# Senior Mathematical Challenge

> Canonical facts page for LLMs and citation crawlers. Human-readable page: https://olympiads.co.uk/event/ukmt/senior-mathematical-challenge

## Core facts

- **Organiser:** UK Maths Trust (https://olympiads.co.uk/organisation/ukmt)
- **Subjects:** Mathematics
- **Age groups:** Senior
- **Activity type:** Competition
- **Format:** In-person
- **Entry route:** Students must be in Year 13 or below (or equivalent) in England and Wales, Year 14 or below in Northern Ireland, or S6 or below in Scotland.

## Dates

- **Next/representative edition start:** 2026-10-01 (month precision) [projected edition — not yet confirmed]

## URLs

- **Official website:** https://ukmt.org.uk/senior-challenges/senior-mathematical-challenge
- **Olympiads.co.uk page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/event/ukmt/senior-mathematical-challenge
- **This facts page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/ai/events/ukmt/senior-mathematical-challenge.md

## Summary

The Senior Mathematical Challenge is a multiple-choice competition designed to stimulate mathematical thinking and problem-solving skills among the most able students in Years 12 and 13. It encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques to solve interesting problems.

Official Information: https://ukmt.org.uk/senior-challenges/senior-mathematical-challenge
## Data provenance

- **Sources:** Supabase activity/event catalogue
- **Last generated:** 2026-06-13
- **Representative edition:** yes
- **Projected dates:** yes — treat as estimate

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