General Info
General Info
Welcome to the VEX V5 Robotics Competition™ (HS)
Override™ Tournament @ Pedare
Registration opens 4th August 2026 - 3:30PM ADELAIDE Time
Fully Judged Event
VEX Engineering Notebooks
Team Interviews
Pedare welcomes you to our annual VEX V5 High School competition.
Since 2018 we've been hosting VEX Competitions and can't wait to see what the teams bring this year for Override!
At this tournament we will be using Version 1.1 Game Manual (released August 6th)
This VEX Robotics Competition is proudly supported by the Global Robotics & Science Foundation - the officially authorised non-profit partner for VEX Robotics, championing student-centered, schools-first STEM competition.
Please ensure you are referencing the library documentation for key award and judging criteria.
- Venue
- Pedare Christian College
- Address
- 12-30 Surrey Farm Drive, Golden Grove, South Australia 5125, Australia
- Dates
- August 26, 2026
- Grade Level
- High School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- School-Based Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 3
- Event Region
- Australia
- Max Registrations per Org
- 5
- Standard Registration Opens
- 4-Aug-2026 02:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 20-Aug-2026 19:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 20/8/2026
- Price
- A$60.00
Agenda
Latest update August 1st 2026
Teams begin to arrive from 8:00AM
Opening Ceremony 9:15AM
Matches begin 9:30AM
Close 3:15PM
Judging Format
Judging Format • Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. Please view this website for the latest information on submitting an engineering notebook. • A link must be available for viewing for judges no later than the week before competition. • Books can be worked on up until the competition BUT the link must not change • Coaches: Please ensure you link to a persistent online folder (such as Google Drive) that stores the engineering notebook for the team OR the link provided gives direct access to the teams book GRSF Notebook Information Page
Volunteer
Volunteer Sign up to help! (All working with children clearances provided for free!) We are always seeking judges to help at the competition! No experience neccessary and a great opportunity to connect with the future workforce! See the short video above to hear about the joy of judging a VEX Competition. This video is from 2018 at the very first VEX competition held in South Australia. Judges now view the engineering notebooks online.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy N/A
- Excellence Award (V5)
- Tournament Champions (V5)
- Robot Skills Champion (V5)
- Tournament Finalists (V5)
- Design Award (V5)
- Innovate Award (V5)
- Judges Award (V5)