Last updated: 12 August 2026

Acceptance of These Terms

Registering for RCC confirms acceptance of the registration terms. Finalising a project submission also confirms the submission, consent and publication terms below. A teacher or school coordinator submitting for a student or team confirms that they are authorised and have obtained any required participant, parent/guardian and school permissions.

Who Can Participate

• RCC is open to eligible school students from Kindergarten to Year 12 in the published competition categories.
• Participants under 18 require the permissions applicable to their registration and submission.
• Each participant must comply with the entry limits and category requirements published for the competition year.
• School groups must be registered and managed by an authorised school staff member or coordinator.

Fees and Payment

• Individual entry: $30 AUD, subject to the published refund terms.
• School group entry: $20 per student, subject to the group refund and substitution terms.
• Current limitations for e-learning access, refunds and group member substitutions are set out in the Refund Policy.

Required Submission Materials

• Junior Coding Path A: one Presentation Video only. Because ScratchJr keeps the project inside the app on the device, no SB3/code file or Project Note is required.
• Other Coding pathways: Presentation Video and SB3 code file.
• Robotics: one combined Presentation & Robot Operation Video and SB3 code file.
• Coding videos must not exceed five minutes. Robotics presentation and operation videos must not exceed six minutes.
• A short Project Note is optional for pathways other than Junior Coding. A written report is not required.
• School students may submit individually or in teams. School teams must contain 2–5 active students from the same school and submit one shared set of the materials required for their pathway.
• Robotics operation footage must show the required controls, including forward, backward and left/right movement or turning and the applicable servo operation. A competition field and complete mission run are not required for online qualification.
• All materials must be uploaded and finalised through the RCC Dashboard by the applicable deadline.

Academic and Competition Integrity

• Submitted work must be created by the entering student or team and must comply with the annual challenge rules.
• AI and other assistance tools may be used only to the extent allowed by the applicable category rules. Participants must be able to explain their design, code, testing and learning.
• RCC may request evidence, clarification or a live demonstration and may reject or disqualify an entry that is unsafe, misleading, ineligible, plagiarised or otherwise non-compliant.
• RCC judging and qualification decisions are subject to the published review or appeal process.

Required Video Publication

Every valid finalised submission video will be uploaded by RCC to the official RCC YouTube channel as Unlisted and displayed in the public RCC participant gallery for participation confirmation, qualification, judging and evaluation. Unlisted videos are not normally shown in public YouTube search results, but anyone with the link can watch and share them.

Public metadata may include the RCC submission number, category, year or grade level, school, team name and project title. RCC will not intentionally include student full names, email addresses, dates of birth, parent/guardian details or teacher contact details in the YouTube title or description.

This publication is a condition of finalising an entry. If an authorised person later requests removal, RCC will assess the request in accordance with the Privacy Policy. Removal of the required video may withdraw the entry or make it ineligible for continued judging, qualification, awards or gallery display.

Online Qualification and UNSW Final

The combined Robotics presentation and operation video is the online preliminary qualification entry for the in-person Robotics Finals at UNSW Sydney. Passing the online qualification may result in a Finalist Qualification Certificate and invitation to the UNSW event. Qualification does not guarantee an award, travel assistance or reimbursement. Entrants are responsible for confirming their ability to attend and for following the final-event rules.

Ownership and RCC Licence

Students retain ownership of their original project work. The participant and authorised submitter grant RCC a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to store, reproduce, convert, upload, display and communicate the submitted materials for RCC participation, safeguarding, qualification, judging, evaluation, awards, education, reporting and competition promotion, including the required Unlisted YouTube and public gallery publication. The licence does not transfer ownership to RCC.

Personal Information and Files

RCC handles registration and submission information as described in the Privacy Policy. Submission videos are temporarily stored in private R2 storage, uploaded to YouTube as Unlisted, and removed from R2 after the stated safety period when eligible. Code files are retained through judging and the appeal period. Authorised submitters must not include unnecessary personal, confidential, copyrighted or unsafe material.

Certificates, Medals and Trophies

Physical awards are delivered to the registered school address by default. Individual delivery may be available by arrangement and may incur postage costs. Entrants are responsible for keeping delivery details accurate. RCC is not responsible for delays or loss outside its reasonable control.

Competition Changes and Availability

RCC may make reasonable changes to schedules, venues, categories, technical systems or procedures for safety, fairness, security, legal compliance or circumstances outside its control. RCC will communicate material changes where reasonably practicable.

Questions about these terms may be sent to [email protected].