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BMSAQ Junior Challenge Entries Now Open!
Congratulations to all those who participated in this year's competition. We hope you had fun and will always stay curious!
Getting your result
Simply speak to your school organiser who will be able to let you know your result.
Award Boundaries
Question/ Answer Booklet
To those who participated...
"BMSAQ wish to congratulate this year’s students who took part in the Intermediate Challenge. They should feel immensely proud of themselves for taking part. The standard of performance was exceptionally high, reflecting the dedication, passion, and depth of knowledge of all participants. Well done!
This Challenge would not have been possible without the collaboration and hard work of our schools and organisers, and we wish to especially thank them for their support and commitment to helping students reach their fullest potential!"
-Ben Mooney (National Organiser)
Provisional BMSAQ Intermediate Challenge 2025 Resources:
PDF Award Boundaries Intermediate Challenge 2025 (PDF | 147 KB | last updated 19/03/25)
PDF Accessing the Student Portal on Results Day 2025 (PDF | 418 KB | last updated 19/03/25)
How do I receive my result?
Results are sent to BMSAQ School Organisers. Please speak with this member of staff at your school to receive your result.
Did you know: You can also use your student login credentials again and open the Challenge (on www.Zipgrade.com/s) to see your exact mark, how you performed on each question and view the question paper and the correct answers. Your School Organiser should be able to give you your login credentials again, if you have lost or forgotten them.
Awards and Scoring:
Awards are given out on a percentage basis and the minimum raw marks change each year to reflect any changes in difficulty. The top-scoring 49% of students are awarded each year. Diamond, Gold, Silver and Bronze are awarded to students scoring in the top 10th, 20th, 35th and 49th percentile respectively. Students that are best in school, county, nation and the student best across the UK & Ireland (overall highest) will also be awarded specially. Students not amongst the top scorers will receive a Certificate of Participation. See more about our awards here.
Challenge Analysis:
Questions 41, 61 and 24 proved to be the most accessible. Question 14 was the most challenging, closely followed by question 20, then question 39.
The highest score was 66/80 (82.5%).
The highest score in each section was as follows:
-Section A: 19/20 (95%)
-Section B: 17/20 (85%)
-Section C: 18/20 (90%)
-Section D: 18/20 (90%)
Average scores in each section were quite different, Section A had the highest, followed by Section C, Section D, then Section B. The deviation between Section A percentage average and Section B percentage average was 11 percentage points
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