BAAO Junior Astro Challenge

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Last checked at: 7 May 2026

Verification status: Verified

Source URLs

• https://www.bpho.org.uk/bpho/as-challenge.html
• https://www.bpho.org.uk/baao/junior-astro-challenge/

Why this listing is included

• This listing was found from an official page monitored by CompeteMap.
• Competition dates Opens 07:00 Friday 31 st October and closes at 18:00 on Friday 21 st Nov 2025
• Year Group: aimed at Year 10 (but Y7 to Y11 encouraged to participate)
• Consists of two, 25-minute online sections each of 30 questions
• Location: Under teacher supervision in your school
• Cost: £20.00 registration fee per school with up to 999 entries
• Certificates will be awarded
• Teachers must initially register for the Competitions platform here
• The competitions are taken in school under staff-supervised conditions at any time convenient during the competition dates
• Active invigilation is required
• Students may not do online searches during the competition
• This is not to be sat online out of school
• A desktop or laptop is needed for this exam. Tablets can be used but the system is not optimised for small or touch screens.

Notes

Auto-discovered candidate from Senior Physics Challenge (BPhO). Requires manual verification. Structured extraction applied: yes.

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