About

The QUT High School Moot Competition is an exciting opportunity for year 11 and 12 students to engage with the law at a university level.

Competitors are provided with a fictional client problem, and must prepare written and oral arguments to present in front of real world lawyers and judges.

Teams consist of two to three students. Collectively the team will be required to prepare a 20 minute argument and submit a two page outline of their argument. (i.e. 10 minutes of speaking for each student, with each round lasting for roughly 40 minutes combined). Teams will compete against each other across the course of one weekend.  Semi-finals and a grand final will be held on the Sunday of the following weekend.

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2025 competition details

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Key dates

To be announced

How to enter

Interested in competing? Find out how to register your team, including the competition process and eligibility.

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Prepare for the competition

Find the resources you need to create your moot case submission.

Competition resources

Highlights of the 2023 QUT High School Moot.

QUT Law High School Moot Competition

Welcome to QUT Law's annual high school moot competition for students in years 11 and 12 to engage with law at a university level.

Why compete

The competition introduces high school students to legal reasoning, written and oral advocacy.  Teams of two to three students will be provided with a factual scenario, and allocated to represent either the plaintiff or defendant. Through a simulated court hearing, participants will undertake legal research, prepare written submissions and then present their oral arguments.

The QUT High School Moot Competition brings together Queensland’s best high school students to compete against each other on a topical and real world legal problem. Participants will gain feedback from law student mentors and moot judges, who include lawyers, judges and legal academics. There will be opportunities to network and gain insight into careers in law.

2024 competition winners

Champion team

Sunshine Coast Grammar School

Runner up

Hillbrook Anglican School

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