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An educational program challenging the world to develop problem solving skills

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Tournament Timeline

2025
Term 1'What is TOM' Workshops for facilitators - Online, Free (Register via the Workshops tab)
  • 18th February (7:30pm)
  • 20th February (4pm)
  • 22nd February (9:30am)
'Implementing TOM in your school' - Online, $50 per school, unlimited participants, (Register via the Workshops tab)
  • 25th March (7:30pm)
  • 27th March (4pm)
  • 29th March (9:30am)
Term 2Team 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 - tbc
  • Wellington - Saturday, 7 June 1pm-4pm at South Wellington Intermediate
  • Christchurch - 14 June 1pm-4pm at Lincoln High School
Term 3Challenge Pack Release Date - 14th July
Regional Tournaments - 23rd August (Auckland, Palmerston North, Christchurch)
Regional Tournament - 30th August (Wellington)
National Final - 13th September at Victoria, University of Wellington
Term 4International Final - Sydney, Australia Thursday, 30 October - Sunday, 2 November


Contact Jocelyn at nz-director@tom.edu.au or Ruth at nz-codirector@tom.edu.au 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)

Thank-you to our National sponsor:


Thank-you to our 2024 TIF sponsors

Lincoln Primary School:

Papatoetoe High School:

St Mark's School

Hadlow School



 
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