2025 NZ Geography Olympiad FAQ

EP are excited to be hosting the NZ Geography Olympiad for the first time in 2025! This article outlines key information for schools running the entry assessment.

The NZ Geography Olympiad assessment will be live on EP on from Monday 21st July - Friday 25th July. 

Schools can choose to run the assessment at any time within this timeframe. 

How do we register?

How do we register?

Participating schools need to register via the NZ Geography Olympiad organisation by 11:59 pm on Wednesday 16th July.

Information on how to register (including conditions of registration) can be found here. New Zealand Board of Geography Teachers website or register directly using this link.

How do we access EP?

Students will complete the Olympiad entry exam on EP under exam conditions and monitored by a teacher.

Student and teachers use their school EP login for the competition (or be provided one if their school does not use EP) that will allow them to access the “NZiGEO” school platform for the Competition Assessments

Contact support@educationperfect.com if you or your students have trouble with your Username/Password. You will need to provide the students full name and that it is regarding the NZ Geography Olympiad Competition.

Key exam information

• The assessment will appear in the Assessment tab for students by 8am Monday 21st July.
• The assessment runs for 60 minutes, and must be completed in class (in-person or remote) under exam conditions with active invigilation.
• Teachers are required to monitor any in class students and the NZiGeo organisation will monitor the exam via EP remotely.
• Students will need to be given the Access Code to begin the exam. This will be emailed to the teacher once the exam has been set up by EP.
• The exam can be run on different days/sessions, but teachers should not share the Access Code.

Getting students into the exam

1. Students will need to log in to their EP Account - using their current school email (that they registered to the Olympiad with)

2. From here, they need to click on their account and “Switch Schools” to NZiGeo if needed, then select the exam on the front page.

   

3. They’ll be required to enter an Access Code to start the exam. This code will have been provided to teachers in an email to share with your students when you are ready. 

   

4. Once the correct code has been input, the student will be able to start their exam. 
5. Students will be forced into fullscreen mode and will not be able to leave the exam. They'll receive a warning that their teacher (NZiGeo) has been notified if they attempt to leave for any reason.

Monitoring the exam remotely

• It’s strongly recommended that students use a laptop or desktop computer with Google Chrome to sit this exam, rather than tablets or iPads. Fullscreen Monitoring is not as effective for tablets and iPads.
• The NZiGeo committee are moderating the exam remotely. The Monitor feed will notify them if any students are having connectivity issues or trying to leave the exam (i.e try to switch tabs/window or minimise the window) and will show if a student is sitting idle for too long.
• If the exam is being run remotely, students should sit the exam while being monitored on a video conference tool with cameras (e.g. Zoom). 
• Otherwise, normal in-person exam conditions apply!