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WA Announcement

The 2026 Tournament of Minds International Finals (TIF) has concluded.

At the 2026 TOM International Finals, Western Australia was represented by the following teams:

DivisionSchoolAward at TIF
Language Literature - PrimaryPoynter Primary SchoolHonours
Language Literature - SecondarySacred Heart CollegeHonours
Social Sciences - PrimaryPoynter Primary School
Social Sciences - SecondaryEsperance Senior High School
STEM - PrimaryOur Lady of Grace School
STEM - SecondaryPerth Modern SchoolWinner
The ARTS - PrimaryWhitford Catholic Primary SchoolHonours
The ARTS - SecondarySacred Heart CollegeHonours



School registrations for the 2027 competition are open.

To register your school, go to https://tom.edu.au/register/

If you do not have an account yet, you will be prompted to request an activation code which will link your account to your school.

When registering, you will be asked to nominate your anticipated number of teams. If you are unsure of the number of teams, we advise registering for one team initially, and then registering additional teams once team nominations open in late July / early August.


Tournament of Minds WA is free running online 'What is TOM?' workshops for schools and teachers new to Tournament of Minds. Dates TBC.

Tournament of Minds WA runs school workshops for students, including:

  • What is TOM? for students
  • Simply Spontaneous
  • Decoding the Challenge
  • Discipline-specific workshops
  • Practice challenges and judging
For more details, please contact our Professional Learning Coordinator at [email protected]

Term 3:

  • Challenges released:
  • The challenges will get released six weeks before the Regional Tournament.
  • Regional WA Release Date: Monday 19th July 2027 (Term 3, Week 1)
  • Peel Region Release Date: Monday 19th July 2027 (Term 3, Week 1)
  • Perth Teams Release Date: Monday 26th July 2027 (Term 3, Week 2)

  • Team nominations
  • Each team will need to nominate which of the four disciplines they will be compete in (Language Literature, Social Sciences, STEM or The ARTS). Teams can nominate their disciplines once the challenges are released.

    Team nominations open once the challenges release, and close on the Wednesday 4th of August 2027. Facilitators, please ensure that you have updated the TOM portal with your teams details by this date, including which discipline they chose.

  • Regional Tournament Presentations

  • Our Regional Tournament is where teams get to present the solution to the long-term challenge they have been working on for six weeks, as well as complete their Spontaneous Challenge. Regional WA dates TBC.

  • LocationCompetition DateVenue
    PerthSat 4th September 2027ECU Joondalup


  • We are always looking at opportunities to assist regional and remote schools to be involved in our competition, including visiting additional locations or through online presentations. If you are not sure about participating due to geographical barriers, please contact us!


  • WA State Final - 18th or 19th September 2027 at ECU Joondalup
  • The State Final is the following round of our competition. Teams will qualify for the State Final based on performance at the Regional Tournament. Qualifying teams from across the state will be informed of their placement at the end of the Regional Tournament (4th September 2027). The State Finals are used to select our competing teams for TIF.


Term 4:

  • TOM International Final - Perth (28th October - 30th October 2027)

  • The TOM International Final (TIF) is the ultimate stage of the TOM competition. This year, Perth will be the host for the Tournament of Minds International Finals. Eight WA teams (four Primary and four Secondary) will compete with teams from other Australian States/Territories and from overseas. The opening ceremony held on Friday 29th October 2027 and the competition on Saturday 30th October 2027.



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We would love to hear from you. To register your interest, please contact us via email.

[email protected]

 
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