Information for schools

It is too late to enter the 2010 Competition. This information is retained here for the convenience of schools that entered in 2010, and because the information will stay substantially the same for 2011. The dates for the 2011 Competition to be run in schools are: 28 March to 6 April.

Enter your school in the 2010
National Geographic Channel Australian Geography Competition

Why

For you: to promote and stimulate interest in geography in your school, and to reward student excellence.

For your students: to compete for great prizes – trips to the next National Geographic World Championship and Asia-Pacific Regional Geography Olympiad, trips to Sydney and Perth, books, medals – and to get certificates for their portfolios.

Australia's teams to the National Geographic World Championship, the Asia-Pacific Regional Geography Olympiad and the International Geography Olympiad are chosen from students who excel in this Competition – the first via the Final for under 16s; the latter two from students 16 and over via Geography's Big Week Out.

What

The Competition is made up of multiple-choice questions testing geographical knowledge and skills. We supply the questions and answer sheets. You run the 35-minute Competition and return the answer sheets. We mark them and send back results and certificates.

Who

Students taking geography, or an integrated social science which includes geography, may enter. Students are graded at three levels depending on their age on 31 August 2010 – junior for students 13 and under; intermediate for students 14 and 15 years old; senior for students 16 and over.

When

Friday 26 February

Entry deadline

Monday 22 - Wednesday 31 March

Competition in schools

Thursday 1 April 2010

Deadline to post answer sheets

early May

Finalists under 16 notified

end May

Results and certificates returned

Monday 7 June

Final for under 16s

Monday 6 - Friday 10 December

Geography's Big Week Out

How

  1. Publicise and promote the Competition.

  2. Collect $2.50 entry fee from each participating student (if students are paying individually).

  3. Post the entry form and cheque to be received by us by Friday 26 February.

Queries

If the answer is not under Competition Details, contact Kath Berg on email or phone (07) 3368 2066.

Last updated 25 August 2010. For more information email admin@rgsq.org.au  
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