Australian Geography Competition information for schools

Information for schools

Enter your school in the 2009
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 – overseas trips to the 2009 National Geographic World Championship in Mexico and the next International 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 2009 – junior for students 13 and under; intermediate for students 14 and 15 years old; senior for students 16 and over.

When

Friday 27 February

Entry deadline

Wednesday 25 March - Friday 3 April 2009

Competition in schools

Monday 6 April 2009

Deadline to post answer sheets

early May 2009

Finalists under 16 notified

end May 2009

Results and certificates returned

Monday 1 June 2009

Final for under 16s

Monday 7 - Friday 11 December 2009

Geography's Big Week Out

How

Publicise and promote the Competition.

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

Post the entry form and cheque to be received by us by Friday 27 February.

Queries

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

Last updated 18 December 2008. For more information email admin@rgsq.org.au
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Information for schools
Enter your school in the 2009 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 – overseas trips to the 2009 National Geographic World Championship in Mexico and the next International 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 2009 – junior for students 13 and under; intermediate for students 14 and 15 years old; senior for students 16 and over.
When	Friday 27 February	Entry deadline
	Wednesday 25 March - Friday 3 April 2009	Competition in schools
	Monday 6 April 2009	Deadline to post answer sheets
	early May 2009	Finalists under 16 notified
	end May 2009	Results and certificates returned
	Monday 1 June 2009	Final for under 16s
	Monday 7 - Friday 11 December 2009	Geography's Big Week Out
How	Publicise and promote the Competition. Collect $2.50 entry fee from each participating student (if students are paying individually). Post the entry form and cheque to be received by us by Friday 27 February.
Queries	If the answer is not under Competition Details, contact Kath Berg on email or phone (07) 3368 2066.
Last updated 18 December 2008. For more information email admin@rgsq.org.au Return to home