Coding Challenge
(Was Known as OUCC)
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Exam date: 19 June 2025
Entry close on: 9 June 2025
Date: 19 June 2025
Time
NZ: 17:00-17:45 (45 minutes)
Exam Duration: 45 mins
Eligible Year Group: NZ Year 6-13
Exam Format: Offline proctored online exam
Exam Location: Unit T/301 Botany Road, Auckland.
The Coding Challenge is designed to be accessible to all students, even if they have basic coding skills.
Tasks require Turtle Blockly solutions or a text-based programming language, depending on the division.
Practice challenges can be found on the UK Bebras website
*This challenge replaces the Oxford University Computing Challenge (OUCC).
There is only one round for this challenge.
Five Divisions
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.
Topics
Topic Area One
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Strings, output and input
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Mathematical and logical operators
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Conditionals
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Loops
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Functions
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Lists and arrays
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File input/output – Intermediate and Senior only
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Classes and objects – Intermediate and Senior only
Topics
Topic Area Two
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Logical thinking
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Algorithmic thinking
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Decomposition
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Pattern identification
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Abstraction
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Evaluation
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De-bugging
Scoring System:
Round 1
Section A 5 tasks of 4 marks
Section B 5 tasks of 6 marks
Section C 2 tasks of 8 marks
Total 66 marks
Award Criteria:
Distinction: scoring 40 or above.
Merit: scoring 25 or above.
Fees for entering the Coding Challenge are $60 per student.
Please note: If you registered after the deadline, the fees will be doubled.
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Preparation Course
