UKMT · Ages 16–18 · Follow-on round
Senior Kangaroo Past Papers and Grade Boundaries
Past papers, solutions and certificate boundaries for the Andrew Jobbings Senior Kangaroo.
Senior Kangaroo Past Papers
This table contains links to past papers for the Andrew Jobbings Senior Kangaroo - these papers are hosted on 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 on the official website before this table is updated.
| Year | Paper | Solutions | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Paper | Solutions | Course · YouTube |
| 2024 | Paper | Solutions | — |
| 2023 | Paper | Solutions | — |
| 2022 | Paper | Solutions | Course · YouTube |
| 2021 | Paper | Solutions | — |
| 2020 | Paper | Solutions | — |
| 2019 | Paper | Solutions | — |
| 2018 | Paper | Solutions | — |
| 2017 | Paper | Solutions | — |
| 2016 | Paper | Solutions | — |
| 2015 | Paper | Solutions | — |
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In the Senior Kangaroo, students get 5 marks per question correct, and there are no penalties for wrong answers. With a total of 20 questions, the maximum possible score is 100.
Senior Kangaroo Certificate Boundaries from 2025
From 2025, the top 10% of entrants receive a Gold Kangaroo Certificate, the next 20% receive a Silver Kangaroo Certificate and the next 30% receive a Bronze Kangaroo Certificate. All other students receive either a Certificate of Qualification (if they qualified automatically from the Senior Maths Challenge) or a Certificate of Participation (if they made a discretionary entry without qualifying automatically).
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Date Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | 55 | 40 | 27th Nov |
Senior Kangaroo Boundaries pre-2025
Before 2025, the top 25% of participants received a Certificate of Merit (with all others receiving a Certificate of Participation or Qualification). Grade boundaries for some past Senior Kangaroo papers are in the table below.
| Year | Merit |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 50+ |
| 2023 | 50+ |
| 2022 | 40+ |
| 2021 | 45+ |
| 2020 | 55+ |
| 2019 | 45+ |
| 2018 | 35+ |
| 2017 | ? |
| 2016 | 55+ |
| 2015 | ? |
| 2014 | 65+ |
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