UK Coding Challenge
(Was Known as UK OUCC)
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Exam date: 29 March 2025
Entry close on: 17 Mar 2025
Date: 29 March 2025
Time
NZ: 19:00-19:45 (45 minutes)
Exam Duration: 45 mins
Exam Format: online at home
Eligible Year Group: students partipated UK Bebras 2024, and any students above 10 years old.
Use of Calculator: Yes
*This challenge replaces the Oxford University Computing Challenge (OUCC).
There is only one round for this challenge.
Five Division Groups
Divisions are based on skill not age. There are five divisions:
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Novice
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Explorer
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Navigator
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Pathfinder
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Trialblazer
Novice and Explorer tasks require Turtle Blockly solutions.
The other divisions use text-based programming languages including Python, C#, Java and VB. A full list of supported languages can be found here.
The groups are skills-based, not age-based. This approach enables students who are just starting their coding journey to participate at a level suited to their current abilities.
The Trailblazer challenge will push the most talented programmers to their limits!
Scoring System:
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10 questions in total
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Section A (8 questions): 4 marks each
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Section B (2 questions): 8 marks each
Total: 48 marks
Award Criteria:
Best in School: Top score in School
Gold Award: students that have scored in the top 10% nationally.
Distinction: Top 25%
Merit: Top 50%
Participation: Remaining 50%
All students will be awarded e-certificates.
Fees for entering the UK Coding Challenge are $60 per student.
Please note: If you registered after the deadline, the fees will be doubled.
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Challenge Groups
The groups are skills-based, not age-based.
Click the link above to read more details.
○ Novice
○ Explorer
Click the link above to read more details.
○ Navigator
○ Pathfinder
○ Trailblazer
This approach enables students who are just starting their coding journey to participate at a level suited to their current abilities.
The Trailblazer challenge will push the most talented programmers to their limits!
Novice and Explorer
These challenges will require students to produce solutions using the Turtle Blockly programming language including Turtle blocks.
Further information on the skills required for each group can be found on the site with links to practice resources:
Navigators, Pathfinders
and Trailblazers
These challenges will require students to produce solutions using a text based programming language. Supported languages include Python, VB, Java and C#
Further information on the skills required for each group can be found on the site with links to practice resources.
Practice
We recommend that you practice from the links to the practice material for this challenge.
Practice resources can be found on the website under the coding challenge section.
Certificates and Results
Every participating student will receive an e-certificate for the following categories:
Best in School: Top score in School
Gold Award: students that have scored in the top 10% nationally.
Distinction: Top 25%
Merit: Top 50%
Participation: Remaining 50%
● Provisional results will be available two weeks after the challenge closes.
● Final results will be available a week after the provisional results.
