A Cabinet Office contest in which students and others analyse a Japanese region's issues with the RESAS/RAIDA data systems and propose a policy idea, with a separate High School and Under division.
Arkalogica is the high-school logic competition of Arkavidia 11.0, the national IT festival run by HMIF ITB. Teams of two SMA/SMK students solve logic puzzles and games over four rounds, ending with a final in January 2027.
A free nationwide school hardware makeathon from Shaastra, IIT Madras: teams of three from one school clear an in-school challenge, submit a design proposal, and the best build a prototype at IIT Madras in January 2027.
A cybersecurity Capture The Flag competition within Arkavidia 11.0 (HMIF ITB) that accepts both high-school and university students, in teams of 1 to 3. Top teams go to an offline final at ITB.
一般社団法人CEEジャパン (CEE Japan; licensee of the Council for Economic Education)
A free national contest in which students make a 60-second video about how economics shows up in their everyday lives, judged in elementary, junior high and high school divisions.
A free nationwide school hardware makeathon run by Team Shaastra of IIT Madras: teams of three students from one school go through an in-school scenario challenge and an online ideation round, then build prototypes on site at IIT Madras.
British Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad (BAAO, run by BPhO)
A GCSE-level astronomy challenge made of two 25-minute online sections of 30 questions, sat in school between 30 October and 20 November 2026. Aimed at Year 10 but open to Years 7 to 11.
South Carolina's statewide high-school mock trial competition, run by the South Carolina Bar: school teams argue an original case as attorneys and witnesses, advancing from local rounds to the state finals; the state champion represents South Carolina at the National High School Mock Trial Championship.
VNU University of Education, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Vietnam National University, Hanoi's science and engineering research-project competition for Grade 8–12 students, judged in person at Hoa Lac on 19–20 December 2026.
Art Vernissage auksion uyi va Oʻzbekiston Badiiy akademiyasi
A national art contest by the Art Vernissage auction house and the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan whose 30 winners have their original works exhibited and offered at an international online auction. Grade 10-11 pupils of specialised art schools compete in their own category; applications are accepted 1-20 November 2026.