
MATHÉMATIQUES SANS FRONTIÈRES
Mathématiques sans Frontières is an annual international mathematics competition for S4-S6 schoolchildren, centrally run by the Académie de Strasbourg since 1989. This interclass competition involves a number of mathematical puzzles where one of the puzzles is posed, and must be answered, in a foreign language. Each class should work as a team to tackle the puzzles in the allotted time (90 minutes).
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 27th January 2023: Deadline for applications to the event. Please email your application to alan.walker@uws.ac.uk
- Thursday 9th March 2023: Competition day!
- Thursday 13th April 2023: Entries are marked at UWS.
- June 2023: 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 Lochaber High School. They will be awarded with a school visit from the Happy Puzzle Company.
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