Fencing New Zealand and Fencing Central invite you to attend the 2023 National Secondary School Championship.
Key Information
Date: | Saturday 26th August to Sunday 27th August 2023 |
Venue: | Upper Gym, Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Wellington |
Entry fee: | Secondary School Individual Championship: $60.00 for first event. Additional Individual events: $30.00 for each additional individual event. Team entries: $100 per team entered, to be paid by the regions. |
Entries due: | Friday 18th August. Entries received after this date will attract a $50.00 late fee. |
Contact: | president.huttvalleyfencing@gmail.com |
Payment can be made by direct deposit to 02-0500-0025212-00 and is due at the time of
entry. Please reference fencer’s full name and “NSS23” and ensure that the amount paid is
accurate and includes late fees if applicable.
Time Table
All individual events will be a round of pools followed by a direct elimination round.
All team events will be a round of pools if fewer than 5 teams have entered the event. If a team event has 5 or more teams entered, it will be a direct elimination round with rankings based on Individual results. This format is subject to change.
If numbers permit separate men’s and women’s events may be held concurrently. A minimum of 6 fencers will be required in individual events to split genders, any less and the event will be mixed.
Weapons control (weights and gauges) will be tested on the piste.
Saturday 26
th August
Event | Registration | Start Time |
---|---|---|
Men’s Foil | 7:45am – 8:00am | 8:30am |
Women’s Épée | 8:45am – 9:00am | 9:30am |
Men’s Sabre | 1:15pm – 1:30pm | 2:00pm |
Women’s Sabre | 1:15pm – 1:30pm | 2:00pm |
Men’s Foil Teams | 11:30am – 11:45am | 12:30pm* |
Women’s Épée Teams | 11:45am – 12:00pm | 1:00pm* |
Men’s Sabre Teams | 3:00pm – 3:15pm | 3:30pm* |
Women’s Sabre Teams | 3:00pm – 3:15pm | 3:30pm* |
We cannot guarantee the finish time of any events or days. We strongly advise that return flights are booked after 7:00pm on the day of fencing or the day after.
Sunday 30th July
Event | Registration | Start Time |
---|---|---|
Men’s Épée | 7:45am – 8:00am | 8:30am |
Women’s Foil | 8:45am – 9:00am | 9:30am |
Men’s Épée Teams | 11:30am – 11:45am | 12:30pm* |
Women’s Foil Teams | 11:45am – 12:00pm | 1:00pm* |
* We cannot guarantee the finish time of any events or days. We strongly advise that return flights are booked after 7:00pm on the day of fencing or day after.
Equipment Requirements
Jacket: Jacket & Plastron 1150N total
Plastron: Jacket & Plastron 1150N total
Breeches: 350N
Masks: 350N
Weapons: FIE / S2000
Teams Event Information and Application Details
Expressions of interest and nominations are invited for the Central Region teams for the 2023 National Secondary School Championship to be held 26-27 August in Wellington. The Central Region can submit a maximum of two teams per weapon and gender. If you would like to be considered, or would like to nominate a fencer for inclusion in one of the teams for the Central Region, please email the following details to: secretary@fencingcentral.org.nz by end of Friday 18 August:
- The fencer’s full name
- Contact phone number
- School
- Club
- Weapon(s)
- Gender