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The F1 in Schools Technology Challenge Australia is open to all Australian students, from years 5-12. It doesn't matter if you are a primary or secondary school, public or private. Additionally, school teachers and industry can compete in the new 'Industry' class, alongside the students.

Teams can compete in the following categories:

Apprentice Class

Team members are between grades 5-9 and no team member has previously competed (i.e. been registered in a team) in the F1 in Schools competition.

Professional Junior Class

Grades 5-9, where any team member has competed before.

Professional Senior Class

Grades 10-12, first timers or previous competitors.

Industry Class

Up to two industry representatives, or one teacher and one industry representative.

Note: Industry teams compete using the rules and regulations of a Professional Senior class team.

Before the first round of competition, usually a regional final, teams are required to register in the competition. See the rules and regulations for costs and registration details.

State Champion Apprentice, ProJUNIOR, ProSENIOR and Industry teams are invited to the National Championships. At the National Championships, the ProJUNIOR and ProSENIOR classes are combined into one 'Professional' class.

The National Final winning Apprentice and Professional class teams are invited to represent Australia at the International Finals.

Notable changes to the Rules and Regulations this year:

(Ensure you read the Rules and Regulations completely, taking special note of regulations in RED font, which have been modified or added since last season)

• New eligibility requirements for teams to qualify for the Major Prize: A trip to the World Championships (page 8), including:
  • Explicit demonstration and explanation of industry collaboration in the active development your project, benefits of this collaboration and how team awareness of careers was boosted.
  • Explicit demonstration that REA supported technologies were utilised in the project process.
• Significant changes to the Apprentice Class requirements (page 9), including:
  • To be eligible, all students must be grades 5-9 and all students must be first-time F1 in Schools challenge competitors (but teachers and schools can have competed before).
  • Limited folio length requirements.
  • Limited CNC machine processing.
  • Limitations on wheel systems.
• Introduction of Industry Class (page 10).
• Changes to definition of 'car body', 'aerofoils' and inclusion of 'nose-cone' (page 12, 16).
• Changes to what components can be manufactured from a material other than Balsa Wood (page 16).