up of heats to 5 regional heats (Geraldton – 2 heats, Esperance – 1 heat, Kalgoorlie – 1 heat, Bunbury – 1 heat) and 8 metropolitan heats.
2025 will see the possible introduction of a 14th heat (Middle Metro). If required, this heat will allow for more metropolitan schools to participate.
Teams compete for generous book prizes, at both heats and finals, while the winning teams in the final also win cash prizes for their school of $1000, $500 and $250 respectively.s
AFG (Australian Finance Group)
Like Numero®, AFG originated here in WA, and in fact, the Interschool Numero® Challenge is just one year younger than AFG. However, both AFG and Numero® have grown far beyond the boundaries of their state of origin. Numero® has spread not only throughout English-speaking countries (including the UK, Ireland, New Zealand, USA and Canada), but also through SE Asia, Japan and Korea.
Established in 1994, AFG has grown to become one of Australia’s leaders in financial solutions. With 4,000+ mortgage brokers around Australia, AFG is one of the largest mortgage provider companies in the country. AFG brokers can offer their customers a choice of over 10,000 finance products from more than 80 of Australia’s lenders. Each year AFG brokers help more than 500,000 Australian customers get the right loan for their home.
Numero is honoured and proud to have developed this association with AFG, and in 2025 will have had their support through sponsorship for nineteen years. It is thanks to AFG that schools compete for prizes at both heats and finals, with generous cash prizes awarded to the top three schools in the final. 2010 began the awarding of extra cash prizes, with the first placed school winning $1000, second place $500 and third place $250.
Edwina Forward Engraving
Since the inception of this competition in 1998, Edwina Forward Engraving (EFE) has provided all our trophies without charge. In 2007, they provided a new perennial shield, as well as engraved medallions for the winning team, to mark the 10th anniversary of the competition. This occurred again in 2022, with a new perennial shield and medallions to mark our 25th anniversary! EFE have been an amazing supporter of Numero®, and we truly appreciate this continuing association.
The AFG Interschool Numero® Challenge 2024
The 27th year of the AFG Interschool Numero® Challenge has continued to welcome more participating schools than ever before, as Numero® grows throughout WA. Over the years, this competition has changed as required, got through COVID without really missing a beat and is bigger and better than ever! A big thank you to all schools for their continued support – together we bring Numero, and therefore great mental math teaching, to our students.
The thirteen heat winners for 2024 (in alphabetical order): Allendale Double Digits, Boulder Dominant Decimals, East Fremantle Nedominators, Malle Mathmagicians, Ranford Algebros, Rapids Landing Nuggies, St James’ Fantastic Foxes, St Joseph’s Uptown Functions, St Lawrence’s Like a Shreking Ball!, Sutherland Dianella Wild Four, Wattle Grove Numerators, West Leeming Wild Prime Time and Willetton Wildcards.
The remaining five places in the final went to the next highest scoring teams (in alphabetical order): Allendale Wildcard Warriors, Carey Baptist X Factor, Southern Grove Numeries, Walkaway Multiplying Minions and Willetton Warriors.
Official Championship Photo 2024
Left to right: Mr Mike Ellis, State Manager (WA), Campion Education; Ms Jia Jia Wong, State Manager, Australian Finance Group (AFG); Willetton Wildcards; Mrs Julie Richards, Director, Independent Education & Training (IET); and Ms Kate Doepel, Professional Learning Consultant, The Mathematical Association of Western Australia (MAWA), .
VIP Guests 2024
Left to right: Ms Kate Doepel, Professional Learning Consultant, The Mathematical Association of Western Australia (MAWA); Ms Jia Jia Wong, State Manager, Australian Finance Group (AFG); Mrs Julie Richards, Director, Independent Education & Training (IET); Ms Samantha Bowen, Program Manager, Education & Consulting; and Mr Mike Ellis, State Manager (WA), Campion Education.
Champions 2024
(1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively)
Winners: Willetton Primary School (Wildcards)
2nd Place:Willetton Primary School (Warriors)
3rd Place: Ranford Primary School (Algebros)
Congratulations to Willetton Primary School (Wildcards) on returning to the winners’ circle in 2024. They have done exceptionally well since joining the event and now have their name on the perpetual trophy for the second time. Second place also went to Willetton Primary School (Warriors) and third to Ranford Primary School (Algebros).
As in previous years, it is great to see how hard our schools are working to improve their maths, and specifically their Numero® skills and speed. We witness this in the calibre of the teams in the final, how high the scores are, and how close they always seem to be.
This was proven yet again, with the top 4 teams all passing that elusive 500 point mark. Great job! There was only 5 points between 1st and 2nd, and only 9 points between 3rd and 4th.
It was great to see some different schools placing in the top 6 this year, which shows no school can become complacent, as they just don’t know who might surpass them in any given year.
The next positions went to: 4th – Wattle Grove Primary School (Numerators), 5th – St Lawrence’s Primary School (Like a Shreking Ball), 6th – Sutherland Dianella Primary School (Wild Four).
This year’s Numero® final was held at Ranford Primary School, and we truly appreciate all the hard work involved.
VIP Presenters: Our special guest on the day was Ms Jia Jia Wong, State Manager, Australian Finance Group (AFG), who was the sponsor of the event for the eighteenth year in succession.
Jia Jia presented the prizes for position winners, as well as the trophies to our winning team from Willetton Primary School. We are extremely grateful for the ongoing support of AFG and look forward to their continued association with Numero® in WA.
Our other special guests included Ms Samantha Bowen, Program Manager, Education and Consulting, Alzheimer’s WA (AWA); Mr Mike Ellis, State Manager (WA), Campion Education and Ms Kate Doepel, Professional Learning Consultant, The Mathematical Association of Western Australia (MAWA).
Apologies: Mr David Wanstall, Director, Primary Early Childhood and Support, WA Department of Education; Ms Ella Dachs, Chief Executive Officer, Alzheimer’s WA and Mr Warren Harding, Chairman, Alzheimer’s WA.
AFG Official Photo: Ms Jia Jia Wong (AFG) with the winners, Willetton Primary School (Wildcards)