Everything you need for the Junior Olympiad
The UKMT Junior Olympiad takes place in June each year for students aged 11-13 in the UK and around the world.
When you’re ready to start preparing, Mathsaurus has everything you need, with a mixture of self-paced online courses and live (Zoom) classes taught by an expert teacher.
You can even practise lots of real past paper questions with video hints and solutions in the free course Get Ready for the Junior Olympiad, or browse past papers and certificate boundaries.
Preparation Courses and Classes for the Junior Olympiad
What is the UKMT Junior Maths Olympiad?
The Junior Kangaroo and Junior Maths Olympiad are both follow-on rounds to the UKMT Junior Maths Challenge.
The paper contains 6 questions worth 10 marks each, and students are awarded marks based mostly on the clarity of their workings as well as their final answers.
If you have qualified or want to try out some of the questions, try this free online course working through past JMO problems (click here)!
The video here includes information about every UKMT competition, but if you click play it will start at the section about the Junior Challenges.
Note: In 2025 the Junior Olympiad has changed and will now just have 6 x 10 mark questions (the old Section A has been removed) Read a blog post about the changes here.
Can I Still Take the Junior Olympiad If I Didn’t Qualify Automatically?
If you do well in the Junior Maths Challenge, you can qualify directly to the Junior Kangaroo or the Junior Olympiad. But if you didn’t qualify (or even if you didn’t take the JMC!) you can still enter via a discretionary entry. To learn more about these, take a look at the page here!
Where Can I Find Past Papers and Boundaries for the Junior Olympiad?
Mathsaurus has a table of past certificate boundaries for the Junior Olympiad available at the page here. These past papers are also available at the official UKMT website.
How Can I Prepare for the Junior Olympiad?
If you’re preparing for the Junior Olympiad, then you’ll want to take a look at the online courses and Zoom classes below, including a totally free online course where you can practise real past paper questions with video hints and solutions.
Preparation Courses and Classes for the Junior Olympiad