TopCoder High School

We are excited to announce the new season of the TopCoder High School tournament. In the spirit of all other TopCoder competitions, TopCoder High School seeks to be the premier computer programming tournament for high school-aged math and science students enrolled in secondary schools or equivalent programs world-wide.

Given the competitive technological nature of today's world, we believe it is more important than ever to encourage, reward and recognize those who possess the skills to shape tomorrow's surroundings. By having a tournament for high school-aged students, TopCoder is doing its part to ensure that there is a fun and competitive learning environment where students from around the world can build and showcase their talent.

Overview
TopCoder will be holding weekly events, called Single Round Matches (SRMs), which will be available only to high school students. The SRMs will allow students to demonstrate their problem-solving skills by unraveling complex word problems through the use of a computer language - either Java, C++, C# or VB.Net. The worldwide TopCoder High School tournament will begin in December 2008 and will culminate in a large onsite final event at Purdue University in March 2009.

Prizes
Based on support from local, national and international sponsors, prizes will take the form of scholarships, hardware, software and educational materials awarded to individuals and schools. We will be enlisting the support of students to help spread the word and engage sponsors at the local level.

Who can Compete
In order to be eligible to compete in TCHS competitions, students must be between the ages of 13 and 20 (inclusive) and must not yet be enrolled at a college or university.

Register for Season 3
Register for TopCoder High School competitions and Season 3

TCHS Tournament Rules
We have posted the rules for the upcoming 2009 TCHS Tournament. Please take the opportunity to read through them. Any questions that arise should be posted in the Algorithm and High School Competitions Discussions forum.

TCHS Referral Program
Refer and Win! Read more here.