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VEX Robotics 2026-2027 Australian National Championships: VEX V5 Robotics Competition - Override™ (High School)

December 5–7, 2026 Adelaide Convention Centre Adelaide, South Australia

VEX V5RC National event in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Dec 5, 2026 – Dec 7, 2026. 11 teams.

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Details from events.vex.com. Tentative — subject to change by the event partner.

General Info

General Info

WELCOME to the VEX ROBOTICS 2026-2027 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS!!

This year teams will need to qualify from their State Championships to win a spot to the National Championships.

The Australian National Championships will be held from Saturday the 5th of December to Monday the 7th of December at the Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, SA.

Robot Inspection/Checkin and the Girl Powered & ADF Careers Workshops will be on Saturday, 5th of December.

Competition days will be Sunday the 6th and Monday the 7th of December 2026.

Each Person will need a Humanitix ticket to enter the event.

Teams who have qualified to the Australian National Championships will need to have their Engineering Notebook in Digital format, the LINK to the Digital Engineering Notebook (DEN) must be uploaded by November the 13th 2026 by 5pm. All teams aiming for a judged award need to have submitted an engineering notebook. Submitting your DEN.

Once the notebook link is uploaded via events.vex.com, teams may still update their DEN on an ongoing basis. Engineering Notebook content is expected to change over time, which is part of the Engineering Design Process. Judges will access the links on event days and will be given the link provided on November the 13th. For those uploading PDF images who are concerned the timestamp will change, you can link a file, please make sure that each update only includes the most up to date Engineering Notebook so there is no confusion for our Volunteer Judges.

Digital Engineering Notebooks should be freely accessible by the judges. Please make sure your permissions are set to allow judges to view your links with no passwords

You can find more information regarding the Judging process in the Guide to Judging. Hardcopy notebooks will not be accepted at the event.

Teams must complete their Participant Release Form , prior to competiting.

There will be food available for purchase on site. Please makesure to bring a water bottle and stay hydrated.

Volunteers: are always welcome! THIS EVENT IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT VOLUNTEERS
This year volunteers will recieve online training, catering, an event shirt and a Fast Pass at the end of their shift. Without the help of our amazing community of volunteers, this event is not possible. If you have a volunteer to nominate please fill out this Volunteer form or email [email protected]

Workshops: If you are interested in attending our Girl Powered or ADF Careers Workshops, please register on the event page.

A contracted photographer and videographer will be at the event, and images and footage may be published. As required by Global Robotics/VEX, all participants must have a signed Consent and Release Form. If you don’t consent to your child being photographed or filmed, please contact the admin team before the event.

**Teams can not bring their own fields.**
This VEX Robotics Competition is proudly supported by the Global Robotics & Science Foundation - the officially authorized nonprofit partner for VEX Robotics, championing student-centered, schools-first STEM competition. Please ensure you are referencing the library documentation for key award and judging criteria.

Venue
Adelaide Convention Centre
Address
North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
Dates
December 5 – 7, 2026
Grade Level
High School
Skills Challenge
Yes
Judging Format
All In-Person Judging

Registration & Logistics

Event Type
School-Based Tournament
Event Format
In-Person Invitational
Field Control
Smart Field Control
Capacity
40
Spots Open
29
Event Region
Australia
Standard Registration Opens
1-Nov-2026 02:30 EST
Registration Deadline
21-Nov-2026 02:30 EST
Payment Deadline
1-Dec-2025 08:00 EST

Agenda

Saturday 5th December - Bump In, Robot Inspection, Girl Powered & ADF Careers Workshop

8:30am - 5:00pm - Bump In (volunteers welcome)

12:00pm - Team Inspection and Check in

2:00pm - ADF Careers Workshop

4:00pm - Girl Powered Workshop

Sunday 6th December - Competition Day 1

8:30am - Doors open

8:40am - Opening Ceremony

9:15am - Drivers Meeting

10:00am - First Match

12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch

1:00pm - Quals continue

5:00pm - Last Match Day 1

5:10pm - Venue close

Monday 7th December- Competiton Day 2

8:20am - Doors open

8:30am - Quals continue

8:30 - 10:30am - VEXU skills

10:30 -12:00pm - VEXU Quals

11:00 -11:30am - Alliance Selection (Middle School)

11:30 - 12:00pm - Alliance Selection (High School)

12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch

1:00pm - VEXU Finals

1:30pm - V5 Finals

3:00pm - IQ Finals

4:00pm - Award Ceremony

5:00pm - Venue Close

5:30pm - Bump out and pack down (Volunteers welcome)

Judging Format

Judging Format Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. Submission of the Link is due by Nov 13th 2026. Notebooks can still be updated after the link has been provided. • Submitting a Digital Engineering Notebook

Volunteer

Volunteer This event is not possible without Volunteers. Volunteers will be provided with online training and will have dedicated team leaders. Volunteers will be provided catering, an event shirt and a Fast Pass (to use on the Skills Field ) Volunteer roles include many positions including key roles requiring certification . If you are intersted in Volunteering please fill out this Volunteer form , or email australia@globalrobotics.org Referees: IQ Level Up Head Referee and Scorekeeper Referee Certification V5 Override Head Referee and Scorekeeper Referee Certification Judges: required from November the 13th to remotely access engineering notebooks via their own personal devices from the comfort of their own homes and mark engineering notebooks using a standard, publicly available rubric. On site from December 6th-7th 2024, Judges will be needed to conduct interviews with teams using a standard, publicly available rubric. Judge and Judge Advisor Certification

Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy Should the weather be deamed unsafe, the event will be canceled. As per the Qualifying Criteria, should the National Championships need to be canceled, teams will be selected from the World Skills Standings to represent Australia at the World Championships in 2027.