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AFG Primary Interschool Numero® Challenge
DATES FOR 2026 COMPETITIONS
Geraldton, Esperance & Kalgoorlie heats to be held during weeks 8 & 9 of Term 3 2026 as follows:
Geraldton 1 – Monday 7th September, Geraldton 2 – Tuesday 8th September, Esperance – Friday 11th September, Kalgoorlie – Monday 14th September.
Perth & Bunbury heat dates are in Term 4 2026 as follows:
Middle Metro – Friday 16th October, Bunbury – Monday 19th October, Northern – Wednesday 21st October, South Eastern – Friday 23rd October, Southern – Monday 26th October, Coastal – Wednesday 28th October, Central – Friday 30th October, City – Monday 2nd November, Riverside – Wednesday 4th November, North Western – Thursday 5th November, Grand Final – Thursday 12th November.
***The region for the Middle Metro is fluid and will depend on the region with the most registrations. Please endeavour to keep this date available as well, just in case we need to move you to this heat.***
Click here to register now for 2026!
(Registrations open 1st January 2026)
(Registrations close Friday, 12th June 2026 – Wk 8 Term 2)
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 8, term 2 (Friday 12th June 2026).
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 & Payment: On receipt of your registration, you will receive a short “acknowledgement of registration” email within 48-72 hours, along with the registration invoice. If you require an order number on the invoice, then please include this on your registration. 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 9, 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, and 2025 saw the introduction of a 14th heat (Middle Metro). This brings the make-up of heats to 5 regional heats (Geraldton – 2 heats, Esperance – 1 heat, Kalgoorlie – 1 heat, Bunbury – 1 heat) and 9 metropolitan heats.
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.
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 2026 will have had their support through sponsorship for twenty 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.
MAWA (The Mathematical Association of Western Australia)
MAWA, the not-for-profit association supporting mathematics in schools and homes in WA, has joined forces to support Numero and these competitions. MAWA kindly donate annual school memberships to each of the top three placegetters at the Grand Final. This is a great financial support to these schools and we truly appreciate MAWA’s support.
Campion Education
As Numero’s major distributor, it is wonderful to have Campion on board as ongoing supporters of both the primary and secondary events. They provide discount vouchers to all schools involved. They also provide the prizes and prize money for the Frank Drysdale Secondary Interschool Numero Challenge.
Edwina Forward Engraving
Since the inception of this competition in 1998, Edwina Forward Engraving (EFE) has provided all our trophies without charge. Despite ownership changes, they continue to support Numero with trophies for all our competitions. EFE have been an amazing supporter of Numero®, and we value this continuing association.
The AFG Interschool Numero® Challenge 2025
The 28th year of the AFG Interschool Numero® Challenge continued to grow, yet again. This year saw 14 heats, with the involvement of 106 schools, represented by 244 teams – the highest ever!! We are so grateful for the support of our loyal “Numero” schools, and those who are new to the game and what it offers.
The fourteen heat winners for 2025 (in alphabetical order): Allendale Math Masters, Boulder Brainiacs, Bunbury Chunky Beef Pi, Campbell Top Takerz, Carey Wild Times, Dowerin Denominators, Esperance Crafty Calculators, Morley Mathematicians, St James’ Fantastic Foxes, St Jerome’s Mathemagicians, St Lawrence’s Wookie Mistakes, Subiaco Number Ninjas, West Leeming Prime Suspects and Willetton Warriors.
The remaining four places became five, due to a tie for the final qualifying position, therefore we had a 19 team grand final (in alphabetical order): Aspiri Numero Ninjas, Bunbury Quantum Crew, Carey Baptist Divide & Conquer, Parkwood Pi-rates and Willetton Wizards.
Official Championship Photo 2025
Left to right: Ms Paula McMahon, Executive Officer, The Mathematical Association of WA (MAWA); ; Ms Jia Jia Wong, State Manager, Australian Finance Group (AFG); Willetton Warriors; Mrs Julie Richards, Director, Independent Education & Training (IET); and Mr Matt Snadden, Account Manager, Campion Education; Ms Brooke Skeffington, Numeracy Consultant, Catholic Education WA (CEWA).
Champions 2025
(1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively)
Winners: Willetton Primary School (Willetton Warriors)
2nd Place: West Leeming Primary School (West Leeming Prime Suspects)
3rd Place: Carey Baptist Collete (Carey Wild Times)
Congratulations to Willetton Primary School (Warriors) on back to back championships, retaining the trophy in 2025. This is their third win in four years and they definitely have a target on their back now! Second place went to West Leeming Primary School (Prime Suspects) and third to Carey Baptist College Harrisdale (Wild Times).
As always, it is great to see how hard our schools are working to improve their maths, and specifically their Numero® skills, achieving great success with fluency, reasoning and problem solving. This is on display in the heats, but absolutely highlighted in those teams making the final, with incredibly high scores achieved.
The top 3 teams were clearly the best, with each of their scores surpassing the golden 500 mark. A tie for 4th place on 495 points was so close for Carey Divide & Conquer and the Willetton Wizards. Next closest, not too far away, were St James’ Fantastic Foxes, Campbell Top Takerz and St Lawrence’s Wookie Mistakes respectively.
Congratulations also to our five Grand Final debutants from Aspiri Primary School, Dowerin District High School, Esperance Primary School, Morley Primary School and St Jerome’s Catholic Primary School.
This year’s Numero® final was held at St Jerome’s Catholic Primary School, and we thank them for their hard work at very short notice. What a wonderful venue!
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 nineteenth 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 Mr Matt Snadden, Account Manager, Campion Education, Ms Paula McMahon, Executive Officer, The Mathematical Association of Western Australia (MAWA) and Ms Brooke Skeffington, Numeracy Consultant, Catholic Education WA (CEWA).
Apologies: Mr Steven Andree, Manager, Primary, Early Childhood and Education 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 (Warriors)