Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge
DATE
Monday 31 March to Sunday 4 May 2025
TIME
60 minutes for Middle Primary Years 3 and 4
45 minutes for all other divisions
Cost
AUD $5.20 per student
*bundle discounts available
Bebras is a fun and engaging computational thinking challenge for students in Years 3 to 12. It is an international challenge that involves over 2.9 million students from 60 countries.
Coding skills are not required to complete the Bebras Challenge. The main round of the challenge is held in Term 1 over several weeks. Students can participate individually or in teams of up to four. To celebrate international Bebras week, a follow-up event will be held in Term 4.
Lithuanian for beaver, Bebras was the name chosen by the founder of the challenge, Professor Valentina Dagiene from the University of Vilnius, in honour of the animal’s collaborative nature and strong work ethic.
The Challenge is coordinated by the International Bebras Committee which meets annually to assess potential questions and share resources.
Bebras Australia began in 2014 and was delivered by CSIRO until 2023. From 2024, the AMT is delivering the Bebras Challenge in Australia. With support from CSIRO, the AMT provided the Bebras Challenge free of charge for Australian schools in 2024.
Key Dates
Entries close:
Friday 2 May 2025
Students may participate on any day during the challenge period and must complete the challenge within the allotted time.
Sign Up
Find out how to register you students for this competition.
Divisions
- Middle Primary – Australian Years 3 and 4
- 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
Topics
Vary each year
Delivery
Online
Question and Answer Format
15 questions – combination of multiple choice, integer and interactive responses.
Teacher Resources
We have a range of teacher resources to support your engagement with the Bebras Challenge. You don’t need to register for the Challenge to access these resources.
More Information
The level of difficulty of a question determines how it will be scored.
Easy questions are worth 6 marks, medium questions are worth 9 marks, and hard questions are worth 12 marks.
Each challenge has 15 questions with the highest possible score being 135 marks.
Incorrect and unanswered questions are awarded zero points.
All students receive an award according to the criteria below. Students who receive a perfect score are provided with a certificate of excellence.
Excellence
135 marks
High Distinction
114-134 marks
Distinction
102-113 marks
Credit
87-101 marks
Merit
60-86 marks
Participation
0-59 marks
All past challenges are accessible at any time without student or teacher login access.
Bebras 365 is a free online resource for teachers and students wanting to try the Bebras Challenge in their own time, at any time of the year.
Bebras 365 includes all the past Bebras Challenges available as an online challenge that you can access without a student or teacher login. Bebras 365 includes more than 12 different challenges for each of the five divisions.
Short challenges based on key algorithmic thinking skills, accessible at any time without student or teacher login access.
Bebras Mini Challenges are free online resources for teachers and students wanting to try a short challenge in their own time, at any time of the year.
Each Challenge focuses on a different computational thinking skill. There are three different Mini Challenges for primary, middle school, and senior students.
Print friendly learning resources to use in the classroom or at home.
Bebras Unplugged are free offline resources that can be used at home or in the classroom.
Downloadable pdfs of past challenges, solutions and curriculum guide.