1. The school may not use the Talent Search paper before the announced date, but may use it on any day of the Talent Search week.
2. As the principal and the teacher are the ones to sign the certificates, it is up to the school to make sure that results are obtained honestly.
3. Learners may only participate under supervision of a professional teacher.
4. One teacher at each participating school must be the contact for the Talent Search.
5. There are five age groups:
   • Elementary: Grades 5 and below 
   • Junior: Grades 6 and 7 
   • Intermediate: Grades 8 and 9
   • Senior: Grades 10 and 11
   • Elite: Grades 12 and above
6. For each age group a participant will get 45 minutes to complete 15 tasks. (Elementary do 10 tasks  in pairs)
7. The tasks may be completed in any order.
8. The marks are allocated as follows:
   • In the A section a correct answer gets +6 marks; an incorrect answer 0
   • In the B section a correct answer gets +7 marks; an incorrect answer 0
   • In the C section a correct answer gets +7 marks; an incorrect answer 0
   • Where there is no answer, 0 (zero) points are allocated
   • The maximum mark is 100
9. Participation is free.

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