Explore student competitions.

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Rated Advanced, This national team competition asks students to secure virtual operating systems and solve networking tasks across a season of online events. Middle- and high-school teams enter through a coach at an eligible school or approved youth organisation. Success requires practical system administration, careful teamwork and reliable performance during tightly timed live sessions.

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Rated Expert, A team robotics competition in which students design, build and program a robot for an annual game, matches and judged awards. For ages 12-18 (grades 7-12) through a registered team with adult coaches or mentors; costs and events vary by region. Teams integrate mechanics, electronics, programming, testing, strategy and judge communication across a long season; reliability is the main challenge.

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A UK computational thinking competition where students solve interactive logic and problem-solving tasks online. Open to young people aged 6–19 through schools, clubs or home-education coordinators. Rated Beginner Level, with difficulty mainly coming from unfamiliar puzzles, logical reasoning and working accurately within the 45-minute limit.

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Rated Expert, A team robotics competition in which students build and program an industrial-sized robot for an annual game and three-team alliance matches. For ages 14-18 (grades 9-12) through a registered team with adult mentors; teams also plan for equipment, workspace, travel and events. Teams integrate mechanical, electrical and software systems with testing, strategy, fundraising, outreach and judged awards across a long season.

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Difficulty varies by division from Intermediate to Advanced, A team-based computer science league with four online contests, five divisions and an invitational online Finals. Students in grades 3-12 enter through a registered school, organization or local group, with an advisor selecting the division. Upper divisions combine computer science questions with programming; Classroom and Elementary are non-programming. Consistent performance across the season is the main challenge.

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An Ireland-based computational thinking competition where students solve online logic and problem-solving tasks inspired by computer science. Open to primary and secondary-school students across Ireland through participating schools, with age-based categories. Rated Beginner Level, with difficulty mainly coming from unfamiliar puzzles, logical reasoning and age-appropriate problem-solving.

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Rated Advanced, this international Astro Pi challenge is for teams of two to six young people aged 19 or under with a mentor. Teams write and test Python code that uses space-station sensor or camera data to calculate orbital speed. The main challenge is building a reliable scientific method, validating calculations and meeting strict program constraints.

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A global technology and entrepreneurship competition where student teams build an app or AI-based solution to a community problem. Open worldwide to eligible participants aged 8–18 in a female-identifying competition environment. Rated Advanced, with difficulty mainly coming from technical development, user research and producing a complete business pitch.

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Rated Advanced, this algorithmic competition serves lower and upper secondary students in British schools. Participants begin with an online open round, and leading performers progress to a final. The central challenge is translating unfamiliar problems into precise algorithms, implementing efficient solutions and testing them carefully enough to perform reliably under competition time limits.

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Rated Advanced, this free online coding challenge is entered through schools for teams of students up to Year 11 or S4. Teams begin with a first round, while the strongest certificate performers are encouraged towards the second. The main challenge is coordinating algorithmic problem solving, writing correct code quickly and checking solutions together under timed conditions.

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A British programming olympiad where students solve challenging algorithmic problems under timed conditions. Open to full-time pre-university students under 19 in mainland Britain through their school or college. Rated Expert Level, with difficulty mainly coming from advanced algorithms, coding efficiency, complex problem-solving and highly selective progression to the national final.

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Rated Advanced, this annual programming olympiad is open to second-level students in Ireland who are under 20. Entrants solve preliminary algorithmic problems online before leading performers reach an in-person final at University College Cork. The main challenge is designing correct, efficient programs under competition constraints, with the strongest participants considered for Irish international informatics panels.