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
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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 Secondary

Event (Click event name for flyer)	Date	Venue	Entries Close
ACT Girls Secondary Championship	Thursday 30 March 2023	Merici College	24/03/2023

Term Two Events - Open Primary & Open Secondary Championships & Girls Primary

Event (Click event name for flyer)	Date	Venue	Entries Close
North Canberra/Gungahlin Open Primary Zone Championship	Thursday 4 May 2023	Gold Creek Primary, Kellaway Cres, Nicholls	01/05/2023
South Canberra Open Secondary Zone Championship	Friday 9 June 2023	Melrose High, Pearce, ACT	2/06/2023
Girls Primary School Championship - FINAL	Friday 16 June 2023	Rosary Primary, Watson, ACT	9/06/2023
Belconnen Open Primary Zone Championship	Monday 19th June 2023	Macgregor Primary Macgregor	16/06/2023
Woden/Weston/Central Canberra Open Primary Zone Championship	Monday 26th June 2023	Red Hill Primary, Red Hill, ACT	23/06/2023
Tuggeranong Open Primary Zone Championship	Wednesday 28 June 2022	Trinity Christian School 34 McBryde Crescent, Wanniassa	23/06/2023

Term Three Events - Girls Events and Open Finals

Event	Date	Venue	Entries Close
North Canberra Open Secondary Zone Championship	Monday 7th August 2023	John Paul II College, Nicholls	4/08/2023
Open Primary Championship - FINAL (for teams qualifying through the Zone events)	Thursday 17th August 2023	Trinity Christian School, Waniassa, ACT	N/A
Open Secondary Championship - FINAL (for teams qualifying through the Zone events)	Wednesday 23rd August 2023	Canberra Grammar	N/A

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.