The Interschools Snowsports Championships is a series of competitions where students compete for their school as part of a team or an individual in any of our nine discipline events.  

Thousands of students have been introduced to competitive ski and snowboard competitions through the Interschools Championships.

From Interschools, many students have gone on to professional instructing, coaching and competing in higher level competitions, including World Cups and the Olympics.

Over 80 Australian Olympians and Paralympians have began their competition days in the Interschools Snowsport Championships.

School students from Kindergarten to Year 12 can compete.

Schools from all States and Territories can compete, noting that there are Victorian and South Australian Championships in Victoria.

Students can compete as either an individual or part of a team in the Regional Championships to qualify for additional Championships.

International schools can compete in the Regional Championships. International schools must inform Interschools of their intentions to compete. International exchange students enrolled in an Australian school can compete as long as they inform Interschools of their intentions to compete and provide a brief overview of the student’s snowsports experience and/or competition record.

Yes. Schools that do not already participate in the Interschools Championships are welcome to compete.

It is important to note that you don’t need to create a team to enter; individual entries are open and we get many competitors who are either the only snow sports participants from their school, or there are only a few participants over different disciplines and divisions.

No. Competitors can only compete for a school that they are enrolled in.

If competitors are enrolled in more than one school, they must compete for the school that they have elected to compete with in the Regional Championships.

If a competitor competes for a school they are not enrolled in they will receive a disqualification.

Schools and students can only compete in one Regional Championships.

School students from all ability levels are encouraged to enter, with an emphasis on fun and participation in the initial Regional Championships. As the competitions move into the NSW/ACT/QLD State and Australian events, the level of competition and the degree of difficulty increases.

It is advised that all competitors must be able to execute link turns and ride a chairlift/T-bar confidently, prior to competing in Regional level events.

Interschools is a team-based competition, although individual entry is also encouarged. To achieve a team result, schools need to field teams that include the follwoing number of team members in the same discipline division and gender:

Interschools divisions are based on year at school:

Competitors can compete up a division to make a team but competitors must stay in that division in further Championships. Competitors can compete in one discipline in their own division and another division for other disciplines.

Primary school competitors (Division 4 and below) cannot race in a Secondary Division (1, 2 or 3).

Females can compete in a male team. Males cannot compete in a female team.

2026 Entry Fees

The Interschools Snowsport Championships is transitioning to a new online entry system in 2026. 

Under the new entry system, parents or carers will be responsible for submitting entries, event payments, and completing relevant event waivers.

Every school participating will need to assign a School Coordinator, who will have access to log in, view entries, and allocate students into teams, streamlining the overall administration process.

To allow families more time to complete their entries, Interschools entries will open earlier in 2026. Webinars and information packs will be provided for parents and carers, and school coordinators, to help everyone become familiar with the system and its features.

New schools and coordinator changes

There will be a new process for new schools to register for the entry system, along with assigning new school coordinators to schools registration. This will be available from April. 

In the meantime, we suggest you do the following:

• Let your school know that you are interested in participating in Interschools this year.
• Find out if other families from the school are interested in competing.
• Confirm who the school coordinator for your school, noting school coordinators can be either parents or school staff.
• Sign up for enews to receive notifications for when entries open and how to complete entries.

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We suggest three ways to get your school involved:

1. Talk to your head of sport or other at your school to drum up interest and let them know that you will be participating
2. Put a story in the School Newsletter about the Championships and requesting additional snow sports enthusiasts
3. Organise an Information Night for interested parties.