A Shared Success Story Between Mawhiba and Classera

at the Kangaroo International Mathematics Competition

Saudi Arabia

 

 

A Strategic Partnership for Major Events and International Competitions

The Kangaroo International Mathematics Competition is one of the most prestigious academic competitions in the world, held annually in more than 90 countries and attracting millions of students across all educational levels.

In Saudi Arabia, the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity — Mawhiba — is responsible for organizing and executing the competition, offering talented students the opportunity to compete on national ground against international standards.

As Saudi Arabia's education sector undergoes accelerating digital transformation, the need for a sophisticated digital platform became critical — one capable of managing the competition efficiently, upholding exam integrity, and accommodating large numbers of simultaneous participants without compromising the quality of the experience.

In response to this need, Mawhiba made a strategic decision to adopt an intelligent, integrated digital approach — with artificial intelligence at its core — to deliver the examination with efficiency, fluency, and security.

This is where strategic digital partnerships come in. Classera, a global leader in smart learning technologies, was selected to translate Mawhiba's vision into a tangible, large-scale achievement on the ground.

Classera: A Digital Infrastructure Ready for Any Challenge

The challenge was far greater than simply converting a paper-based test into a digital format. What was required was the construction of a fully integrated system capable of:

• Handling tens of thousands of simultaneous sessions at once, with zero disruption or latency.
• Ensuring exam integrity and security through advanced AI-powered proctoring tools.
• Delivering a seamless user experience for students across different regions and varying levels of technological familiarity.
• Providing real-time, continuously updated reports for coordinators and supervisors.
• Complying with unified technical requirements: desktop or laptop computers only, with mandatory camera and audio activation.

 

No conventional platform could have met these demands. What was needed was a technology partner with a deep understanding of academic examination environments and the infrastructure capacity for rapid scalability — and that is precisely what Classera delivered.

Classera — The Technical Engine Behind the Achievement

Classera served as the technological backbone that made the achievement possible and the challenge manageable, through contributions across four core pillars:

 

Broad Participation and High Completion Rates

 

 

 

Completion Rate and Performance

The platform's widespread adoption led to high completion rates among participants, driven by the ease of access through verified Mawhiba accounts and the support of orientation videos that prepared students both psychologically and technically before the exam.

The platform also offered a trial version of the exam prior to the actual competition, allowing all students to familiarize themselves with the examination environment in practice — ensuring the system felt familiar when they began the actual assessment.

Impact on Student Outcomes

This partnership yielded a notable improvement in student results and academic performance, as it provided a fair, disciplined examination environment free from distraction or dishonesty — enabling an authentic measurement of students' mathematical abilities.

Technical Indicators and Operational Success

• Exceptional operational stability at 99.99% uptime
• Thousands of sessions executed with virtually no technical issues
• High-reliability technical performance even during peak hours
• A smooth, consistent examination experience for all users

 

This level of stability has significantly strengthened educational institutions' confidence in digital examinations as a primary choice going forward.

A Human Impact — An Unprecedented National Achievement

Upon the conclusion of the competition cycle, the indicators revealed a success that transcends mere numbers:

• Participation spanned all regions of the Kingdom, not limited to specific geographical areas.
• Broad inclusion of schools from diverse educational systems and academic backgrounds.
• A significant reduction in leakage and cheating incidents, thanks to AI-powered session security.
• A notable improvement in student results and academic performance compared to previous years.
• High satisfaction among coordinators and supervisors regarding the quality of real-time reporting.

 

A Partnership That Builds the Future

The three-way success story of Classera, Kangaroo Mawhiba for Mathematics, and ThinkExam's intelligent protocol represents an outstanding model of partnership between technology and education. Classera does not merely provide digital infrastructure; it becomes an integral part of the national educational ecosystem, proving time and again that it does not simply manage experiences, but actively shapes and builds the future.