2027 Case Writing Competition

Students at member schools are invited to write (or film) an ethical case of their own.

Submissions close

23 April 2027

Winners announced

14 May 2027

Entry

Free · Member Schools Only

A$250Grand prize for the best case

A$100 × 2Two secondary prizes

A$100Additional prize for video entries

Submit your case

Entries must be supported by a teacher or coach at a member school. We’ll confirm your submission by email.

Student's Name *

First

Last

If there is more than one student involved please list all students at the end of your ‘Case’ below.

Age *

School *

Location *

Email Address *

Confirm Email

Year Level at School *

Coaches Name *

First

Last

The coach must be a current teacher at the school listed above.

Coaches Email Address *

Please include a coach’s email address linked to the school listed above; eg robert.swift@emmanuel.sa.edu.au

Case Title *

If you’re unsure of what you’d like to title your case, please use “Untitled”

Key Words *

Please include three key words to help identify your case’s central topic/issue. Separate each with a comma, (e.g., tiktok, privacy, national security).

Case *

Please make sure you submit between 400 and 800 words. Please include references and three possible questions.

Declaration *

Click this Box if you agree with the following statement.

I hereby declare that the Case submitted was the work of the student identified in this application and that any content submitted is not the work of another person or artificial intelligence.

Submission limits

Students may submit more than one case. However, a maximum of five cases may be submitted per school, whether individually or collaboratively.

If a student submits multiple cases, only one will be eligible to win a prize.

Collaboration

Collaborative submissions are permitted, with due credit given to all contributors.

To simplify administration, one person must submit the entry and take responsibility for any distribution of prize money.

Originality

All submissions must be original work.

Appropriately cited excerpts, such as short news quotes, may be included.

Video cases (Junior & Middle School)

Video submissions must be edited and include credits.

If selected, permission will be required to make the video available to schools via YouTube.

Ownership & use

All submissions become the property of the Ethics Olympiad.

Entries may be used, in full or in part, in future case sets, including those not selected as prize winners. Cases may be edited after evaluation.

Judging criteria

Entries will be assessed on overall merit, the strength and interest of the moral issue presented, quality of writing, and suitability for an Ethics Olympiad.