Team Composition and Student Eligibility

Current school students: All entries are to be team entries and must consist of current school students.
This is defined as young people enrolled in a school or young people enrolled in a secondary school certificate/program and under 20 years of age as at 31 December.

Teams comprising of students from different schools: A school may recruit the balance of team members from another school to form a team, however, they must receive special prior approval by organisers to do so. This provision is aimed at schools which do not have sufficient enrolled students within their own school to form the minimum number of team members required for an entry. Such student/s must complete and submit a letter of support prior to ‘Check-In’ at the event.
Please contact us at enquiries@eb.org.au for a copy of the proforma letter.

School clusters: School clusters in rural Victorian settings are well suited to form a combined entry across multiple schools. Please contact us prior to entering to discuss your options.

School Size and Type

A1 and A2 Classification: Classification for schools entering the A1 and A2 classes will include the TOTAL school enrolment, not the Primary component of a school. This classification will be made by the organisers using information published on the MySchools website. (https://www.myschool.edu.au)

School-based teams only: Only school-based teams or teams representing educational institutions will be permitted to enter.

Small school exemptions: Small schools in the A1 category may request an exemption from the gender requirements. This permission will ONLY be granted in exceptional circumstances.

Note: Event organisers – through the Country Education Partnership (CEP) – are aware that some small rural schools may have less than four male or female students across their entire student cohort. As such they are unable to meet the gender requirements. Please contact us at prior to entering to discuss

Category and Class Caps

• Classes and Categories are filled to the quotas indicated in the Schools Handbook.
• Where there is not enough capacity, entries will be placed on a Wait List.
• There is an emphasis on all schools that wish to participate having the opportunity to participate.
• A maximum of three entries per school per category will be accepted.
• Schools may submit an entry for a fourth team into a category. This will be accepted based on capacity.
• Only one entry per school campus will be accepted into the HPV Open and / or Tryathlon Open classes.
• Schools that have an existing entry in the HPV Open and / or Tryathlon Open classes will not be able to enter additional teams into this class.
• For multi-campus schools, category and class caps apply on a ‘per campus basis’, subject to capacity.

Class changes and penalties

Teams entered in the HPV B or C classes who request a transfer to the HPV Open class will incur a 50-lap penalty in the Trial.
Teams entered in the Tryathlon A or B/C class who request a transfer to the Tryathlon Open class will incur a 15-lap penalty in the Endurance Trial.
There are NO penalties for changing from an HPV Open or TRYathlon Open class to an A/B/C or All Female class.

Guaranteed entry for past winners

Schools who won their class overall in the previous event, will be entitled to a guaranteed entry for the following year. Team Managers will receive an email to advise of the process.

If the team accepts the guaranteed entry an invoice will be issued for payment.

If the previous overall winner of a class does not want their guaranteed entry, this WILL NOT pass onto the second placed team.

Correspondence

Correspondence regarding entries will be made directly to a Team Manager only.
If parents have any questions regarding entries they must contact their school directly.

Entry Fees

2025 Entry Fees are listed on our website here >

Each entry fee include access to education support throughout the year, alongside the on-site facilities, on-site camping, track activities, assessments, and entertainment in Maryborough.

These fees also support the planning, administration, test n tune days, and the safe operation of the Energy Breakthrough program.

Entry Payments and Conditions

• All entry fees are GST inclusive.
• Entry fees include access to on-site facilities, activities, entertainment, planning and administrative expenses.
• Only online entries are accepted.
• Payment must be received with 14 days from date of invoice.
• An entry will not be confirmed until payment is received.
• Invoices can be paid by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) or Cheque. Details for payment are included on the Invoice.
• Team Managers will be notified via email when a payment has been processed.
• If, after 14 days, payment has not been received, an entry will be dropped onto the Waiting List.
• No refunds are provided except for teams who are placed on a Waiting List and are not offered a place in the event.