The QUB Maths Competition for Schools has been held annually since 2009. The competition is usually held in early December. Teams of A-Level Maths students from about 20 schools from all over Norther Ireland come to Queen’s to compete in a two gruelling problem-solving rounds, followed by a maths quiz. Many of these students later come to Queen’s to study in the School of Mathematics and Physics.

If you have the ability and enjoy solving mathematical puzzles and problems then this is your chance. All you need to do is register your team.

The next competition should take place on Thursday 6 December 2025 (provisionally). Registration will open in October 2025.

The 2024-5 QUB Maths Competition for Schools was held on Monday 2nd December 2024 in the Great Hall, with a new record of 23 schools from across NI taking part. The winning teams were: Friends’ School Lisburn (1st place), Banbridge Academy and Royal Belfast Academical Institution (joint 2nd place), Belfast Royal Academy (3rd place), with a commendation for St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena for their strong performance in rounds 1 and 2.

The 2023-24 QUB Maths Competition for Schools was held on Thursday 7th December 2023 in the Elmwood Hall, with a record 21 schools from across NI taking part. The winning teams were: Wallace High School (1st Place), Friends’ School Lisburn (2nd Place), St Louis Grammar School Ballymena and St Malachy’s College (Joint 3rd place), with Ballyclare High School receiving commendation for strong performance in rounds 1 and 2.

The 2022-23 competition was held in the South Dining Hall on Friday 2 December 2022, with 16 schools taking part. The winning teams were: St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena (1st place), Wallace High School, Lisburn (2nd place), Ballyclare High School and St Patrick’s Academy, Dungannon (3rd place), with the Belfast Royal Academy receiving commendation for strong performance in rounds 1 and 2.

The 2021-22 competition was held in the Great Hall on Tuesday 8 February 2022, with 9 schools taking part, several schools having withdrawn at short notice because of the Covid-19 situation. The winning teams were: Friends School Lisburn (1st place), Belfast Royal Academy (2nd place),  (3rd place), St Patrick’s Academy, Dungannon, with Regent House School, Newtownards, and the Wallace High School, Lisburn, receiving commendation for strong performance in rounds 1 and 2.

The 2020 competition was held online on Thursday 17 December 2020, with 15 schools taking part. The winning teams were: Friends School Lisburn (1st place), Belfast Royal Academy (2nd place), Sullivan Upper School, Holywood (3rd place), with Bangor Grammar School, St Columb’s College, Derry, St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena and St Pius X College, Magherafelt, receiving commendation for strong performance in the competition, in particular, in rounds 1 and 2.

The 2019 competition  was held on Friday 6 December 2019 in the Great Hall, with 17 schools taking part. The winning teams were: Methodist College Belfast (1st place), Coleraine Grammar School (2nd place), St Malachy’s College Belfast (3rd place), with Royal School Armagh and St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon receiving commendation for strong performance in rounds 1 and 2.

The 2018 competition was held on Friday 7 December 2018 in the South Dining Hall, with 17 schools taking part. The winning teams were: Belfast Royal Academy (1st place), Grosvenor Grammar School (2nd place), Carrickfergus Grammar School (3rd place), with Shimna Integrated College Newcastle and St Louis Grammar School Ballymena receiving commendation for strong performance in rounds 1 and 2.