CHALLENGES BY CODEMENTUM - EXAM CONDITIONS

1. ELIGIBILITY & PARTICIPATION

• This category is open to students in grades 1 to 12.
• Students participate in 4 grade groups and results are evaluated and ranked among participants within each grade group:
  -> Code Starters (Grades 1-3)
  -> Code Pioneers (Grades 4-6)
  -> Code Explorers (Grades 7-9)
  -> Code Masters (Grades 10-12)   
  

2. PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES & EXAM FORMAT

• Supported languages: Block Coding (Scratch), Python and JavaScript.
• The exam in this category involves completing 30 coding challenges within 90 minutes.
• The challenges in the exam are similar to, those available in the Codementum Studio Training Portal.  
  

3. COMPETITION FORMAT AND ROUNDS

• This category consists of 4 online and 1 onsite round.
• The 3 Online Qualification Rounds are offered on alternative dates. Participants are not required to take all three rounds and may choose the Qualification Round(s) that best suit their schedules.
  -> Online Qualification Round 1
  -> Online Qualification Round 2
  -> Online Qualification Round 3
  -> Online Final Round (Free)
  -> Grand Final – Europe or USA
• Participants are recommended to participate in an additional Qualification Exam to improve the result carried forward to the Final Round. 
  

4. FEES & BENEFITS

• The participation fee is 40 €. Students may optionally participate in an additional Qualification Exam for 15 € to improve the result carried forward to the Final Round.
• The participation fee includes Codementum Premium membership, valid until 1 September 2027, provided by the Coding Olympiad.
• Through this Premium membership, students can access the Codementum training platform to practice and prepare for the competition.  
  

5. COMPETITION STRUCTURE

• Participants will complete 30 coding challenges designed to assess their programming skills, logical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
• Participants will write and submit their solutions through the Codementum Exam Platform.
• Participants will have 90 minutes to complete and submit their solutions. During this period, participants may test, edit, and resubmit their solutions.
• Participants should carefully manage their time. Once they have completed the exam, they must click the “SUBMIT” button to officially submit their results and end the exam. The submission time will be recorded and may be considered in the event of a tie.
• Participants may skip a challenge and return to it later at any time during the exam.
• Once the 90-minute exam period ends, no further changes or submissions will be permitted. 
  

6. EVALUATION & RANKING

• The exam consists of 30 coding challenges. Each challenge can be completed with 1 to 3 stars, depending on the level of correctness and requirements met by the submitted code.
• Each star counts as 1 point. Therefore, the maximum possible score is 90 points. A participant who completes all 30 challenges with 3 stars each will receive the maximum score of 90 points.
• The qualification criterion for the Final Round is to complete at least 12 challenges in any one Qualification Round.
• The final score in the Final Round will be calculated by adding 30% of the highest score achieved in any Qualification Exam to 70% of the total score achieved in the Final Round.
• The final evaluation and ranking will be based on the following criteria, in order of priority:
  1. Number of Challenges Successfully Completed
  2. Total Points Earned
  3. Completion Time (Final Round) 
  

7. MEDALS, CERTIFICATES & DISCOUNT AWARDS

• The top 3 participants in each grade group will receive:
  - A physical Gold Medal (Gold 1, Gold 2 or Gold 3) & a Certificate of Achievement delivered by post
  - Eligibility for discounts on the 2027 Grand Finals in Europe or the USA:
     → 1st places: 75% discount
     → 2nd places: 50% discount
     → 3rd places: 25% discount
• 26-30 Challenges Completed: Digital Gold Medal Certificate & Certificate of Achievement
• 20-25 Challenges Completed: Digital Silver Medal Certificate & Certificate of Achievement
• 14-19 Challenges Completed: Digital Bronze Medal Certificate & Certificate of Achievement
• 7-13 Challenges Completed: Digital Honorable Mention Medal Certificate & Certificate of Achievement
• 0-6 Challenges Completed: Digital Participation Certificate
  

8. QUALIFICATION FOR THE CODING GRAND FINAL – EUROPE & USA

• Participants in grades 3–11 can participate in the Coding Grand Final in Europe or the USA.
• The qualification requirement for the Coding Grand Final in Europe or the USA is to complete a minimum of 12 challenges in any one Qualification Round or 8 challenges in the Final Round.