Senior Maths Challenge Past Papers and Grade Boundaries
Senior Maths Challenge Past Papers
This table contains links to past papers for the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge – these papers are hosted at the UKMT website. The most recent papers are usually made available a couple of days after the challenge takes place and may briefly be available at the official website before this table is updated.
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Senior Maths Challenge Grade Boundaries
| Year | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Kangaroo | Olympiad | Released |
| 2025 | 46 | 57 | 72 | 72 | 104 | 21st Oct (12 days after SMC) |
| 2024 | 49 | 66 | 83 | 83 | 110 | 9th Oct (8 days after SMC) |
| 2023 | 49 | 64 | 80 | 80 | 106 | |
| 2022 | 48 | 62 | 76 | 76 | 100 | |
| 2021 | 49 | 66 | 85 | 85 | 108 | |
| 2020 | 59 | 73 | 91 | 91 | 108 | |
| 2019 | 49 | 61 | 76 | 76 | 100 | |
| 2018 | 53 | 67 | 83 | 83 | 102 | |
| 2017 | 57 | 71 | 86 | 85 | 104 | |
| 2016 | 55 | 71 | 88 | 90 | 106 | |
| 2015 | 50 | 65 | 82 | 86 | 104 | |
| 2014 | 57 | 71 | 84 | 89 | 101 | |
| 2013 | 53 | 67 | 82 | 86 | 100 | |
| 2012 | 49 | 62 | 77 | 82 | 93 | |
| 2011 | 52 | 63 | 79 | 84 | 90 | |
| 2010 | 58 | 70 | 85 | 96 | ||
| 2009 | 54 | 64 | 79 | 91 | ||
| 2008 | 51 | 61 | 74 | 87 | ||
| 2007 | 52 | 61 | 75 | 88 | ||
| 2006 | 57 | 66 | 80 | 91 | ||
| 2005 | 60 | 71 | 84 | 92 | ||
| 2004 | 55 | 66 | 79 | 92 | ||
| 2003 | 61 | 72 | 87 | 98 | ||
| 2002 | 47 | 57 | 70 | 82 | ||
| 2001 | 56 | 67 | 81 | 91 |
Below is a table with the grade boundaries for past papers for the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge, as well as a table with links to lots of past papers and solutions. You can also see more info about the SMC, including FAQs, here:


