Tournament Timeline
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| Term 2 | |
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| Team Development Workshops for students - kanohi ki te kanohi, $100 per school, unlimited number of participants (Register via the Workshops tab)- Auckland - Saturday, 14 June 1pm-4pm at Diocesan School for Girls
- Palmerston North - Saturday, 14 June 10am-1pm at Ross Intermediate
- Masterton - Thursday, 12 June 2pm-4pm at Rathekeale College
- Wellington - Saturday, 7 June 1pm-4pm at South Wellington Intermediate
- Christchurch - 14 June 1pm-4pm at Lincoln High School
- Tuesday, 10 June 7.30pm
- Thursday, 12 June 4.00pm
Registrations for TOM 2025 close 27 June (last day Term 2) | |
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| Term 3 | Challenge Pack Release Date - 14th July (Wellington 21st July) |
| Last day to register additional teams - 25th July |
| Regional Tournaments: |
| Auckland, Palmerston North, Christchurch - 23rd August |
| Wellington - 30th August |
| National Final - 13th September at Victoria, University of Wellington |
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| Term 4 | International Final - Sydney, Australia Thursday, 30 October - Sunday, 2 November |
Contact Jocelyn at [email protected] or Ruth at [email protected] for more information.
2024 Tournament of Minds International Final Results
Congratulations to St Mark's School Christchurch who won the Primary Language Literature Challenge at the Tournament of Minds International Final on 1 November.
Congratulations also to Papatoetoe High School for receiving Honours in the Secondary Arts Challenge.
All six teams representing New Zealand did incredibly well. We are super proud of them:
- Lincoln Primary School
- Lincoln High School
- St Mark's School
- Hadlow School
- Papatoetoe High School
2024 National Tournament
Congratulations to all the schools and teams who took part in the New Zealand National Tournament held on Saturday, 21 September at Victoria University of Wellington. Teams who won first place were invited to the Tournament of Minds International Final being held in Sydney, Australia on 1/2 November. We wish you every success.
2024 New Zealand National Results
Language Literature
- Primary Winners - St Mark's School (Christchurch)
- Primary Honours - St Kentigern's Girls' School (Auckland)
- Secondary Winners - Lincoln High School (Lincoln)
- Secondary Honours - Cornerstone Christian School (Palmerston North)
Social Sciences
- Primary Winners - Hadlow School (Masterton)
- Primary Honours - Lincoln Primary School (Lincoln)
- Secondary Winners - Lincoln High School (Lincoln)
STEM
- Primary Winners - Lincoln Primary School (Lincoln)
- Primary Honours - Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School
- Secondary Winners - Lincoln High School (Lincoln)
- Secondary Honours - Onehunga High School (Auckland)
The Arts
- Primary Winners - Royal Oak Primary School (Auckland)
- Primary Honours - Queenspark School (Christchurch)
- Secondary Winners - Papatoetoe High School (Auckland)
- Secondary Honours - Nga Tawa Diocesan School for Girls (Palmerston North)