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cupcake  powers  ProgComp, the UNSW High Schools Programming Competition.

It provides services to Australian schools to help students develop and hone their skills in thinking about and implementing algorithms.

cupcake is an initiative of the School of Computer Science and Engineering.

cupcake logo - yum!

Practice

Teachers can...

  • Create and monitor practice teams.
  • Assign time-limited sets of ex-competition tasks.
  • Retrieve teams' submissions for class discussion or validation.

Teams can...

  • Attempt graded tasks.
  • Submit code and test results for automated assessment.
  • Receive feedback and cumulative scores.
  • Ask for hints to help them start or progress their solutions.
News
13-Jun-2025

Hi everyone,

The main round competition for 2025 is on today - we have 148 teams from 31 different schools across Australia!

Some quick reminders:

  • Just log on a few minutes before your scheduled start (2pm unless your teacher has adjusted it);
  • Only submit solutions that are at least partly working
  • Don't edit output from your programs unless you're asked to type something from it.

Good luck!

ProgComp 2025 Organisers

Contact Us

If your school is interested in using cupcake, click here to register your school.

If you encounter any problems registering or require further assistance feel free to send an email to progcomp@cse.unsw.edu.au.

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UNSW Sydney
NSW 2052 Australia