Cangur Cup

What is the Cangur Cup?

The Cangur Cup It is a team mathematical competition aimed at secondary school students. Organized by the Catalan Society of Mathematics (SCM), the Cangur Cup tests skill, strategy, and teamwork through dynamic and competitive mathematical problems.

The competition takes place simultaneously at various venues on the same day, spread across Catalonia, allowing schools from all over Catalonia to participate.

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THE KANGAROO CUP 2027 IS HERE!

For the 2026-2027 academic year, the Kangaroo Cup continues with its usual format, with a first in-person phase at different venues distributed throughout the territory, and a final phase with the winners of each venue, also in person.

After the success of previous years, the Cup will continue to be organized for all levels of ESO, in two categories:

  • Cadet Category: For 1st and 2nd year ESO students
  • Junior Category: For 3rd and 4th year ESO students

The Cangur Cup is an in-person mathematics problem-solving contest for school teams, organized by the Catalan Mathematical Society and logistically supported by Isotropic. Teams consist of 7 students from 1st and 2nd year ESO (Cadet category) or 7 students from 3rd and 4th year ESO (Junior category), with the condition that there can be a maximum of 4 students from 2nd or 4th year respectively on each team.

The contest presents 12 problems and 60 minutes to solve as many as possible (first phase). It is a race against time where the score for each problem varies during the contest, so team strategy is very important! Additionally, during the test, teams can follow the contest status live, including scores, rankings, and the accumulated hits and errors of each participant. This makes it an exciting and fun game, with mathematics as the protagonist.

The first phase of the contest is held at various local venues across the territory. The top-ranked team from each venue, along with the previous year's champions, qualify for the grand national final.

SCHEDULED DATES

FIRST PHASE 2027:

Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2027

Pre-registrations: Pre-registrations open, you can pre-register by clicking here.

Time: Check the different local venues to see the competition schedules.

Final registrations: During the month of December (instructions will be sent by email to pre-registered centers).

Pre-registrations: The pre-registration period has ended. If you wish to register after the deadline, send an email to copacangur@gmail.com and we will inform you of the possibilities.

You can now check the final allocation of places for the first phase to know how many teams per category you can present and make the corresponding payment before December 31:

The first phase is in-person, in two categories. At each local venue, the contests for the Cadet and Junior categories will be held consecutively*.

Check the “Local venues” section for information on the schedules of your local venue (available during the pre-registration period).

Places at each venue will be allocated in order of pre-registration. The procedure is as follows (for each category):

  1. During the month of November, the different venues that offer to organize the first phase of the contest will be published. If you are interested in organizing a venue, please contact copacangur@gmail.com
  2. During November, the pre-registration period will be open (ending at the end of the month), where you can fill out the pre-registration form and choose the venue where you want to participate, and how many teams per category you would like to bring.
  3. Under no circumstances can a school register at two different venues with the intention of increasing the number of participating teams from that school if the venues fill up.
  4. Centres must pre-register at one of the venues geographically close to the centre. It is not permitted to participate in a venue far from the centre for strategic reasons (in case of doubt, common sense will apply; contact the organisation if you have any questions).
  5. Once the pre-registration period is closed, places at each venue will be assigned to registered schools as follows:
    1. One team is assigned to each school, in order of pre-registration.
    2. If one team per school does not fill all the places at the venue, a second team will be assigned to those schools that requested it, in order of pre-registration.
    3. If there are still places left, the procedure will be repeated until they are exhausted.
  6. If, for organisational reasons, a centre changes the venue where it has pre-registered, the pre-registration order will be respected according to the date on which that centre pre-registered for the competition
  7. At the beginning of December, the organizing committee will communicate the final pre-registration result to all schools, which will also be published on this website, showing the number of teams per category that each school can definitively register.
  8. Note that pre-registration does not guarantee the participation of all pre-registered teams; only one team per category and centre is guaranteed, the rest will depend on the registrations at each venue.
  9. Centers will have until December 31, 2026 to make the payment of €14 per participating team to the account of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans IBAN: ES14 2100 0963 61 0200057373 through a procedure that will be communicated in due course, where you will be provided with an invoice for the registration amount.
  10. On January 12, pre-registration places occupied by schools that have not formalized their registration by making the corresponding payment will be offered.

The winners of each local contest in the first phase will qualify, along with the champion of the previous edition, for the final phase.

  • * At some venues in Lleida, the contests for each category are held simultaneously at different centers.

 

FINAL PHASE 2027:

Information not yet available.

Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Location: Can Noguera Sports Pavilion, La Garriga (Vallès Oriental)

SCHEDULE OF THE DAY:

9:00-9:30 Reception and accreditation of participating teams in the Cadet category

10:00-10:45 Semifinal A

11:00-11:45 Semifinal B

12:15-13:15 Final

13:15-13:45 Cadet category awards ceremony

14:00-14:30 Reception and accreditation of participating teams in the Junior category

14:30-15:15 Semifinal A

15:30-16:15 Semifinal B

16:45-17:45 Final

17:45-18:15 Junior category awards ceremony

 

TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR THE FINAL PHASE:

CADET CATEGORY
SEMIFINAL A SEMIFINAL B
INS Manuel Vázquez Montalbán Sant Adrià De Besòs Teresa Pàmies Barcelona
Institut Vila de Gràcia Barcelona Súnion Barcelona
Escola IPSI Barcelona Jesus Maria Sant Andreu Barcelona
La Mercè Sant Feliu de Llobregat Col·legi Sant Lluís Barcelona
INS Pere Calders Cerdanyola del Vallès IES La Plana Castelló de la Plana
INS La Segarra Cervera IES Pere-Enric Barreda i Edo Benassal
Institut de Puig-reig Puig-reig Col·legi Jardí Granollers
Escola Pia Caldes Caldes de Montbui INS Fontanelles Les Borges del Camp
Institut Miramar Viladecans Ins. Gili i Gaya Lleida
IES Eugeni Xammar L’Ametlla del Vallès INS Manuel de Montsuar Lleida
Fundació Llor Sant Boi de Llobregat Fedac Manresa Manresa
Institut Narcís Oller Valls Escola Meritxell Mataró
Olivar Gran Institute Figueres Joan Amigó i Callau Institute L’Espluga de Francolí
Josep Brugulat High School Banyoles La Garrotxa High School Olot
Cor de Maria La Bisbal d’Empordà Janer School Andorra La Vella
Joan Mercader High School Igualada Gençana Educational Center Godella
Damià Campeny High School Mataró Marta Mata Institute Salou
Tiana Institute Tiana Empordà School Center Roses
Can Record Institute Sant Esteve de Palautordera Viladecavalls High School Viladecavalls
Arnau Cadell Sant Cugat del Vallès Antoni de Martí i Franquès Institute Tarragona
Camp Joliu del Penedès Family School L’Arboç Vacarisses High School Vacarisses
Taradell High School Taradell Els Alfacs High School La Ràpita
Brianxa School Tordera Sagrada Família Tortosa Tortosa
Aula Escola Europea Barcelona Hug Roger III High School Sort
Alt Penedès High School Vilafranca del Penedès

 

JUNIOR CATEGORY
SEMIFINAL A SEMIFINAL B
Súnion Barcelona College of Our Lady of Health Sant Feliu de Llobregat
FEDAC Horta Barcelona Four Corners Institute Barcelona
IES Benigasló Vall d’Uixó Olorda Institute Sant Feliu de Llobregat
IES Vall d’Alba Vall d’Alba Galí Bellesguard Barcelona
Montilivi Institute Girona Valldaura School Barcelona
Cor de Maria La Bisbal d’Empordà Castro de la Penya Lyceum Barcelona
Cervetó School Granollers INS Pere Calders Cerdanyola del Vallès
INS Badia i Margarit Igualada INS La Segarra Cervera
INS Joan Guinjoan i Gispert Riudoms Serra de Noet Institute Berga
Ins. Gili i Gaya Lleida INS la Vall del Tenes Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana
Episcopal College Lleida Begues Institute Begues
Escola Meritxell Mataró Vinyes Velles Institute Montornès del Vallès
INS La Serra Mollerussa INS La Mallola Esplugues de Llobregat
Tiana Institute Tiana Martí l’Humà Institute Montblanc
IE Greda Olot INS Frederic Martí Carreras Palafrugell
La Valira Institute La Seu d’Urgell Fedac Manresa Manresa
Gençana Educational Center Godella Damià Campeny High School Mataró
INS Leonardo da Vinci Sant Cugat del Vallès Pare Manyanet de Reus Reus
Nicolau Copèrnic Institute Terrassa INS Illa de Rodes Roses
INS Ramon Berenguer IV Amposta School of Our Lady of Health Sabadell
Sagrada Família Tortosa Tortosa Pla Marcell Institute Cardedeu
Institute of Tremp Tremp Sagrat Cor School El Vendrell
Lluís Companys Institute Tordera Sant Pau Apòstol School Tarragona
Joan Ramon Benaprès Institute Sitges Antoni Pous Institute Manlleu
Col·legi Sant Lluís Barcelona

 

LOCAL VENUES

In this section you will find the various locations of the centres or institutions that organise a local venue for the first phase of the competition. This list will be updated if new centres propose themselves as a local venue. In towns where more than one local venue is offered, if registration is low, the registered centres will be grouped into fewer venues, respecting the pre-registration order (regardless of which venue each centre pre-registered at).

Venues to participate in the first phase:

Population Center Cadet 1-2 ESO Schedule Junior 3-4 ESO Schedule Teams per shift
Badalona INS Badalona VII 10:00 11:30 8
Barcelona Sunion School 10:00 12:00 10
Barcelona Escola Pia Sarrià-Calassanç 9:30 11:30 10
Barcelona Institut Químic de Sarrià 10:00 11:30 10
Barcelona Faculty of Mathematics UPC 10:00 11:30 15
Barcelona UPC-School of Engineering – East 10:00 12:00 10
Barcelona INS Pau Claris 10:00 12:00 10
Caldes de Montbui INS Manolo Hugué 10:00 11:30 12
Cabrera de Mar IE Pla de l'Avellà 9:30 11:00 10
Castelldefels UPC-Baix Llobregat Campus (EETAC) 10:00 11:30 8
Cerdanyola del Vallès UAB – Department of Mathematics 9:30 11:00 8
Cerdanyola del Vallès FEDAC Cerdanyola 9:30 11:00 10
Cornellà de Llobregat INS Francesc Macià 9:00 11:00 10
Granollers INS Marta Estrada (Congost Pavilion) 10:00 12:00 12
Granollers INS Antoni Cumella 9:00 11:00 10
Igualada INS Pere Vives i Vich (L'Escorxador) 9:30 11:00 15
Manresa UPC (Water and Textile Museum) 9:00 11:00 15
Mataró INS Thos i Codina 10:00 11:30 10
Mataró Damià Campeny High School 10:00 11:30 10
Montgat INS Thalassa 10:45 12:15 12
Premià de Mar INS Premià de Mar 9:00 11:00 8
Sabadell Mare de Deu de la Salut School 15:00 16:15 10
Sant Cugat Pureza de Maria School 11:00 12:30 12
Santa Coloma de Gramenet INS Torrent de les Bruixes 10:30 12:30 10
Terrassa INS Nicolau Copèrnic 10:20 11:30 12
Vic Pilarín Bayés Library 10:00 11:30 16
Vilanova i la Geltrú INS Baix a Mar To be determined To be determined 16
Girona INS Santiago Sobrequés i Vidal 16:00 17:30 12
Girona INS Jaume Vicens Vives 10:15 11:45 7
Llançà INS de Llançà To be determined To be determined 13
Olot IE Greda (Sala Torino) 9:30 11:00 10
Palamós INS Palamós 10:10 11:40 12
Roses INS Illa de Rodes To be determined To be determined 10
Vidreres INS Vidreres 16:00 17:30 14
Bellpuig INS Lo Pla d’Urgell 16:00 17:30 12
La Seu d’Urgell INS Joan Brudieu 15:30 17:00 12
Tremp INS de Tremp To be determined (morning) To be determined (morning) 8
Els Pallaresos INS Els Pallaresos 10:00 11:30 16
Les Borges del Camp INS Fontanelles 16:30 18:00 14
Reus INS Gabriel Ferrater i Soler 15:45 17:45 15
Segur de Calafell INS La Talaia 9:30 11:00 10
Tarragona INS Sant Pere i Sant Pau 9:00 11:00 15
Tortosa Campus Terres de l’Ebre URV 15:00 15:30 15
Tortosa IE Temple To be determined To be determined 8
Castelló de la Plana ESTVE-UJI To be determined (morning) To be determined (morning) 28
València IES Benicalap 9:30 11:30 15

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