Previous Year’s Winners
The 2020 QUB Maths Competition for Schools was held online on Thursday 17 December 2020, with 15 schools taking part. The winning teams were: Friends School Lisburn (1st pace), Belfast Royal Academy (2nd place), Sullivan Upper School, Holywood (3rd place), with Bangor Grammar School, St Columb’s College, Derry, St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena and St Pius X College, Magherafelt, receiving commendation for strong performance in the competition, in particular, in rounds 1 and 2.
School name | Student 1 | Student 2 | Student 3 | Student 4 | Teacher’s Name | |
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1st place | Friends School Lisburn | Patrick Bates | Dylan Briggs | Eddie Doogan | Ben Moore | Diann Semple/James Williamson |
School name | Student 1 | Student 2 | Student 3 | Student 4 | Teacher’s Name | |
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2nd place | Belfast Royal Academy | Jude Moorehead | John Gibson | Ben Golden | Ronan Poots | Stuart Graham |
School name | Student 1 | Student 2 | Student 3 | Student 4 | Teacher’s Name | |
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3rd place | Sullivan Upper School | Ollie Butt | Matthew Keown | Shane Hart | Thomas Lowry | Gareth Boreland |
In 2019, the competition was held on Friday 6 December 2019 in the Great Hall, with 17 schools taking part. The winning teams were: Methodist College Belfast (1st pace), Coleraine Grammar School (2nd place), St Malachy’s College Belfast (3rd place), with Royal School Armagh and St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon receiving commendation for strong performance in rounds 1 and 2.
1st place: Methodist College Belfast
2nd place: Coleraine Grammar School
3rd place: St Malachy’s College Belfast
In 2018, the competition was held on 7 December 2018, with 17 schools taking part. The winning teams were: Belfast Royal Academy (1st pace), Grosvenor Grammar School (2nd place), Carrickfergus Grammar School (3rd place), with Shimna Integrated College Newcastle and St Louis Grammar School Ballymena receiving commendation for strong performance in rounds 1 and 2.
1st place: Belfast Royal Academy

2nd place: Grosvenor Grammar School

3rd place: Carrickfergus Grammar School

Recent past competition winners:
- 2017 St Patrick’s Academy Dangannon and Wallace High School (joint 1st place), Friends School Lisburn (2nd place),
- 2016 Belfast Royal Academy (1st place), Grosvenor Grammar School (2nd Place), Belfast High School (3rd place)
- 2015 Grosvenor Grammar School (1st place), St Louis Grammar School Kilkeel, Carrickfergus Grammar School (3rd place)
- 2014 Grosvenor Grammar School (1st place), Portadown College (2nd place), Belfast Methodist College (3rd place)