How To Apply For 2018/2019 Cowbell Mathematics Competition

This is to inform the general public and all Public and private Secondary Schools in Nigeria that the 2018/2019 Cowbellpedia Mathematics Competition Application is out.

PREAMBLE 

In the last 19 years, Cowbell has been involved in the sponsorship of Mathematics competition for Secondary Schools in Nigeria to identify, recognize and reward excellence in the subject area of Mathematics. 

However, Cowbellpedia Secondary School Mathematics competition is open to students in JSS 3 and SSS2 
in both Public and Private Schools in Nigeria to ;

• create a credible platform for identifying outstanding students and encouraging excellence in Mathematics,
• awaken the consciousness and interest in mathematics among Junior and Senior secondary school students in Nigeria,
• improve students’ performance in Mathematics Pan Nigeria,  
• provide a creditable platform that will reward excellence in the subject area of Mathematics.

This competition is sponsored by cowbell. It is approved by the Federal Ministry of Education and endorsed by National Examination Council (NECO)  for the past 19 years ago. 

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Each School is required to present their BEST Ten (10) students in Mathematics (five from JSS3 and five from SSS2), irrespective of sex, religion, tribe or state of origin, to enhance their chances of qualifying for the next stage of the competition.
2. In order To encourage Girl Child Education in our society, we are making a humble appeal that Mixed Schools should nominate a minimum of two (2) girls for each category to represent such school.
3. Age limit is 10 -18 years

The Competition is in two Stages:
Stage1: Qualifying Written Examination
Stage 2: TV Quiz Show

First Stage
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE COMPETITION 

1. Visit www.cowbellpedia.ng 
2. Click on link to register your school
3. Fill the form and submit. Ensure to fill all required fields.
4. An email will be sent to the School and Primary contact email addresses provided when filling the form.
5. Use the link in the email received to verify the email addresses. The school email address must be verified before you can login.Once school email is verified, login to the portal using the school email and password used to register.
6. On successful login, you click on the Add Candidates under Candidate Management.
7. Fill in the candidate’s information on the form, upload the candidate's picture and click the Save Draft button.
8. You will need to save draft information for 5 candidates before you can submit their registration. If you school is a mixed school, at least 2 of the candidates must be female or you won't be able to complete the registration.
9. After creating the draft registration for 5 candidates in a category (junior/senior) button will be shown on the page to "Register junior/senior candidates". Click the button to complete the registration of candidates for that category. 
10. A confirmation slip will be generated for you to download and will also be mailed to the School, candidate and parent/guardian email address.
11. Print this confirmation slip and have it stamped and signed by the school principal.
12. The confirmation slip will be required for admitting candidates at the examination venue.

Second Stage:
TV QUIZ SHOW
This examination would be in an exciting TV Quiz format 

1. Quarter-finals, 
2. Semi- finals and 
3. finals.

NOTE: All questions are developed  by NECO and it is serialized into 13 episodes and broadcast on major TV stations pan Nigeria.

PRIZES FOR WINNERS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOL 
There are prizes for winners and other finalists with their teachers and schools
Major rewards are:

• Students
• 1st Prize: =N=1,000,000 for each of the category
• 2nd Prize: =N=750,000 for each of the category
• 3rd Prize: =N=500,000 for each of the category

• Teachers
• 1st Prize: =N=400,000 for each of the category
• 2nd Prize: =N=300,000 for each of the category
• 3rd Prize: =N=200,000 for each of the category

• Schools
• Computers and Printers for winning schools

REGISTRATION CLOSING DATE
11th of February, 2018

EXAMINATION DATE
Qualifying Written Examination will hold in all states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on 
Saturday, March 11th, 2017 at 10:00am.

Download Past Exam Question Papers

• Junior Class here
• Senior Class here

NOTE

• Candidates are to come along with only a pencil, biro, eraser, ruler and statistical table, NO CALCULATORS WILL BE ALLOWED.
• This Competition is free of charge 
• All candidates MUST be in their School Uniform.
• Please refer to examination center list to check for the center nearest you.
• Accreditation of all candidates begins at 8:00am.
• Late comers will not be allowed to write the examination.
• Any act of misconduct will lead to disqualification of the candidate.
• The competition is ONLY open to Students in JSS 3 and SSS 2. Candidates in any other Grade/Class will be disqualified.