ABOUT THE COMPETITION
Why should students enter the Competition?
Business and Financial Planning enables students to see the interconnectedness in business operations allowing them to have an in-depth understanding of business functions. Introducing the Competition as part of your teaching and assessment, or as a co-curricular challenge, will provide a real world context for student learning in a school setting.
In addition the Competition promotes the following skills:
- organisation and planning
- decision making
- research and communication
- prioritising and collaborating
- enterprise & critical thinking
- reflection and action
- creativity and innovation
COMPETITION DIVISIONS
The competition is open to all full-time secondary school students enrolled in a registered secondary school in Australia at the time of submission of their entry. There are two divisions of the Competition:
DIVISION ONE
Individual entries
Open to individual students of any age, attending a registered secondary school in Australia.
DIVISION TWO
Group entries
Groups of up to six students can submit an entry. They can be of any age and must attend a registered secondary school in Australia.
JUDGING
Judging will be based on the paper entry and will be conducted in late October. Winners will be advised early November.
COMPETITION PRIZES
DIVISION ONE
Individual entry – winning student
$1,500 cheque courtesy of Business Educators Australasia
Individual entry – school of winning student
Complimentary school membership to Victorian Commercial Teachers Association (VCTA)
$200 books courtesy of Business Educators Australasia
DIVISION TWO
Group entry – winning group
$1,000 cheque courtesy of Business Educators Australasia for the group.
Group entry – school of winning group
Complimentary registration for a teacher to VCTA’s Comview Conference 2024 courtesy of VCTA.
Please note:
State/territory prizes may also be available. Contact your state/territory association for this information (contact details are listed on the back of this application form).
Entries must be submitted to state/territory associations by close of business Friday 13 September 2024 (see contact details on the last page of the application form).
Application form can be downloaded HERE.
Business Educators Australasia and its affiliate associations reserve the right not to make awards at state/territory or National level if it is not considered entries are of a suitable standard. Business Educators Australasia also reserves the right to alter the final judging date.
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