Informatics Activities

A one-hour multiple-choice / short-answer competition. The AIC focuses on the skills behind computer programming and algorithm design, but does not require any specific knowledge of programming or programming languages.

Note that this competition is new as of 2005. From 1998 to 2004, the AIC was a programming competition that has now been renamed the AIO (see below).

An online training site for practicing your computer programming skills. Many problems from past programming competitions (such as AIOs and FARIOs) are available, and you can submit your solutions in C, C++, Pascal or other allowed languages for instant feedback.

A four-hour programming competition. You are given four problems to solve, and you submit your source code for each in C, C++, Pascal, Java or Visual Basic.

Note that this competition was called the AIC from 1998 to 2004, and has been renamed the AIO as of 2005.

An intense 10-day training school at the Australian National University in Canberra. Based on the AIO results, we invite approximately 12 students. We learn a lot of new material in algorithm design, do a lot of programming in the computer labs, and begin the process of training and selecting a team for the IOI.

A competition held online for invited students (typically attendees from the School of Excellence). This is the first contest that forms part of Australia's formal IOI team selection process.

An annual competition held between French and Australian students over the internet. This is a fun competition between the two countries, and (like the AIIO) also forms part of Australia's IOI team selection process.

A second 10-day training school at Macquarie University in Sydney. Based on the AIIO and FARIO results, we invite approximately eight students. The school culminates with the final Australian Team Selection Exams and the announcement of the four students who will form Australia's team for the International Olympiad in Informatics.

The pinnacle of competition in computer science for high school students around the world. Each country sends a team of four students to participate in nine hours of competition.

The Australian team selection process begins at the School of Excellence in December, and the final team is chosen in April.