The Record Attempt
Always wanted to be in the Guinness Book of World Records?
Now is your chance!

The orienteering world record we are attempting to break was set on 23 May 2003 when a total of 207,979 pupils from 1,381 schools across Switzerland took part in a multi-venue orienteering event organised by the Swiss Orienteering Association.

Can Australia beat that? We think so!
The Australian record attempt will happen on Thursday 30th August, 2012 as part of Outdoor Education Week.
  
How Will They Do It ?
At each participating school/outdoor education centre or organisation around the country a ten marker orienteering course/event will be set up and students will navigate their way around this competition course.
 
How Is It Measured? What Is The Record Based On?
Each student will complete a formal registration form (World record Punch Card below). These will be collected and collated by the head teacher/instructor at the school or centre. They will then tally their results which will be entered below.
 
The paper-based Orienteering check sheet will be sent to your State Outdoor Education Association representative who will corroborate the numbers entered online.

What do we need to know?
The Guinness World Records people have sent us through the details of what is required to make a world record attempt. These details and the paperwork required to make the record a reality are included at the bottom of this page as an attachment.

Please make sure you register for your world record attempt within the postcard registration page. Reminder emails will be sent to you in the fortnight leading up to August 30th. A package of information including a sample orienteering punch (answer) card, world record attempt guidelines and an official check list will be delivered via email. This package is also available from the resources page on this website.