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Ethics Olympiad



Developing ethical understanding is an essential component of a 21st-century education. The Ethics Olympiad offers a unique opportunity for teachers and students to enhance their skills in communication, critical thinking, and respectful discourse. This event has a proven track record of creatively dealing with controversial and relevant ethical issues.

If you're looking for a chance to engage your students in a fun and educational event, the Ethics Olympiad is the perfect opportunity. Your school can register one or two teams of five students to represent your school. Your students will not only learn, but they'll also have the chance to engage with other young minds from around the world.

The event is virtual! You won't have to travel beyond the school grounds to participate, as we run these events on Zoom.

Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to enhance your students' critical thinking, communication skills, and understanding. Register now by clicking on the links below, according to your location. Once you register, we will email you with more details.



Dates and locations​ ​



2026 ETHICS OLYMPIADS

AUSTRALIA

• ACT – Wednesday 13th May 2026

• Northern Territory- Friday 29th May 2026

• N.S.W. 1 – Tuesday 5th May 2026

• N.S.W. 2 – Thursday 7th May 2026

• N.S.W. 3 – Monday 18th May 2026

• N.S.W. 4 – Wednesday 27th May 2026


• Queensland 1 – Thursday 14th May 2026

• Queensland 2 – Tuesday 19th May 2026

• South Australia 1 - Friday 8th May 2026

• South Australia 2 - Friday 29th May 2026

• Tasmania – Thursday 21st May 2026

• Victoria 1 – Friday 1st May 2026

• Victoria 2 – Thursday 21st May 2026

• Western Australia 1 –Monday 4th May 2026

• Western Australia 2 – Thursday 28th May 2026

Canada

- Pan American -February 2026

China

• China - Thursday 28th May 2026

• Hong Kong – Friday 15th May 2026

India

• India – Monday 4th May 2026

New Zealand

• North Island 1 -NZ – Friday 22nd May 2026

• North Island 2 -NZ – Tuesday 26th May 2026

• South Island NZ – Monday 25th May 2026

Singapore

• Singapore – Monday 4th May 2026

South Korea

•South Korea- Thursday 28th May 2026​

United States

•Pan American Ethics Olympiad -February 2026 ​


During the day teams will participate in a series of four Ethics Olympiad heats where they will be scored according to set criteria which rewards, clear, concise, respectful discourse around interesting ethical cases. Coaches will be notified of the results later and gold, silver and bronze medals will be mailed to successful schools on the following day.


"The nature of this event being collaborative yet competitive is wonderful and so needed in our increasingly polarised world with algorithm-driven news feeds, where discourse is lacking. It was wonderful to have the expertise of skilled, highly qualified thinkers as moderators. ....a wonderful event." (Glenda McCarthy, Centralian Senior College - Alice Springs- Northern Territory- Australia)



Eligible Year levels and ages



In Australia we invite teachers of students in Years 10-12 (15-18 year olds) to participate. In NZ we invite teachers of students that are in Years 10-13 (15-18 year olds, in the year of the event. In India, China, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur & Singapore we invite Senior High School students to participate (15-18 year olds) Please note that schools can change their team members right up to the date of the event.


Registration Fee

Once registered we will send you the cases, training resource kits and an invoice. The registration fee is $50-$55 (AUD) per student ($250-$275 AUD per team). (Or $148 USD - $155 USD per team) The entrance fee is smaller for member schools and there is a reduced rate for early bird bookings. Schools can enter one or two teams. Each team consists of up to five students. Please note there are a limited number of teams that can participate in each event. Once an event is full, we will take registrations but your school will be placed on a waiting list in case another school cancels their registration.​





Format and Awards



There will be a round robin format with different schools participating against each other throughout the day. Cases will be selected from the current case set and questions announced on the day. The first round is not scored, a practice round. Scores will be private on the day, but we will email the final results to each participating school after the event.


Program for the Day:

• 9 am - 9.15 am - Preparation

• 9.15-10.30 am - Heat One (Practice Heat)

• 10.30 am -11.45 am - Heat Two

• 11.45 - Morning tea

• 12-1.15 - Heat Three

• 1.15 pm – 1.40 Lunch

• 1.40-3 pm- Heat Four

• 3 pm – Finish


Medalists will be announced on the following day and certificates will be provided for all participants. Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be sent to the three top schools in each region where more than five teams are involved. Depending on the size of the Ethics Olympiad a number of medal winning teams will be invited to participate in an International final.


Coaches Information Kit- This kit will be provided to schools once you have registered. Included are the ethical cases, score sheets, criteria, format details and other useful information.


Students Information Kit-This kit will be provided to coaches to distribute to team members.




""Many of our students have said this is the most meaningful extracurricular learning experience they have had. It was incredible to watch the students develop their ethical understanding and critical thinking skills - the cases and questions were all fantastic. I cannot recommend the Olympiad enough!!"



ALIESHA SIMMONS SELWYN SCHOOL NZ