Cyberfirst Girls Competition

23rd October 2024

The CyberFirst Girls Competition aims to inspire girls interested in technology to pursue a career in cyber security.

The competition is being run by the National Cyber Security Centre.

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The CyberFirst Girls Competition aims to inspire girls interested in technology to pursue a career in cyber security.

The competition is a team event. Each team - consisting of up to four girls in Year 8 (England and Wales), S2 (Scotland) or Year 9 (Northern Ireland) - tackle challenges from cryptography and logic to artificial intelligence and networking for the chance to be crowned cyber security champions.

Every girl from the winning teams will take a brand-new laptop home, and have a chance to win prize money for their school.

Competition structure
Each team is made of up to four girls from Year 8 in England and Wales, Year 9 in Northern Ireland, and S2 in Scotland.

The content for each category of the competition is consistent with subjects within the Computer Science syllabus from both the National Curriculum and Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence.

However, the competition will contain some advanced cyber topics that are not covered in traditional education but will seek to stretch the lateral thinking and additional cyber knowledge of the teams.

Key dates
Registration opens Open now!
Competition begins 18th November 2024
Competition ends 27th November 2024
Celebration day (Gala event) 8th March 2025 (International Womens Day)