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2025 UK Coding Challenge: The Next Level of Competitive Programming 🚀

Writer: Pinnacle Global AcademyPinnacle Global Academy

Say goodbye to the Oxford University Computing Challenge (OUCC)—the UK Coding Challenge (UKCC) is here! This brand-new competition is open to students aged 10-19 (Year 5-13), offering an upgraded platform to test and enhance programming skills.

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Why UKCC?

  • More Than Just Computational Thinking – Now includes algorithmic programming and problem-solving.

  • Flexible Programming Languages – Compete using Python, Java, C++, and more.

  • For All Skill Levels – Whether you're a beginner or an expert, there's a challenge for you.

  • Globally Recognised – A great boost for university applications.


Competition Highlights

  • Successor to OUCC, with expanded topics in algorithms, logic, and data structures.

  • Real-world problem-solving to enhance coding skills.

  • Official UKCC certificates for winners, with opportunities to advance to higher-level competitions.


Key Dates & Awards

  • Competition Date: March 29, 2025

  • Registration Deadline: March 17, 2025


Awards:

🏆 Best in School – Top scorer in each school

🥇 Gold – Top 10%

🥈 Distinction – Top 25%

🥉 Merit – Top 50%


Competition Levels

  • Novice & Explorer – Block-based programming (Turtle Blockly).

  • Navigator – Introductory text-based coding (Python, C++, Java, VB).

  • Pathfinder & Trailblazer – Advanced text-based coding challenges.


Get Ready!

🔹 Practice past OUCC & UKCC problems

🔹 Master core algorithms – recursion, dynamic programming, graph theory

🔹 Improve code efficiency for optimal performance


OUCC is history—UKCC is the future! Sign up and put your coding skills to the test. 💻🔥

 
 
 

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