Money Smarts Challenge 2024

Empowering students to be financially confident!

Award Winning¹ Gold: Financial Services
Gold: Best Innovation

100%²of teachers would recommend to another school

100%² of students enjoyed experience

1,000s of Students² participated in 2023. Join them!

Money Smarts Challenge 2024. Coming soon!

Teachers and Principals! The Money Smarts Quiz Challenge will be back in Spring 2024!

With a 100% recommendation from those who participated last year, it’s not to be missed.

With only 38%³ of young adults feeling confident about money, we are passionate about empowering this generation of students to be more future financially confident. This highly interactive Award Winning¹ financial literacy quiz brings this important topic to life in a fun and engaging way.

Bring your students together with thousands of others from schools all across Ireland to compete this year and maybe win €25,000 for your school!

Registration will open in the coming weeks. We’ll be in touch once it does. But in the meantime, check out our Money Smarts Challenge Teacher Guides and Sample Quiz Questions and get ready to prepare your students to WIN!

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Catholic University School, Dublin, Bank of Ireland Money Smarts Challenge Champions 2023

“It’s been an amazing experience for my students. The Money Smarts Quiz Challenge really helps to place the topic of financial literacy front and centre at a critical point in these young students lives, as they prepare for life post secondary school. It was a thoroughly enjoyable and valuable experience and we were thrilled to take part.”

Miriam Frisby, teacher, Catholic University School, Dublin, Money Smarts Quiz Challenge Champions 2023.

Money Smarts Quiz Challenge 2024

Each school can register a maximum of five teams of four students. In person events will be held in early Spring 2024, from which we will secure our Grand Finalists.

Each event promises to be an immersive, educational fun experience with lots of prizes up for grabs. We are working through the detail of the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge events and will have exciting updates to share with you soon.

Lyndsey Phelan of Our Lady’s School Terenure and her students Matilda, Rachel, Ciara and Kathryn who were 3rd Place winners of the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge in 2023, speak with RTE’s Gill Steadman on the particular importance of financial literacy learning for young females.

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Prepare your students

Based on teacher feedback, we have refreshed and updated our Money Smarts Challenge Teacher Guides to allow you prepare your students more comprehensively. There are 6 guides in total, each focused on one of the 6 pillars of Financial Wellbeing. Start your preparation now. Access topic summaries, presentations and Money Smarts Challenge Quiz Questions from last year’s quiz to secure that crucial competitive advantage.

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More information on Money Smarts Quiz Challenge

Money Smarts Quiz Challenge 2024 FAQs
Will the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge events be in person events in 2024?
Yes. The events will be in person. Detail on dates, times and locations of all events will be available soon.
Is there an option to partake in the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge events virtually?
At this time, there is no opportunity to compete virtually in the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge events. We may review this at a later stage.
When will the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge take place?
The Money Smarts Quiz Challenge events will take place in Spring 2024. Detail on dates, times and locations of all events will be available soon.
How much time should I allow to attend a Money Smarts Quiz Challenge event?
You should allow for a full day away from school to attend a Money Smarts Quiz Challenge event.
What time will the events finish?
Events should not run later than 3:00pm.
Will lunch be provided on the day?
Yes, a light lunch will be available.
Do we have to hold an in-school competition to choose our team for the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge?
No. There is no requirement to host an in-school competition, however, there is an option to do so that will create buzz around the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge in your school. You might already know what students you want to put forward, and that’s fine.
What age students/student years is the Money Smart Quiz Challenge most suited to?
Whilst the Bank of Ireland Money Smarts initiatives are most suited to Transition year students, we’re delighted to accept entries from any year aged between 12-19 years old.
How many students can participate on each Money Smarts Quiz Challenge team?
A maximum of four students can compete on each Money Smarts Quiz Challenge team.
How many teams can each school put forward to compete in the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge events?
Each school can put forward a maximum of five teams to compete in the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge events.
What is the 1st Prize for the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge?
The winning school of the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge will receive 1st prize of €25,000.
If I need to change a team member after I have registered for the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge or ahead of an event, what is the process?
Once you have registered formally for the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge, you will be asked to confirm the names of the students on each team. These should be the students who continue to compete throughout the Challenge events i.e., from the Semi Finals, through to the Grand Final.
If your team(s) are successful, at each stage of the process, you will be asked to confirm the names of the students competing on each team. If there is any change to the students competing on a particular team, you will need to let us know immediately. You can do that by emailing youthbanking@boi.com
Do the same team members who competed in the Regional Final events need to compete in the Semi and Grand Finals?
Yes. Changes to team members can only be made in exceptional circumstances, details of which will need to be shared in advance with us via email youthbanking@boi.com
Are there any example of Money Smarts Quiz Challenge questions you can share ahead of the event?
Yes. You can access sample quiz questions on our website via boi.com/moneysmarts. Scroll down to the Teacher Guide section where you can find the sample quiz questions PDF file.
What other activities will be part of the Money Smarts Quarter Final events?
Each Regional Final event will be wholly immersive with games and activities for students to enjoy. We are planning to also showcase a selection of inspiring and educational talks from experts and influencers who’ll share their experiences of financial literacy, top tips on key life skills and general wellbeing rules to live by, alongside other broader topics super relevant to teens today. And of course, most importantly, each Regional Final event will see teams of students battle it out in the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge for a place in the Grand Final.
How can we prepare for the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge in advance?
Teacher Guides containing topic summaries, lesson plans and presentations on the six pillars of financial wellbeing can be found on the website via boi.com/teacherguides
Are there completion certs available?
Yes. Completion certs will be issued following the attendance at the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge events.
What is the running order of the day?
More comprehensive detail on all aspects of the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge events, including the running order, will be shared with you closer to the event date.

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1 AMPC Awards 2023

2 Money Smarts Challenge Post Event Survey, May 2023 with Secondary School Teachers whose students participated

3 Red C Research