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🚀 WiseTech Global Programming Competition
Over $30,000 in cash prizes up for grabs in the WiseTech Global Programming Competition for high school students!
Round 1 opening window: 31 July 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm AEST
AUSTRALIAN RESIDENTS ONLY
Have a Grok account already? Head to the competition page to enrol now!
New to Grok? Click below to learn more
📣 CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOL CODERS 📣
Test your skills in the WiseTech Global Programming Competition
The competition is FREE for all participants.
Enter one, or both rounds and you could launch your career in tech and win cash prizes along the way!
What Can You Win?
We’re giving away over $30,000 in prizes and exclusive perks!
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Cash Prizes
Top coders take home real money
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Certificates & Trophy
Recognition for your achievements
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WiseTech HQ Tour
Visit one of Australia’s top tech companies
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Career Exposure
Interview for WiseTech Global’s Earn & Learn program
Competition Details
📅 Round 1 – Thursday 31 July 2025
Competition start window 10:30am - 12:00pm AEST
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This first round will be 80 minutes long and participants must commence the competition between 10:30 am and 12:00 pm AEST.
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This round comprises 5-7 questions. The questions will focus on content including loops, conditionals and logic, and arrays. This round is designed to be accessible to newer programmers, so we encourage you to give it a shot!
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$50 Prizes will be awarded to up to 100 competitors.
🔥 Round 2 – Wednesday 3 September 2025
Competition start window 10:30am - 12:00pm AEST
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This second round will be 100 minutes long and participants must commence the competition between 10:30 am and 12:00 pm AEST.
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This round comprises 5-7 questions. The questions will be more challenging than in Round 1, and will include content covered in the Python.Comp (Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced).
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This round will award the largest amounts of prize money, including $1000 for first place, $500 each for second and third, and up to 70 other prizes valued between $100 and $200.
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All prizewinners will also win an invite to a WiseTech Global Earn & Learn office tour in Sydney or Melbourne, and the top 3 places will win an interview with the lead of WiseTech’s Earn & Learn program!
❗Supervision requirements
All registrants are required to be supervised during the competition.
If you are a teacher registering students:
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Please ensure you arrange a room and a supervisor (you can be that supervisor) to be present for the duration of the competition. The room should enable you to monitor student screens during the competition. Supervision guidelines will be sent prior to the competition.
If you are a student registering on your own:
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Please speak with your IT teacher, or another teacher (Head of Year, Head of House) so that they can arrange appropriate supervision, see the bullet point above.
If you are an independent participant or are unable to arrange these requirements:
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Please email help@grokacademy.org and we will provide you with further information.
We reserve the right to request reasonable evidence that you were supervised during the competition if a prize is won.
How to register
Step 1
Create your Grok account if you don't already have one.
Step 3
Enter both rounds and aim for the top!
First Round 31 July 2025
10:30am - 12:00pm AEST
Second Round 3 September 2025
Preparation for Schools
< / > Python.Comp - Starts 28 July 2025
Want to sharpen your coding skills beforehand? Enter Grok Academy's Python.Comp as prep. Then bring your best to the main event for your chance at a bigger prize! We will even grant a bonus $50 to any Round 2 prize winner who achieves a perfect score in either of the Intermediate or Advanced challenges.
You don't need to complete the Python.Comp - just give it a go and set yourself ready for the competition!
WiseTech Earn & Learn program
WiseTech Global’s Earn & Learn program, Year 12 school leavers get paid to work with industry experts while they study for their computer science degree, with no HECS debt* and a total package valued at over $300,000 over four years*, supported by a diverse range of mentors to learn from and be inspired by. While no coding experience is required to apply, applicants need to complete foundation coding modules as part of the selection process, so participation in Python.Comp and the WiseTech Global Programming Competition is a great way to prepare.
Are you a year 12 student?
Take the next step after school:
*See Earn & Learn website for full details