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Welcome to the Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge!

10th to 23rd November 2025

What is Bebras?

The Bebras^® Computing Challenge introduces computational thinking to students, by allowing them to solve interactive tasks online. It is run in over 60 countries and takes place every November. The tasks can be answered without prior knowledge about computational thinking or information and communication technology. The aim of Bebras is to get students all over the world excited about computing.

Teachers must register students and we strongly recommend that a teacher or coordinator is available while they participate in case they run into any issues.

Why not try the Bebras Challenge as to see what its all about!

How To Get Involved with Bebras

Step 1: Register as a Coordinator Online

A school may have more than one coordinator. We will approve your registration as quickly as possible.
Only teachers in Republic of Ireland may register as Coordinators.

Step 2: Register Your Students

It is recommended that all students in a year group enter the competition as part of the aim is to discover aptitude.
The questions are in the form of engaging puzzles that start off relatively easy so every student can have a go and should get something out of the competition.

You can schedule your test any time during the Challenge period (10th-23rd November 2025).
Results and statistics for the school will be available to download from the site one week after the Challenge has concluded.
After the challenge, students will be able to re-take the challenge with feedback.
Certificates of Participation will be available for download for each student who completed the challenge. These will include the student’s name and score.
Students don’t have to prepare or practice anything for the Challenge.
Download the Coordinators Handbook on how to register students for the challenge

The Challenge and Scoring

There are 6 categories with different levels of difficulties

Primary – Class 1st and 2nd
Primary – Class 3rd and 4th
Primary – Class 5th and 6th
Secondary – 1st and 2nd Year
Secondary – 3rd and 4th Year
Secondary – 5th and 6th Year

The questions are in the form of engaging puzzles that start off relatively easy so every student can have a go and should get something out of the competition. Students don’t have to prepare or practice anything for the Challenge.

The problems come in three levels of difficulty: Easy, Medium and Hard. Each level of difficulty consists of 5 questions.

You can find a problem’s difficulty in the problem overview before you click on it. The difficulty of a problem determines how it will be scored. The scoring rules are as follows: