diff --git a/frontend/src/api/api.ts b/frontend/src/api/api.ts
index fa04b169..832d403b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/api.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export interface NewsPost {
 export interface LeaderboardSummary {
   id: number;
   name: string;
+  visibility?: string;
   deadline: string;
   gpu_types: string[];
   priority_gpu_type: string;
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/home/Home.test.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/home/Home.test.tsx
index 5b5a15f4..789ad156 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/home/Home.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/home/Home.test.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { ThemeProvider } from "@mui/material";
 import { appTheme } from "../../components/common/styles/theme";
 import Home from "./Home";
 import * as apiHook from "../../lib/hooks/useApi";
+import * as dateUtils from "../../lib/date/utils";
 import { vi, expect, it, describe, beforeEach } from "vitest";
 
 // Mock the API hook
@@ -66,7 +67,6 @@ describe("Home", () => {
 
     // Page structure is visible during loading
     expect(screen.getByText("Leaderboards")).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByText("Submit your first kernel")).toBeInTheDocument();
     // Loading indicator is present
     expect(screen.getByRole("progressbar")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
@@ -311,6 +311,116 @@ describe("Home", () => {
     expect(screen.getByText("L4")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it("shows active private competitions in their own section before closed competitions", () => {
+    vi.mocked(dateUtils.isExpired).mockImplementation((deadline: string | Date) => {
+      if (deadline instanceof Date) return deadline.getTime() < Date.now();
+      return deadline === "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z";
+    });
+
+    const mockData = {
+      leaderboards: [
+        {
+          id: 1,
+          name: "public-competition",
+          visibility: "public",
+          deadline: "2025-12-31T23:59:59Z",
+          gpu_types: ["T4"],
+          priority_gpu_type: "T4",
+          top_users: null,
+        },
+        {
+          id: 2,
+          name: "private-competition",
+          visibility: "closed",
+          deadline: "2025-12-31T23:59:59Z",
+          gpu_types: ["A100"],
+          priority_gpu_type: "A100",
+          top_users: null,
+        },
+        {
+          id: 3,
+          name: "expired-public-competition",
+          visibility: "public",
+          deadline: "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+          gpu_types: ["L4"],
+          priority_gpu_type: "L4",
+          top_users: null,
+        },
+      ],
+      now: "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+    };
+
+    const mockHookReturn = {
+      data: mockData,
+      loading: false,
+      hasLoaded: true,
+      error: null,
+      errorStatus: null,
+      call: mockCall,
+    };
+
+    (apiHook.fetcherApiCallback as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
+      mockHookReturn,
+    );
+
+    renderWithProviders(<Home />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("Active Competitions")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Private Competitions")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Closed Competitions")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("private-competition")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    const privateHeading = screen.getByText("Private Competitions");
+    const closedHeading = screen.getByText("Closed Competitions");
+    expect(
+      Boolean(
+        privateHeading.compareDocumentPosition(closedHeading) &
+          Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING,
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps expired private competitions in the closed competitions section", () => {
+    vi.mocked(dateUtils.isExpired).mockImplementation((deadline: string | Date) => {
+      if (deadline instanceof Date) return deadline.getTime() < Date.now();
+      return deadline === "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z";
+    });
+
+    const mockData = {
+      leaderboards: [
+        {
+          id: 1,
+          name: "expired-private-competition",
+          visibility: "closed",
+          deadline: "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+          gpu_types: ["H100"],
+          priority_gpu_type: "H100",
+          top_users: null,
+        },
+      ],
+      now: "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+    };
+
+    const mockHookReturn = {
+      data: mockData,
+      loading: false,
+      hasLoaded: true,
+      error: null,
+      errorStatus: null,
+      call: mockCall,
+    };
+
+    (apiHook.fetcherApiCallback as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
+      mockHookReturn,
+    );
+
+    renderWithProviders(<Home />);
+
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Private Competitions")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Closed Competitions")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("expired-private-competition")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   describe("LeaderboardTile functionality", () => {
     it("displays time left correctly", () => {
       const mockData = {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/home/Home.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/home/Home.tsx
index c0179a4a..923a790b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/home/Home.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/home/Home.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ interface TopUser {
 interface LeaderboardData {
   id: number;
   name: string;
+  visibility?: string;
   deadline: string;
   gpu_types: string[];
   priority_gpu_type: string;
@@ -76,12 +77,23 @@ export default function Home() {
   const activeLeaderboards = leaderboards.filter(
     (lb) => !isExpired(lb.deadline)
   );
+  const isPrivateCompetition = (lb: LeaderboardData) =>
+    lb.visibility === "closed";
 
   const activeCompetitions = leaderboards.filter(
-    (lb) => !isExpired(lb.deadline) && !isBeginnerProblem(lb.name)
+    (lb) =>
+      !isExpired(lb.deadline) &&
+      !isBeginnerProblem(lb.name) &&
+      !isPrivateCompetition(lb)
   );
   const beginnerProblems = leaderboards.filter(
-    (lb) => !isExpired(lb.deadline) && isBeginnerProblem(lb.name)
+    (lb) =>
+      !isExpired(lb.deadline) &&
+      isBeginnerProblem(lb.name) &&
+      !isPrivateCompetition(lb)
+  );
+  const privateCompetitions = leaderboards.filter(
+    (lb) => !isExpired(lb.deadline) && isPrivateCompetition(lb)
   );
   const closedCompetitions = leaderboards.filter((lb) =>
     isExpired(lb.deadline)
@@ -277,6 +289,25 @@ export default function Home() {
               </Box>
             )}
 
+            {/* Private Competitions */}
+            {privateCompetitions.length > 0 && (
+              <Box sx={{ mb: 5 }}>
+                <Typography variant="h5" component="h2" sx={{ mb: 0.5 }}>
+                  Private Competitions
+                </Typography>
+                <Typography variant="body2" color="text.secondary" sx={{ mb: 2 }}>
+                  Invite-only competitions with dedicated leaderboard pages.
+                </Typography>
+                <Grid container spacing={3}>
+                  {privateCompetitions.map((leaderboard) => (
+                    <Grid size={{ xs: 12, sm: 6, md: 4, lg: 4 }} key={leaderboard.id}>
+                      <LeaderboardTile leaderboard={leaderboard} />
+                    </Grid>
+                  ))}
+                </Grid>
+              </Box>
+            )}
+
             {/* Closed Competitions */}
             {closedCompetitions.length > 0 && (
               <Box>
diff --git a/kernelboard/api/leaderboard_summaries.py b/kernelboard/api/leaderboard_summaries.py
index 51227a0d..f0a2f82f 100644
--- a/kernelboard/api/leaderboard_summaries.py
+++ b/kernelboard/api/leaderboard_summaries.py
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ def _get_leaderboard_metadata_query():
             jsonb_build_object(
                 'id', l.id,
                 'name', l.name,
+                'visibility', l.visibility,
                 'deadline', l.deadline,
                 'gpu_types', COALESCE(g.gpu_types, '[]'::jsonb),
                 'priority_gpu_type', p.gpu_type
@@ -508,6 +509,7 @@ def _get_query():
         SELECT jsonb_build_object(
             'id', l.id,
             'name', l.name,
+            'visibility', l.visibility,
             'deadline', l.deadline,
             'gpu_types', COALESCE(g.gpu_types, '[]'::jsonb),
             'priority_gpu_type', p.gpu_type,