Mathématiques sans Frontières

Timeline of the Competition

December – January: Schools are invited to register for the competition, and a set of practice questions are emailed to each school.

• Friday 22nd January 2021: Deadline for applications to the event. Please email your application to alan.walker@uws.ac.uk
• Thursday 4th March 2021: Competition day!
• Thursday 1st April 2021: Entries are marked at top secret location.
• Friday 18th June 2021: Prize-giving event at UWS Lanarkshire, open to top 10 schools (all schools competing will receive a certificate).

2020 Competition

We welcomed 43 entries from 23 different schools across Scotland (and one entry from a school in England) in 2020. The overall winner was Lochfield Academy Seniors. They will be awarded with a school visit from the Happy Puzzle Company during Maths Week Scotland 2020.

The top 10 Teams in the S4 comp were (in alphabetical order):

• Boroughmuir High School
• Falkirk High School
• Grange Academy (3M1)
• Grange Academy (4M1)
• Grange Academy (4M2)
• Mackie Academy
• Mearns Castle High School
• St Columba's School
• The High School of Dundee
• The Mary Erskine School

The top 10 Teams in the S5 comp were (in alphabetical order):

• Giggleswick School
• Hutchesons' Grammar School
• Kirkcaldy High School
• Lochaber High School
• Madras College
• St Thomas of Aquins RC High School
• The Glasgow Academy (Mrs Drummond's class)
• The Glasgow Academy (Miss Head's class)
• The High School of Dundee
• Wellington School

To find out more:

If you’d like to register for the competition, or simply obtain further details, please contact:

• Alan J. Walker, Lecturer of Mathematics, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley.
• Email: alan.walker@uws.ac.uk. Twitter: @Alan_Walker_UWS. Webpage: https://www.uws.ac.uk/staff-directory/alan-walker/
• Or see us on Twitter @MSF_Scotland