General Info
General Info
The King's School presents the Invitational Blended VEX V5 Robotics Competition Tournament for the 2026-2027 Season, Override. To ensure that all teams in NSW have opportunities to compete this season, invitations for this tournament will be allocated based on the priorities below -
Priority 1: Teams outside of metropolitan Sydney
Priority 2: Teams who have not had the chance to compete this season
Priority 3: Remaining spots to teams based on number of registered tournaments, from lowest to highest
- Priority 4: Date/time team was placed onto the waitlist where there are multiple teams on the same number of registered tournaments so far this season
This event will be hosted in The King's School Science Centre, located on the Senior School campus in North Parramatta, NSW, Australia. To enforce rule G2 Participants must follow the Student Centered Policy, the event space will be split into a restricted Competition Zone (including the Pit Area) for student team members only, and a separate Gathering/Presentation Space where team adults and student team members can watch the tournament matches via live stream. One registered school staff member from each school will be permitted into the Competition Zone to help ensure their teams' adherence to the Code of Conduct and Student Centered Policy in the Competition Zone.
Due to limited space, we will ask that each organisation limits the number of coaches / team adults to 1 per two teams registered.
Please ensure that everyone attending brings a packed lunch as there will not be food available for purchase near the venue.
Entry is located on Pennant Hills Road - Enter The Kings School at the traffic light intersection with Russell Road / Hunterford Crescent.
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
- The King's School
- Address
- 87-129 Pennant Hills Road, North Parramatta, New South Wales 2151, Australia
- Dates
- October 18, 2026
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Invitational Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person Invitational
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 7
- Event Region
- Australia
- Standard Registration Opens
- 7-Sep-2026 02:30 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 14-Sep-2026 02:30 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 21 September 2026
- Price
- A$100.00
Agenda
8:00AM - Doors open for pits, Check-in and Inspection
8:30AM - Opening Ceremony
8:45AM - Drivers Meeting
9:15AM - Inspection closes and Qualification Matches begin
12:30PM - Lunch
1:00PM - Qualification Matches resume
2:30PM - Finish Qualification Matches, Alliance Selection begins
3:00PM - Elimination Matches begin
4:00PM - Closing Ceremony
4:30PM - Packup
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 on VEX Events. The submission deadline for engineering notebooks will be 24 hours before the start of the event.
Volunteer
Volunteer We are currently seeking volunteers to help support the event on the day. If you could reach out to your community and ask if they are available, it would be greatly appreciated. The following expression of interest form can be forwarded to those who would like to be involved in the event as a volunteer: King's Robotics V5RC Events 2026-2027 - Volunteers Expression of Interest Their support helps ensure a smooth and successful event for all students involved.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy In the event of extreme weather conditions, the event will be cancelled. Organisers will do their best to give advance notice where possible.