Competition Dates
Note that there are two parts to the competition this year.
The first part of the competition is run for a week, from Monday March 23 to Friday March 27, while the second part of the competition will be held on Wednesday May 6.
If possible, all students at a school should sit each part of the competition concurrently.
Should a school fail to organise the competition until a later day (it happens!) then the students from that school may still be eligible for Merit Certificates (and above), but not for monetary prizes. This year students sitting on Thursday May 8 or Friday May 9 will still be eligible for monetary prizes, providing you inform us of this happening in advance.
Other Important Dates
Information on How to Enter
Information on how to enter will be emailed to every secondary school in the country during late January or early February.
Entry Dead-Line (for 2026)
Entries for the first part of the competition should be in by 5pm on Friday March 20. In 2026 a registration form will have to be submitted.
Note: Schools that didn't enter last year (including those schools who have never entered before) and wish to enter this year will need to contact us by 5pm on Friday March 13 so that we have time to process the additional details about your school. We cannot guarantee your entry if your school does not at least enquire about entering before this date. (Your full entry does not have to be in by that date; an initial email is sufficient.)
Return of Second Part Papers to the Organisers (for 2026)
Time is of the essence. Grading for the competition begins during the University inter-semester break. We cannot guarantee grading if papers have not arrived by Friday May 15.
Announcement of Results
Results should be available by the middle of August.
Prize Winners
Prizes and Prize Certificates will be sent out to schools along with the official results. This should happen some time during Semester Three.