{"id":3451,"date":"2024-04-15T05:42:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ioai.org.au\/?page_id=3451"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:05:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:05:02","slug":"icoa-australia-camp-selection-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/auco.org.au\/index.php\/icoa-australia-camp-selection-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"ICOA Australia Camp Selection 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3451\" class=\"elementor elementor-3451\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f847ede elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f847ede\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de3a7ce\" data-id=\"de3a7ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eecc48 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6eecc48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simcc.org.au\/event\/auco-icoa-australia-camp-selection-148\/register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-lg\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Regiatration Open<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6746d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9d6746d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.7 - 03-07-2022 *\/\n.e-container.e-container--row .elementor-spacer-inner{width:var(--spacer-size)}.e-container.e-container--column .elementor-spacer-inner,.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca55df5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca55df5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1623494\" data-id=\"1623494\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b21ff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b21ff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.7 - 03-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 23px; color: #002376;\"><b>ICOA Australia Camp Selection 2026<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00efe96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00efe96\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b18691\" data-id=\"6b18691\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5114347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5114347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.65em;\">This program is part of Australia\u2019s national selection pathway for ICOA (International Cyber Olympiad in AI).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56f2195 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56f2195\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce67f15\" data-id=\"ce67f15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c78984b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c78984b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 23px; color: #002376;\"><b>Selection Details<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2429f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2429f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3ffae6\" data-id=\"f3ffae6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccdc3db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccdc3db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.65em;\"><b>Eligibility<\/b><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.65em;\">This selection is open to:<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.65em;\">\u25cf Students in Years 7-12<br \/>\u25cf Year 6 students with strong interest in cybersecurity are also welcome to apply<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c19162e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c19162e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f37f0fb\" data-id=\"f37f0fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136cdc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"136cdc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.65em;\"><b>Important Dates<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.65em;\">\u25cf Contest Date: May 16 2026<\/br>\n\u25cf Registration Opens from April 24, 2026 to May 15, 2026<\/br>\n\u25cf Selection Contest: A 90 Mins open competition conducted at home (specific rules will be announced 30 minutes before the contest)<\/br>\n\u25cf National Training Camp: TBC<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-575d821 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"575d821\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d875c0\" data-id=\"0d875c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72bfc05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72bfc05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.65em;\"><b>Selection Process<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.65em;\">The top performers from this additional selection round were invited to join the National Training Camp for the 2026 season. 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Your exam centre's local rules take precedence.<\/p>\n\n    <p><strong>Who &amp; what.<\/strong> K\u201312 student, under 19 on 1 July 2026. You receive a <strong>10-character token<\/strong> from your invigilator \u2014 your personal key. Laptop is ready; bring nothing technical. Don't share the token, don't photograph the screen.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"sh-callout\">\n      <p><strong>Why a command line?<\/strong> The ICOA syllabus \u2014 <em>From Computational Thinking to AI Agent Thinking<\/em> (160 pages) \u2014 treats the terminal as the working surface for modern AI engineering: pipelines, logs, scripts, agents. Practise where AI actually gets built.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section>\n    <h3>Getting started<\/h3>\n    <ol>\n      <li>The dark screen is a <strong>terminal<\/strong> \u2014 type, press Enter, it replies. If no menu appears, type <code>icoa<\/code>.<\/li>\n      <li>Use <code>\u2191<\/code> <code>\u2193<\/code> and Enter to navigate. Pick <strong>Demo<\/strong> first (nothing counts).<\/li>\n      <li><strong>Demo draws 10 questions from a pool of 30 \u2014 run it at least twice.<\/strong> Different questions each time; it materially helps on exam day.<\/li>\n      <li>Pick <strong>Take the selection exam<\/strong> \u2014 or shortcut <code>exam &lt;your-token&gt;<\/code> from the <code>icoa&gt;<\/code> prompt. Read the briefing, press Enter to start.<\/li>\n    <\/ol>\n\n    <div class=\"sh-callout\">\n      <p><strong>Your personal 90 minutes begins the moment <em>you<\/em> press Enter<\/strong> \u2014 not when the group starts. Late by a minute? 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If the terminal does close, run <code>icoa<\/code> again and re-enter the <strong>same token<\/strong>; timer and answers are preserved server-side.<\/li>\n      <li class=\"sh-dont\"><strong>Do not cheat.<\/strong> Token is <strong>single-use, single-device<\/strong>. Sharing, photographing the screen, copying answers \u2192 <strong>permanent disqualification from ICOA<\/strong>. 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