2026 United Arab Emirates
2025 Beijing, China
2024 Burgas, Bulgaria
2026 Australian National Olympiad in AI (NOAI)
Discovering Australia’s brightest young AI talent
Eligibility
Open to all Australian secondary school students in Years 7-12 with an interest in artificial intelligence, programming, and problem-solving.
Roadmap
NOAI Level Assessment (Round 1)
● Registration Period: November 8, 2025 – March 20, 2026
● Eligibility: Students currently enrolled in Australian high schools, Year 7–12
● Assessment Date: March 29, 2026 (Sunday Morning)
● Format: Online written test
● Description:
Round 1 serves as the preliminary selection test, assessing students’ fundamental understanding of artificial intelligence, mathematics, and logical reasoning.
Top-performing students from Round 1 will be invited to participate in Round 2.
● AI reasoning/thinking questions. ● 45-Minute Multiple-Choice Format (ABCDE Options). ● No programming challenges included. ● Tests AI thinking and fundamental AI knowledge. ● No personal information collected.
NOAI Advanced AI and Theory Test (Round 2)
● Date: Late April 2026 (Exact date to be announced) ● Format: Online advanced assessment ● Description: Round 2 focuses on theoretical AI knowledge and applied reasoning, evaluating students’ analytical depth and problem-solving ability in AI-related topics. The combined ranking of Round 1 and Round 2 will determine the Top 20 finalists who qualify for the NOAI Australia AI Youth Scientific Training Camp.
NOAI Australia — Final Round Selection (APOAI Stage)
● Date: May–June 2026 (Exact schedule announced by APOAI Organizing Committee).
● Format: Online (No need to travel to Sydney)
● Eligibility: Participants qualified from Round 1 + Round 2
● Description: The Final Round of NOAI Australia will adopt APOAI (Asia-Pacific Open AI) competition standards — consistent with the IOAI 2025 selection ecosystem — to ensure a transparent, fair, and academically rigorous evaluation process.
This stage is conducted entirely online and does not require travel to Sydney. The APOAI competition provides a unified leaderboard, GPU-enabled environment (e.g., Bohrium/Kaggle), and automatic evaluation protocols, used across participating Asia-Pacific regions.
Results from the APOAI Final Round will be used as the primary selection basis for forming the NOAI Australia National Team representing Australia in international AI Olympiad events.
IOAI International Round
● Date: August 2nd – 8th 2026 ● Host Country: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ● Eligibility: Australia National Team (2 teams, 8 members total) ● Format: Hybrid (Online + On-site training and competition) ● Activities: IOAI individual challenge, team challenge, and collaborative workshops
