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BM Schools Academic Quiz

School participation information
2026/27

A student at your school is interested in BMSAQ

Dear Head Teacher or Principal,

A student at your school has expressed an interest in taking part in the BM Schools Academic Quiz (BMSAQ), and we wanted to provide some information about how your school can take part.

Individual participation
BMSAQ is an individual academic Challenge. Pupils participate through their school, with no fixed school team size. Schools choose how many eligible pupils to enter.
School-based delivery
The Challenge is normally run at school under teacher supervision, online or on paper where supported. There is no normal central travel requirement and no teacher marking of Challenge answers.
The Challenge
Questions span Our World & Lifestyle, Science & Nature, History & Politics, Culture and General Knowledge. Primary has 50 multiple-choice questions; Junior, Intermediate and Senior have 100. The usual duration is 30 minutes, with authorised accessibility arrangements where applicable.
Practical arrangements
A School Organiser manages entries and completes readiness before Challenge Day. The school arranges supervision, a suitable room and the devices or paper materials required by its chosen format, following the current instructions.
Entries and results
School registration is free. Schools then order pupil entries at the current price for their market. Every pupil receives an individual result, released privately through the school. Certificates and awards follow the current Challenge rules.

Taking part

Please ask a member of staff to review the current Challenge information and arrange school registration through the BMSAQ Organiser Portal. The student can take part once the school has ordered entries and made the necessary arrangements.

If your school already uses BMSAQ, ask the existing School Organiser about joining or use the school-access route in the Organiser Portal rather than registering the school again.

Yours faithfully,
Ben Mooney
National Organiser
BM Schools Academic Quiz
info@bmsaq.com