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Welcome to the home page for ACT school chess competitions. We hope you will find all the information you need to promote
and develop chess at your school and to enter all the fun & exciting interschool competitions this year. If you don’t find
all you need, or have any difficulty navigating the site, please contact our Interschool Coordinator
Shaun Press
(Click here to send Shaun an Email)
ACTJCL Interschool Chess Competitions are open to all ACT Primary & Secondary schools as well as to home-schooled students. NSW regional schools are also very welcome to enter our events at all levels but cannot represent the ACT at the Australian Schools Teams Championship (ASTC). NSW regional schools should check Gungahlin, South Canberra and Tuggeranong zones for details, and home-schooled students compete in the South Canberra zone.
Primary competitions are open to students in years K-6 and secondary events to students in years 7-12.
ACTJCL has aligned most events with ACT School Sport Zones but we have some exceptions to meet the high demand for places experienced in some events. Please check our zone listing or contact the Interschool Coordinator if you are not sure where you fit in. We do hope this will make things less confusing and easier for schools to share supervision & transport.
Term One Events - Girls Primary
Term Two Events - Girls Secondary, Open Primary & Open Secondary Championships
Term Three Events - Girls Events and Open Finals
Term Four Events - Australian Schools Teams Championship
The Australian Schools Teams Championship (ASTC) is held in Term 4 with the top performing schools from each state competing in Open Primary, Open Secondary, Girls Primary & Girls Secondary divisions. Teams wishing to participate must have qualified through the appropriate ACTJCL events in Terms One, Two & Three.
(Click here to send Shaun an Email)
ACTJCL Interschool Chess Competitions are open to all ACT Primary & Secondary schools as well as to home-schooled students. NSW regional schools are also very welcome to enter our events at all levels but cannot represent the ACT at the Australian Schools Teams Championship (ASTC). NSW regional schools should check Gungahlin, South Canberra and Tuggeranong zones for details, and home-schooled students compete in the South Canberra zone.
Primary competitions are open to students in years K-6 and secondary events to students in years 7-12.
ACTJCL has aligned most events with ACT School Sport Zones but we have some exceptions to meet the high demand for places experienced in some events. Please check our zone listing or contact the Interschool Coordinator if you are not sure where you fit in. We do hope this will make things less confusing and easier for schools to share supervision & transport.
- Find your Primary and Secondary School Zones
- School Entry Pack here
- Made the Finals? Find the finals & playoff info here
- Running an event? Check the how to guide here
- Want to know the benefits of Chess in Education? Find some of the benefits here
- List of Past ACTJCL Schools Champions here
Term One Events - Girls Primary
Event (Click event name for flyer) |
Date |
Venue |
Entries Close |
|---|---|---|---|
8 April 2025 |
Event (Click event name for flyer) |
Date |
Venue |
Entries Close |
|---|---|---|---|
Girls Secondary Championship |
1st May 2025 |
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Open Primary Zone Championship |
Venue TBD |
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Open Secondary Zone Championship |
16th May 2025 |
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Open Primary Zone Championship |
27th May 2025 |
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Open Primary Zone Championship |
1st July 2025 |
34 McBryde Crescent, Wanniassa |
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Open Secondary Zone Championship |
30th June 2025 |
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Open Primary Zone Championship |
Date TBD |
Term Three Events - Girls Events and Open Finals
Event |
Date |
Venue |
Entries Close |
|---|---|---|---|
(for teams qualifying through the Zone events) |
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(for teams qualifying through the Zone events) |
Term Four Events - Australian Schools Teams Championship
The Australian Schools Teams Championship (ASTC) is held in Term 4 with the top performing schools from each state competing in Open Primary, Open Secondary, Girls Primary & Girls Secondary divisions. Teams wishing to participate must have qualified through the appropriate ACTJCL events in Terms One, Two & Three.
February 2025