Grey and Pink Kangaroo Awards
Scoring
Scoring rules for the Grey & Pink Kangaroos are as follows:
- A total of 135 marks can be achieved in the Grey and Pink Kangaroos
- 5 marks are awarded for each correct answer to questions 1 – 15
- 6 marks are awarded for each correct answer to questions 16 – 25
- In the Grey Kangaroo / Pink Kangaroo: you will NOT lose marks for getting questions wrong. Answers left blank will be marked as 0
Awards and Thresholds
New for 2025!
The top scoring 10% of participants will receive a Gold Kangaroo Certificate, the next 20% a Silver Kangaroo Certificate and the next 30% a Bronze Kangaroo Certificate. Each participant below this receives a Certificate of Participation or a Certificate of Qualification depending on their entry route.
Grey Kangaroo
2026 Certificate Thresholds
Gold Kangaroo: 101+
Silver Kangaroo: 85+
Bronze Kangaroo: 67+
Pink Kangaroo
2026 Certificate Thresholds
Gold Kangaroo: 85+
Silver Kangaroo: 73+
Bronze Kangaroo: 59+
Current Thresholds
| Grey Kangaroo | Pink Kangaroo | |||||
| Year | Gold Kangaroo | Silver Kangaroo | Bronze Kangaroo | Gold Kangaroo | Silver Kangaroo | Bronze Kangaroo |
| 2026 | 101+ | 85+ | 67+ | 85+ | 73+ | 59+ |
Previous Thresholds
| Grey Kangaroo | Pink Kangaroo | |||||
| Year | Gold Kangaroo | Silver Kangaroo | Bronze Kangaroo | Gold Kangaroo | Silver Kangaroo | Bronze Kangaroo |
| 2025 | 115+ | 102+ | 87+ | 90+ | 78+ | 63+ |
| Year | Grey Kangaroo Merit | Pink Kangaroo Merit | ||||
| 2024 | 89 | 74 | ||||
| 2023 | 84 | 84 | ||||
| 2022 | 78 | 86 | ||||
| 2021 | 82 | 74 | ||||
| 2020 | 101 | 101 | ||||
Past Papers
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Maths Books
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Kangaroo Origins
We are proud to be the UK member of the Association Kangourou sans Frontières, a collaborative association whose purpose is to promote mathematics among young people around the world. Around six million young people take Kangaroo competitions each year. The name Kangaroo acknowledges the contribution made by Australia to establishing large-scale mathematics contests.
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