School's League Points Calculation

The following is NOT a guide to which course students MUST run, only an explanation of how the points are calculated.

1. Students are arranged into one of six groups, Male/female on Orange/Yellow/White courses.

2. For each of the groups

   • Fastest time for each grade on a course earns 1000pts.

   • Points for slower competitors are calculated according to their relative speeds around the course. e.g. a competitor taking 15:00 minutes, on a course with a winning time of 12:00 minutes, would receive 800pts [1000*12/15]

3. Students who run in groups receive 50% of their points. e.g. a pair of students get the fastest time for their course, both students would receive 500pts. [1000/2]

4. Students who run an easier course receive 50% of their points [rules 3 & 4 can work together]. e.g. a year 10 wins the yellow course [base course orange] so only gets 500pts [1000/2]

5. Students who run more than one course will receive their best points score NOT both of them!

6. Students who are shadowed by an adult/more experienced orienteer will be scored accordingly (to make it fair for those who do the course entirely on their own)

7. Students who run all the courses in the series can drop their lowest result. i.e Best 3 results for 2023