Discover how to enter the High School Moot Competition including eligibility and key dates.
Eligibility
To compete in the QUT High School Moot Competition you must be:
- in Year 11 or 12 and enrolled in high school as a full-time student at the time of the moot competition rounds
- given permission by your teacher
- from a school located in Queensland or northern New South Wales
- enthusiastic about law and networking opportunities
- available to participate in person at the competition rounds.
Your team must:
- consist of 2-3 students in total, from the same school
- be accompanied by an adult teacher/mentor if they're participating in the competition rounds.
Teams can consist of any combination of students enrolled in Year 11 and 12, and a school can register up to two teams each year.
Up to two regional teams that qualify for the finals will be eligible to receive up to $1,500 per team (maximum four students and one teacher/mentor) to help contribute to their flights and transfers to Brisbane.
Note: not all regional teams will be provided with the travel bursary. The teams to receive the travel bursary will be determined by the Mooting Chair once all registrations have been received.
If your school has an ICSEA under 1000 and you will be travelling to QUT, you may be eligible for support to subsidise your travel costs.
2026 competition details
Registrations are now closed for the 2026 competition. Please register your interest below for the next competition.
Key dates
| Milestones | Date |
|---|---|
| Registrations open | Monday 20 April 2026 |
| Registrations close | Monday 1 June 2026 |
| Legal problem sent to teams | Tuesday 2 June 2026 |
| Zoom Q&A session | Wednesday 10 June 2026 |
| Written submissions due | Wednesday 15 July 2026 |
| Preliminary rounds on campus | Friday 31 July and Saturday 1 August 2026 |
| Semi and grand final rounds on campus | Sunday 2 August 2026 |
What happens next?
The problem will be released online and you'll have five weeks to submit a written solution.
Registered teams will be invited to participate in an online Q&A session with the moot convenor.
All teams who provide their written submission by Wednesday 15 July will be invited to attend the competition.
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