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An international online biology competition where students answer questions across four major areas of general biology. Open to Grade 9–12 and gap-year students worldwide, entering individually or in teams of up to four. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from broad subject coverage, scientific accuracy and competitive team-based progression.

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A UK entrepreneurship essay competition where students explore a set question on enterprise, innovation or business. Open to students in Years 11–13 or equivalent studying in the UK. Rated **Advanced Level**, with difficulty mainly coming from independent research, original thinking and clear analytical writing.

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This official in-person World Cube Association event in the North Highlands used open-age entry, including school-age competitors. Participants registered individually for selected puzzle events under the published schedule and capacity. The main challenge was executing memorised solving methods quickly and accurately while managing nerves across timed rounds and following formal competition procedures.

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CyberFirst Girls Competition is a school-entered online cybersecurity challenge for girls aged 12 and 13 in teams of up to four. Teams work through tasks involving areas such as code-breaking, networking and artificial intelligence. The central challenge is combining different technical ideas quickly while communicating effectively and sharing responsibility across the team.

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Rated Beginner, this free UK poetry competition is for children attending nursery or preschool settings, with entries submitted through their setting. Children create a first poem for judging, possible publication and prizes. The main challenge is helping very young writers express an original idea in their own words while keeping the activity playful and age appropriate.

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Difficulty varies by division from Intermediate to Expert, A free series of timed online algorithmic programming contests with Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum divisions. Online contests welcome participants worldwide. New contestants begin in Bronze, while U.S. pre-college rules apply to training-camp and international-team selection. The main challenge is turning algorithmic ideas into correct, efficient programs under contest conditions; higher divisions require promotion and deeper techniques.

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Rated Expert, this senior national mathematics contest is for eligible secondary students in Ireland and is connected to further selection for the Irish International Mathematical Olympiad team. Participants sit a proof-based final at enrichment centres. The main challenge is constructing rigorous solutions to unfamiliar problems across geometry, number theory, combinatorics and algebra.

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A UK coding competition where students create programmed solutions to computational thinking problems using block-based or text-based coding. Open to students aged 10+ who previously participated in the UK Bebras Challenge, through their school or as home-educated entrants. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from algorithmic thinking, coding accuracy and solving problems within the 45-minute limit.

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This under-10 English youth championship is an in-person Swiss chess tournament with open and girls' sections and an England qualification pathway. Eligible juniors register individually and should verify event-specific fees and rules. The challenge is calculating accurately, managing limited clock time and recovering composure between rounds while facing several opponents over the tournament.

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This under-12 English youth championship is an in-person Swiss chess tournament with open and girls' sections and an England qualification pathway. Eligible juniors register individually and should verify event-specific fees and rules. The challenge is calculating accurately, managing limited clock time and recovering composure between rounds while facing several opponents over the tournament.

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This under-14 English youth championship is an in-person Swiss chess tournament with open and girls' sections and an England qualification pathway. Eligible juniors register individually and should verify event-specific fees and rules. The challenge is calculating accurately, managing limited clock time and recovering composure between rounds while facing several opponents over the tournament.

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This under-16 English youth championship is an in-person Swiss chess tournament with open and girls' sections and an England qualification pathway. Eligible juniors may enter through the published school or individual route. The challenge is calculating accurately, managing limited clock time and recovering composure between rounds while facing several opponents over the tournament.