Credit Union Schools Quiz 2012
ARE YOU READY TO GIVE IT SOCKS?
The Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) has launched its 2012 All - Ireland Schools Quiz. The annual event, now in its 21st year has become the highlight of the school calendar, attracting over 25,000 participants in over 300 venues throughout the 32 counties.
The Quiz will be run throughout the winter months in communities all over Ireland by volunteers from over 496 ILCU affiliated credit unions.
With the aim of encouraging teamwork among young school children under the age of 13, the questions for the Quiz are compiled by primary school teachers and will cover topics such as geography, history, music, literature and sport.
The Quiz consists of two knock out stages at local and regional level and culminates in a National Final Day in Dublin in early April 2012 where 100 qualifying teams compete
Speaking at the 2011 Quiz Launch, President of the ILCU Jimmy Johnstone said: “We wholeheartedly support the development of young people in communities all over Ireland. We are delighted to be here marking the 21st year of the Quiz and to launch the 2012 event which is set to be our biggest yet.”
He added: “I want to say a big thank you to our volunteers from credit unions nationwide who work incredibly hard to make sure this event is a success year on year. The purpose of the credit union movement is more than merely providing financial services and this is a very important event for us. This is a way for children around Ireland to have lots of fun while learning the importance of team work in achieving success.”
About the All-Ireland Schools Quiz
The Quiz is divided into two sections: Competition A for children up to 11 years and Competition B for children between 11 and 13 years.
Competition A: Entrants must not have reached their 11th birthday on or before 31st December 2011.
Competition B: Entrants must not have reached their 13th birthday on or before 31st December 2011.
Local Quiz winners go through to the Regional Finals and regional winners and runners-up (100 teams of 4 children) will compete for the National titles in April 2012.
Registration for the 2012 Schools Quiz is now open, for registration forms please contact your local credit union. Contact details are available here.
Teams must submit their entry on the official entry form to their local credit union by 20th January 2012.
Rules – 2012 Schools Quiz
- Teams must comprise of 4 children
- Teams can only enter the quiz once
- Schools may enter as many teams as they wish, subject to any limitations a local credit union wishes to impose
- Team members must be attending the school they are representing at the time of the quiz
- A team’s participation in Competition A or B is determined by the age of the eldest member of the team (e.g. if two children are 10 and two are 12, the team must enter Competition B)
- Teams must submit their entry on the official entry form by Friday 20th January 2012 to their local credit union
- Teams may not change members between Stages, other than in exceptional circumstances and then only following a formal request to the organisers
- Substitutions cannot be submitted on day of the quiz
- In the event of queries at the quiz, the decision of the Quiz Adjudicator will be final and no correspondence will be entered into
- Prompting can be considered as cheating and lead to a team’s disqualification
- Children are prohibited from taking mobile phones into the quiz venue. Mobile phones found will be confiscated and the competitor will be disqualified
- Whilst the credit union will endeavour to provide a safe and comfortable environment for children during the event, the credit union will not act in loco parentis and the primary responsibility for the children remains with their parents/guardians at all times
- The consent form (part of the entry form) allowing credit unions, chapters and the ILCU to use photographs of the participants, should be signed and returned with the entry form. If parents or guardians have decided not to give their consent, this should be clearly indicated to the organisers of the quiz
- The Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) will not be responsible for resolving any disputes/queries occurring at stages 1 and 2.
For further information:
For quiz queries, please contact Tricia Donnellan, Events Department 01 614 6912 / tdonnellan@creditunion.ie