The Australian Schools Teams Championships, which is usually held at the beginning of December, is conducted in four divisions. The teams to represent NSW in these divisions will be determined as follows:

• Primary Open Division: The winner of the NSW Primary Schools Competition is entitled to represent NSW in this division. However, if the NSW competition finishes very late in the year it may be necessary to determine the school to represent NSW before the NSW winner is known. In this case the Primary Schools Coordinator will select the school, if necessary by means of a playoff.

• Primary Girls Division: As the NSW Primary Schools Competition does not necessarily determine the top girls team (especially as many girls play in mixed teams) the team to represent NSW in this division will be selected by the Primary Schools Coordinator. If necessary a playoff will be held. Schools interested in representing NSW should contact the Primary Schools Coordinator before the end of second term.

• Secondary Open Division: In most states the secondary schools competitions produce overall winners which thereby qualify to represent those states in the national event. In NSW, however, the Secondary Schools competition is divided into three separate grades based on school year and there is no single winning secondary team. A separate selection process is therefore necessary to determine the NSW Secondary Open team, which may contain players from any secondary year (7 to 12). If necessary a play-off will be held. Schools wishing to nominate a team to be considered for selection should contact the Secondary Schools Coordinator before the end of second term. The selection (including any play-off) should be completed by the end of third term to enable the selected team to make its travel arrangements and prepare for the national championships.

• Secondary Girls Division: A similar procedure to that described for the Secondary Open Division will be used to determine the school to represent NSW in the Secondary Girls Division of the championships.

To be eligible for selection all members of the team must have played in our Primary or Secondary Schools Competition during the year and, further, in at least 50% of the preliminary (pre-finals) rounds.