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National High School Mooting Competition

Challenge yourself and hone your mooting skills  

Hosted by the Bond University Faculty of Law, the National High School Mooting Competition is one of the oldest of its kind in Australia, and provides an unmatched opportunity for high school students from across the nation to build tangible legal skills. Battle it out with your peers, learn to formulate a bulletproof argument, and receive valuable feedback from real judges, barristers and legal experts with decades of combined industry knowledge.  

The National High School Mooting Competition is open to students in Years 11 and 12 at Australian high schools, which are selected to contribute teams by invitation only. Over 100 schools have participated in past years of the competition, with many students going on to commence their studies at Bond, and to pursue brilliant careers in law. By entering the National High School Mooting competition, you’ll gain an array of valuable skills that will support your studies in law or any number of other disciplines, and will be eligible to apply for a 50 per cent scholarship to pursue a related degree at Bond University.

What is mooting?

Mooting is the oral presentation of a legal issue or problem against an opposing counsel and before a judge. It is perhaps the closest experience that a student can have to appearing in court. Moots are judged based on the advocacy skills of their participants – your ability to present clearly, construct an argument, outline facts and precedent cases and more – rather than the merits of the mock case itself. 

Want to learn more?

Registration for the competition is initially completed through schools who are interested in participating.  If you would like to learn more about this unique experience, please get in touch with us. 

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Go behind the scenes of the 2019 National High School Mooting Competition

Want a taste of all the excitement that’s to come? Here’s a highlight reel from our outstanding competition in 2019.

Scholarship opportunities

Scholarship opportunities

Each year, Bond University is proud to offer a number of Judge John Newton Mooting Scholarships to exceptional participants in the National High School Mooting Competition. These scholarships cover 50 per cent of tuition fees for successful candidates who intend to pursue the Bachelor of Laws or a combined Law degree at Bond University. 

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Upcoming competition

The Faculty of Law will once again host the National Grand Final Mooting Competition in 2023.  The preliminary rounds of the competition will be held virtually from Monday, 15 May to Friday, 19 May 2023 with the Grand Final held on-campus on Saturday, 3 June 2023.  

Invitations for the competition will be distributed in early February.  If you would like to register your interest for the 2023 National High School Mooting Competition, please get in touch.  

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