2025 ORIENTEERING SPRINT SERIES.
Before your child commits to this sport please read the very important information below.
If you have any questions or require additional information about Orienteering, please email our Sports Department.
Orienteering sprint series Information
General Information
The Sprint Series is a fun competition and it’s a format the students enjoy, fast yet challenging and over relatively quickly. This will be excellent preparation for the North Harbour Zone Day Thursday 20 March.
The winner of the series in each grade is based on the best 4 out of 5 events with points being given as a % against the winner’s time (1000 to the winner). The runners carry a type of transponder called an ecard which records their time at each control. Controls must be visited in the correct order. It’s not possible to cheat as the transponder knows the order of the course.
2025 events:
Please see below "Club Information" for current events available for registration.
Information regarding further 2025 orienteering events will be emailed out to those who compete in the sprint series, as experience is necessary for the majority of any further events.
Event times, dates & venue
Event start time
Events will start around 3.30pm, rain, hail or shine. The last competitors should finish about 5.30pm or just after.
Please look out for the Northcross Flag when you arrive at the venue and check in with Miss Grant.
Event dates & venue:
Thursday 27 February – Birkenhead College
Thursday 6 March – Rosmini College
Thursday 13 March – Orewa College
Thursday 20 March – Takapuna Campus
Thursday 27 March – Glenfield College
Year 8’s please note: The week you are at camp you should be back in time to still compete.
Sprint Series Final
Sunday 6 April 2025
Morning event at McLeans College – First start at 10am
Afternoon Event at St Kentigern College – First start at 1:30pm
Placing from morning event determines starting place for afternoon event
Final result is the total of both morning and afternoon times.
North Island Secondary Schools Orienteering Champs
This will be held in South Auckland from 25 - 27 April. The Sprint will be at Wesley College and the Long and Relay at Muirs Farm, Kohekohe. More information can be found on the CMOC website. The end of term and holidays may seem distant now, but they will be on us before we realise, so start thinking about this event now! Information will be emailed out closer to the time.
Training
Trainings will be held Monday 24, block 5 in the gym.
With training sessions for the new competitors in Block 5 on Tuesday 25th OR Wednesday 26th. Please do not attend both, unless this has been organised.
Fees
The cost for participation is $75, this is a one time payment for the series, 5 events.
Please note: this fee is non-refundable.
Registration
Registration for 2025 will open Tuesday 28 January
Register via the NX Online Shop
2025 registrations close: Friday 21 February
Full (non-refundable) payment will be required at time of registration. See Fees for more information.
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Transport
As these events take place after school, students will need to organise their own transport to and from the events.
Uniform
Students are required to attend all events in their PE uniform with appropriate footwear, students are not able to compete in bare feet.
Selection Policy
Selection Policy
We go through a very thorough selection process to finalise our teams and players will be placed in a team that our selectors have determined best suits their ability and experience. While inevitably there will be some movement of players, both up and down teams, it is important to remember that this movement can be a result of the following factors:
- New players who didn’t play last year can also create movement for other players, especially if they are placed in a higher team, resulting in other players moving down to a lower team.
- Individual development and growth over the summer months. If individual players have put in an extra effort and completed additional training over the holiday, this can definitely show during trials, resulting in higher performance on the court and some movement between teams.
We understand that some students will have questions regarding the trial process and eventually the team selection – if your child does, please ask them to see Anna in the sports office.
As per our Sports Selection Policy, no correspondence regarding team selection will be entered into. If you wish to view it, please download the document at the bottom of this page.
Club Information
While all orienteers are welcome at both NISS (North Island Secondary School Champs) and AKSS (Auckland Secondary School), it is generally advisable for students to have some forest experience prior to these events. There is opportunity for them to gain this experience over the next few Sundays (excluding 6 April, when the Sprint Finals are happening)
Sunday 23 March - Woodhill Forest - enter via Restall Rd gate and follow the signs. (Auckland Orienteering Club)
Sunday 30 March - Riverhead Forest - enter via Robinson Rd, follwing the signs from Sunnyside Rd. (North West Orienteering Club)
Sunday 13 April - Woodhill Forest - enter via Restall Rd gate and follow the signs (North West Orienteering Club)
You can find details about these events on the relevant club websites and entries are all via Enter O.
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Please see links for club information.
