Each term we run at least one inter-school tournament in every region of Tasmania. Every school in Tasmania is invited and encouraged to our play in our inter school tournaments. We have thousands of students play every year in search of qualification to our State Inter-school Championships.

Regions:

1. Kingborough

2. Huon Valley

3. Hobart City South

4. Hobart City North

5. Glenorchy

6. Hobart: Northern Suburbs

7. Hobart: Eastern Shore

8. Launceston North

9. Launceston South

10. Devonport/Ulverstone/Latrobe

11. Burnie/Wynyard

12. West Coast Tasmania

The day is from 9:30 - 2:00, where every player plays 7 games. There will be lots of coaching, prizes and team and individual trophies. Cost for each player is $22.

STEPS TO START PLAYING IN INTERSCHOOLS:

1. Find your Players: We have Secondary and Primary divisions so any age or ability is welcome and catered for.

2. Find your Tournament: We cater to every region of Tasmania, so please find your closest tournament below.

3. Enter the Team: Please email your Interschool team to James at least 2 business days before the tournament on jamesblacksquare@gmail.com.

4. For any queries, don't hesitate to email jamesblacksquare@gmail.com.

5. Once the tournament has been played, an invoice will be sent out to the school for related costs.

Congratulations to our winners of 2025:

Secondary: Hobart City High

Primary: New Town Primary

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2026 Tasmanian Interschool Finals (Dates TBC)

Secondary: 26th of October, Scotch Oakburn College

Primary: 2nd of November, The Friends School

2026 Interschool Schedule

Region	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3
Hobart City South: Primary	Waimea Heights Primary: 13th of April	The Hutchins School: 17th of June	South Hobart Primary: TBA
Hobart City North: Primary	The Friends School: 30th of March	New Town Primary: 18th of June	Sacred Heart College: 14th of September
Hobart City: Secondary	The Friends School: 30th of March	The Hutchins School: 17th of June	Sacred Heart College: 14th of September
Kingston	Kingston Primary: 25th of March	Southern Christian: 9th of July	Calvin Junior School: 21st of August
Huon Valley	Huonville Primary: 23rd of March	St James Catholic: 2nd of July	Sacred Heart Geeveston: 2nd of October
Hobart: Eastern Shore	Clarence High: 15th of April	Mackillop College: 10th of June	Rose Bay High: 20th of August
Hobart: Glenorchy	Glenorchy Primary: 16th of April	Austin's Ferry Primary: 24th of June	Hilliard Christian: 25th of September
Hobart: Northern Suburbs	Glenorchy Primary: 16th of April	Guilford Young College: 25th of June	Brighton High: TBA
Launceston: Primary - South	Launceston Church Grammar: 30th of March	Riverside High: 29th of June	King's Meadows High: 18th of September
Launceston: Secondary	Launceston Church Grammar: 30th of March	Riverside High: 29th of June	Kings Meadows High: 18th of September
Devonport	Ulverstone Secondary: 1st of April	Devonport Christian: 6th of July	Geneva College: 17th of September
Burnie	Ulverstone Secondary: 1st of April	Stella Maris: 3rd of July	Somerset Primary: TBA
West Coast	Strahan Primary: 20th of March	Strahan Primary: 19th of June	Strahan Primary: 11th of September

Qualified Teams (To be filled in During 2026)

Primary Schools	Secondary Schools
Princes St Primary (6)	Hobart City High (6)
Hutchins Primary (6)	Calvin Christian Secondary (6)
Strahan Primary (6)	Scotch Oakburn Secondary (6)
Huonville Primary (6)	Don College (6)
Calvin Christian Primary (6)	St Brendan Shaw (6)
Riverside Primary (6)	Rose Bay High (6)
Stella Maris (6)	Dominic Secondary (6)
Geneva Christian Primary (6)
Bellerive Primary (6)
Glenorchy Primary (6)

Interschool Chess Entry