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Team eligibility.

Who can be selected to represent Australia at the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence.

Team Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for selection to the Australian teams competing in the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI), candidates must meet the following requirements:

  • CitizenshipMust be an Australian citizen or hold Australian permanent residency.
  • Age RequirementMust be less than 20 years old on the first day of the competition.
  • Educational StatusMust be high school students living in the country that they are representing.
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Team selection now runs through the Australian National Olympiad in AI (NOAI): Round 1, Round 2 and the Final Round. Results from the Final Round are the primary selection basis for the National Team. See how to enter →

Application

Archive — the application and selection process used for the Australian IOAI Team 2025. The old /ioai-application/ page now lives here.

1. Eligibility Criteria

(1) Residency: Must be a resident of Australia.

(2) Age and Education: The contestants must be less than 20 years old on the first day of the competition and should be high school students living in the country that they are representing.

(3) Entry Requirements: Applicants must meet at least one of the following criteria to qualify:

Highly preferred Achievements

  • The AMOC Senior Contest.
  • Australian Invitational Informatics Olympiad.
  • OzCLO Senior Gold 75% above.
  • At least 300 hours dedicated to international contests involving Python.

Standard Achievements

  • Medal in the Australian Informatics Olympiad (AIO).
  • Distinction in the Australian Intermediate Mathematics Olympiad (AIMO).
  • Gold in the Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad (OzCLO).
  • Prize Award in the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC).
  • Intermediate – Advanced AI Training Classes.

2. Application Process

Submission of Information: Interested candidates submitted their application through the 2025 application form (Google Forms). Applications for that intake have closed.

3. Selection Process

Contestants should be selected based on participation in a country-wide contest in informatics, mathematics, linguistics, or a related field held by a recognised national organisation.

  1. Preliminary Selection. The selection committee reviewed all applications to shortlist 10 candidates. Results were announced by 26 May 2025.
  2. Selection Test and Training. Shortlisted candidates advanced to a competitive assessment phase to vie for positions on Australia’s IOAI National Team. Successful applicants engaged in specialized weekend workshops designed to refine their technical expertise and collaborative problem-solving abilities.
  3. Communication. All applicants were updated about their status via email. Candidates advancing to the final stage received detailed information about the next steps in the selection process.
  4. International Competition. The highest-achieving students were selected to form two squads, each consisting of four participants, to represent Australia at the IOAI championship — challenging the brightest AI minds from across the world in a showcase of innovation and skill.