Junior Maths Challenge 2025 Grade Boundaries Released

We’re excited to share that the UKMT has released the grade boundaries for the 2025 Junior Maths Challenge that took place on May 1st. These were released on Monday 12th May, so an impressively efficient turnaround from the UKMT as usual in recent years!

2025 JMC Grade Boundaries

The certificate boundaries for this year’s JMC are:

Bronze: 54
Silver: 73
Gold: 91
Kangaroo qualification: 100. (UK only)
Olympiad qualification: 125

This year’s boundaries are notably high, with the Gold boundary being the highest since 2020 (when results were unusual due to COVID). Most significantly, the Kangaroo and Olympiad qualification thresholds are the highest they’ve ever been!

Live Classes and Courses for the Follow-On Rounds

For students looking to prepare for the Junior Kangaroo or Junior Olympiad (taking place on Tuesday, June 10th), we’re offering several specialised classes and intensive courses. Details of these can be found later in this post or from the pages here:

Book Classes or See More Info Here

What This Means for Students

If you’ve met the boundaries you should be entered into the follow-on rounds automatically and for free by your school. But many more students still take the competitions anyway, so if you’ve just missed out on automatic qualification for the Junior Kangaroo or Junior Olympiad, remember that discretionary entries are still possible. Schools can enter students for these follow-on rounds even without automatic qualification for a small fee.

Important Changes to Follow-On Rounds

Junior Kangaroo’s New Certificate Structure

The Junior Kangaroo has introduced an exciting new three-tier certificate system for 2025:

Gold Kangaroo Certificate: Top 10% of participants
Silver Kangaroo Certificate: Next 20% of participants
Bronze Kangaroo Certificate: Next 30% of participants

This replaces the previous system where only the top 25% received Certificates of Merit. Now 60% of participants will receive recognition, providing more opportunities for students to be rewarded for their mathematical abilities!

Junior Olympiad Format Change

The Junior Mathematical Olympiad has completely removed its multiple-choice Section A for 2025. The competition now consists of only 6 Olympiad-style questions requiring full written solutions, with each question worth 10 marks. This shift emphasises deeper mathematical reasoning and proof-writing skills.

Upcoming Classes to Help You Prepare

Challenge and Enrichment Classes Starting Tomorrow

For students preparing for the Junior Kangaroo or Olympiad, we have several classes available this week:

Tuesday, May 13th:

17:30 – Junior Challenge and Enrichment – Advanced (Ages 11-13) – Kangaroo focused
18:30 – Intermediate Challenge and Enrichment – Regular (Ages 13-16)

Thursday, May 15th:

17:30 – Junior Olympiad (Ages 11-13)

Saturday, May 17th:

10:00 – Junior Challenge and Enrichment – Advanced (Ages 11-13) – Kangaroo focused
11:00 – Junior Olympiad (Ages 11-13)

Thursday, May 22nd:

17:30 – Junior Olympiad (Ages 11-13)
18:30 – Intermediate Challenge and Enrichment – Advanced (Ages 13-16)

These classes can be booked individually or using our value 5 or 10 class packages.

May Half Term Courses

We’re also offering intensive courses during the May half term (Tuesday 27th to Friday 30th May):

Junior Olympiad Preparation (Ages 11-13)

Regular Track: 10:00-10:45am (UK time) Suitable for students taking the Junior Olympiad for the first or second time
Advanced Track: 11:00-11:45am (UK time) Suitable for students with experience aiming for Distinction or a medal

Junior Kangaroo Preparation (Ages 11-13)

1:00-1:45pm (UK time) Suitable for both new and returning Kangaroo participants

All half term courses include 4 lessons (45 minutes each) over four days.

Note: Many students choose to take both the Regular and Advanced tracks of the Olympiad course for comprehensive preparation. Students are also welcome to combine the Olympiad courses with the Kangaroo course if they’re preparing for both competitions or simply want to maximize their mathematical development.