Fees for the UKSMC is $60.00 per student.

Please note: If you registered after the deadline, the fees will be doubled.

BANK: ANZ

Name of Account: Pinnacle Education Group

Account: 06-0241-0684634-00

Please make payment with the students 'full name + UKSMC ' as reference.

⚠️ Please note that any fees and payments made are non-refundable.

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Eligible year groups: Year 13 and below

Exam format: Remote paper-based

Calculators are NOT permitted.

It encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques to solve interesting problems.

The problems on the Senior Mathematical Challenge are designed to make students think. Most are accessible, yet still challenge those with more experience.

What is UKSMC?

The UKMT (the host) runs a series of mathematics challenges to encourage child's interest in mathematics and develop their skills in schools. The three main challenges are:

🔗Junior Mathematical Challenge (NZ year 8 and below)
🔗 Intermediate Mathematical Challenge (NZ year 11 and below)
Senior Mathematical Challenge (NZ year 13 and below)

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Challenge date :

Friday 10 October 2025, 19:00-20:30

Closing date of registering: 25 September 2025

Competition format

The Senior Mathematical Challenge is a 90-minute, multiple-choice Challenge.

Topics covered (but not limited to)

Numberwork
Geometry
Circles
Equations
Indices/Surds
Angles
Fractions
Combinations/Probability
3D shapes
Trigonometry
Ratio
Percentage
Prime Numbers
Logic
Averages

Scoring

Scoring rules for the Senior Mathematical Challenge are as follows:

All participants start with 25 points
4 marks are awarded for each correct answer
1 mark is deducted for each incorrect answer
Answers left blank will be marked as 0

Awards

To recognize the highest performers in the Challenge, we award the top-scoring 66% of participants Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates in the ratio 3:2:1.

The top 1,000 (approx.) eligible students will qualify to sit the British Mathematical Olympiad Round 1