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Oxford University Computing Challenge

Oxford University Computing Challenge

Date

Round 1 Th 25 May 2023

Round 2 Th 8 June 2023

Time

60 minutes

Cost

AUD$8 per student

The Oxford University Computing Challenge (OUCC) helps students develop skills to produce programmed solutions to computational problems.

Participants will need to be familiar with Blockly or other coding languages (depending on the division).

The OUCC is a two-round competition. The first round is an open competition and builds on the principles used in the Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) competition. The second round is by invitation only. It is extended to students who have performed well in the first round and is used to identify suitability for the AMT’s high-performance programs.

Key Dates

  • Round 1 entries close:  We 24 May 2023
  • Round 2 entries close:  We 7 June 2023 (invitation only)

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Divisions

  • Upper Primary – Australian Years 5 and 6
  • Junior – Australian Years 7 and 8
  • Intermediate – Australian Years 9 and 10
  • Senior – Australian Years 11 and 12
We strongly recommend you prepare your students using tutorials and examples provided by UK Bebras who run the OUCC internationally. Be sure to find the right OUCC tutorial to suit your students, as our divisions differ to the UK competition.
  • UK Junior and Intermediate OUCC tutorial = 10 to 14 years old (Aus Year 6 to 8 approximately)

  • UK Senior and Elite OUCC tutorial = 14 to 18 years old (Aus Year 9 to12 approximately)

QUESTION AND ANSWER FORMAT

12 tasks in three sections

Upper Primary and Junior divisions – All tasks are Blockly

Intermediate and Senior divisions – All tasks are code submissions

Topics

Topic Area One

  • Strings, output and input
  • Mathematical and logical operators
  • Conditionals
  • Loops
  • Functions
  • Lists and arrays
  • File input/output – Intermediate and Senior only
  • Classes and objects – Intermediate and Senior only

Topic Area Two

  • Logical thinking
  • Algorithmic thinking
  • Decomposition
  • Pattern identification
  • Abstraction
  • Evaluation
  • De-bugging

More Information

Scoring System

Round 1

Section A             5 tasks of 4 marks

Section B              5 tasks of 6 marks

Section C              2 tasks of 8 marks

Total                      66 marks

 

Round 2

Section A             2 tasks of 4 marks

Section B              5 tasks of 6 marks

Section C              5 tasks of 8 marks

Total                      78 marks

 

Note that it is expected that very few students will have the time to solve all problems.

Award Criteria

A distinction is awarded for scoring 40 or above. A merit is awarded for scoring 25 or above.
The Oxford University Computing Challenge is run internationally by UK Bebras. For information and practice material go to their website.


*Note that the UK Bebras divisions do not align with the AMT OUCC. Check their website for recommended age groups to find the right practice test to suit your students.

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