The quiz is run as a knock-out event. Schools field teams of 4 grade 7 learners. Schools can enter as many teams as they wish for Round 1. The 4 learners from each team work together – not individually!
Only 1 team per school will proceed to Round 2.
Each leg of the quiz involves school teams competing to answer a set of 30 questions. All schools answer the same questions. Rounds 2, 3 and 4 are knockout rounds, where competing schools are knocked out in each leg. Eventually (provincial finals), one school is selected as the finalist for the national finals event.
More details, including the dates, can be found in the Astroquiz information and rules, which are available as a PDF and a Word document.