The Programming Competition for Secondary Schools at RU

The Programming Competition for Secondary Schools took place at Reykjavik University on Saturday. The competition was divided into three divisions based on difficulty level: Alpha, Beta, and Delta. Teams from Tækniskólinn claimed victory in the Alpha and Beta divisions, while a team from Menntaskólinn á Akureyri won the Delta division.

Additional awards were also given, including a prize for the best team name, which went to a team from Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík, and a team from Menntaskólinn á Akureyri won the image competition.

Reykjavík University has hosted the Programming Competition for many years, and participation has grown each year. This year, a total of 135 students took part in 61 teams, competing both at Reykjavik University and the University of Akureyri.

The results of the 2025 Programming Competition were as follows:

Alfa division:

1st place: Senior developers: Tækniskólinn - Eva Sóllilja Einarsdóttir and Þórhallur Tryggvason

2nd place: extra-04: Tækniskólinn and Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík: Davíð Bjarki Jóhönnuson, Kristinn Hrafn Daníelsson and Róbert Kristian Freysson

3rd place: Byte Marks: Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík and Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti - Gunnsteinn Þór Ólason, Magnús Thor Holloway and Merkúr Máni Hermannsson

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Beta division:

1st place: 0Day Hussein: Tækniskólinn - Guðjón Bjarki Árnason and Pétur Alex Guðjónsson

2nd place: dQw4w9WgXcQ: Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík - Alex Xinyi Chen and Davíð Smith Hjálmtýsson

3rd place: Byte Me: Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti - Benedikt Fazakerley Richardsson, Bjarki Freyr Finnsson and Pétur Óli Ágústsson

Delta division:

1st place: YesBinairy: Menntaskólinn á Akureyri - Dagbjört Rós Hrafnsdóttir, Elvar Björn Ólafsson and Lárus Vinit Víðisson

2nd place: Binary_Bros: Menntaskólinn á Akureyri - Orri Páll Pálsson, Viktor Franz Bjarkason and Víkingur Þorvaldsson

3rd place: Cyperpunks: Verzlunarskóli Íslands - Alexander Björnsson and Tómas Bogi Bjarnason

Additional awards:

Best Photo – BoolBollur: Menntaskólinn á Akureyri - Kolfinna Eik Elínardóttir and Nína Rut Arnardóttir

Best name - dQw4w9WgXcQ: Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík - Alex Xinyi Chen and Davíð Smith Hjálmtýsson