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A UK astronomy competition where students answer short online questions on space, the night sky and basic astrophysics. Aimed mainly at Year 10 students, with participation encouraged across Years 7–11 through registered schools. Rated Intermediate Level, with difficulty mainly coming from unfamiliar astronomy concepts, scientific reasoning and time pressure.

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A UK physics competition where Year 13 students solve structured problems using advanced school-level physics and mathematical reasoning. Open to Year 13 students through participating schools. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from multi-step calculations, unfamiliar applications and clear written working.

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A UK poetry competition where students write an original poem on any theme and in any style. Open to young people aged 12–18 living in the UK. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from originality, poetic technique and competitive judging.

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A UK poetry competition where primary-school pupils create an original poem in any style. Open to children aged 4–11 through participating UK schools. Rated Beginner Level, with difficulty mainly coming from creativity, self-expression and developing an original poem.

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An international academic writing competition where students analyse a contemporary global issue in a research-based article. Open to students in Grades 7–12 worldwide. Rated **Advanced Level**, with difficulty mainly coming from independent research, evidence-based analysis and the finalist oral defence.

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An international mathematics competition where students solve 25 multiple-choice problems in middle-school mathematics and problem-solving. Open to students in Grade 8 or below who are under 15.5 years old, through an approved competition centre. Rated Intermediate Level, with difficulty mainly coming from non-routine questions, broad topic coverage and time pressure.

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A global entrepreneurship competition where student teams develop and pitch original business or social venture ideas. Open to teams of two to four high-school students aged 14–18 worldwide, supported by an adult advisor. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from venture development, market research, persuasive pitching and selective multi-round judging.

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It consists of two 30-minute sets of multiple choice questions which are largely about physics ideas, but also encouraging some wider reading and interest in the subject. It is an opportunity for students to take part in a national physics competition and to develop their confidence in the subject. It is definitely a quiz which is accessible to sound students but is not an ''Olympiad Challenge''. Length - 2 x 30 minutes (can be sat on different days if required) with each section containing 20 questions. Sat within your school supervised by the teacher. It may not be sat by students at home or run remotely.

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It consists of two 30 minute sets of multiple choice questions which are largely about physics ideas, but also encouraging some wider reading and interest in the subject. It is an opportunity for students to take part in a national physics competition and to develop their confidence in the subject. It is definitely a quiz for participation, which is accessible to sound students but is not an ''Olympiad Challenge''. Length - 2 x 30 minutes sections(can be sat on different days if required) with each section containing 20 questions. Sat within your school supervised by the teacher. It may not be sat by students at home.

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Rated Intermediate, This annual K–12 mathematics competition uses grade-banded multiple-choice papers with national and state rankings for proctored participants. Students enter through a school, centre, remote or virtual option and work at their actual grade level. Success depends on spotting efficient ideas across varied word problems and maintaining accuracy through a 75-minute test.

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An all-Ireland environmental action competition where young people develop projects addressing local or global sustainability issues. Open to young people aged 10–18 across Ireland, entering individually or in groups through schools, youth organisations or independently. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from project planning, environmental impact, teamwork and presenting evidence of action.

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A global entrepreneurship competition where students develop an innovative business idea and present it through a recorded pitch. Open to high-school students aged 14–18 worldwide, competing individually or in teams of up to five. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from business innovation, market thinking, persuasive pitching and highly competitive international judging.