National Science and Mathematics Olympiad (NSMO)

The National Science and Mathematics Olympiad (NSMO) is an annual national competition in Saudi Arabia for science, mathematics and informatics disciplines, implemented across the Kingdom's regions. It comprises multiple stages of training and tests beginning at school level and culminating in national finals. The programme aims to discover and prepare talented students and to prepare them for international science olympiads.

Participants receive staged training and testing, advancement to national finals, and preparation that feeds into selection for international science olympiads.

Students from first grade of intermediate (middle) through first grade of secondary (high) school.

Each school forms and nominates teams in the targeted subjects; competition proceeds through multiple levels at school, provincial and national stages.