2026
Senior High School
Ethics Olympiads



YEAR LEVEL 10-13 · AGES 15-18




REGISTER HERE
INTERNATIONAL FINAL

The Ethics Olympiad offers a unique opportunity for teachers and students to enhance their skills in communication, critical thinking, and respectful discourse.



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 WIll 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.



2026 SENIOR OLYMPIADS



Event Dates November 2026

Australia

- New South Wales 1 Monday 2 November (FULL)

- South Australia 1 Tuesday 3 November

- Victoria 1 Wednesday 4 November (FULL)

- Tasmania Thursday 5 November

- ACT Friday 6 November

- New South Wales Friday 6 November (FULL)

- New South Wales 2 Monday 9 November (Nearly Full)

- Queensland 1 Tuesday 10 November (FULL)

- India Thursday 12 November

- Singapore Schools Friday 13 November

- Western Australia Schools Friday 13 November

- China Friday 13 November

- Queensland 2 Monday 16th November (Nearly FULL)

- NSW 3 Tuesday 17th November (FULL)

- NSW 4 Wednesday 18th November

- South Australia 2 Thursday 19 November - Northern Territory Thursday 19 November

- New Zealand North Island 1 Friday 20 November

- New Zealand South Island Monday 23 November

- New Zealand North Island 2 Tuesday 24 November

- Western Australia Wednesday 25 November

- Hong Kong Wednesday 25 November

- South Korea Wednesday 25 November

- Victoria 2 Friday 27 November (nearly FULL)

- New South Wales 4 Monday 30 November (Nearly Full)​

Canada

Canada - Pan American - February 2026

China

• China - Thursday 28th May 2026

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong – Friday 15th May 2026

India

• India – Monday 4th May 2026

Singapore

• Singapore – Monday 4th May 2026

South Korea

• South Korea - Thursday 28th May 2026

UAE

• UAE – Tuesday 12th May 2026

United States

• Pan American Ethics Olympiad - March 2026

United Kingdom

• Pan Atlantic Ethics Olympiad - March 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.



INFORMATION



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.​


See our terms & conditions here.



PROGRAM





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



AWARDS & KITS





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.



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