The Chester County Intermediate Unit will, for a fee and upon request, conduct regional academic competitions for intermediate units that do not have a regional competition in place. The winners of the regional competitions represent their intermediate unit in the Pennsylvania State Academic Competition.

This tournament will use questions provided by National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC. We are using Invitational Series #230A. It is the responsibility of participating teams to make sure that they have not attended (and do not plan to attend) another tournament anywhere that is using the same packet set. Teams can find a complete explanation of their responsibility in maintaining question security at https://www.naqt.com/hosting/security-responsibility.html. Teams that don’t know which packet sets were used at previous tournaments may find this information at https://www.naqt.com/schedule/assigned-packet-sets.jsp. Teams with questions about question security should contact NAQT at naqt@naqt.com.

Additionally, per NAQT rules, matches will no longer be recorded or streamed. If you have any questions, please refer to https://www.naqt.com/hosting/responsibilities.jsp. 

The Pennsylvania Academic Competition began in 1992 under the sponsorship of Representative Joseph Pitts (R-Chester County) who provided a $5,000 WAM grant to cover costs. The first annual competition was held in the House of Representatives on May 29, 1992, with 12 school districts representing 11 different Intermediate Units. Now in its 34th year, approximately 20 intermediate units will participate in the 2024-25 Pennsylvania Academic Competition. The Pennsylvania Academic Competition is hosted by Representative John A. Lawrence of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and coordinated by the Chester County Intermediate Unit. The Pennsylvania State Education Association generously sponsors the competition and underwrites the scholarships for the finalists and champions.

Each intermediate unit (IU) must register its champion. It is up to the IU to determine a process, select a school and complete the Team Nomination Online Registration by Friday, April 11, 2025. To register your school, please contact Jay Della Ragione via email at JayD@cciu.org.

This year's Pennsylvania State Academic Competition is hosted by the Honorable John Lawrence and sponsored by the Pennsylvania State Education Association. Each of the 29 intermediate units in Pennsylvania is permitted to send one high school academic team to participate in the competition. The championship team will receive a $2,000 scholarship for their high school. Finalists will each receive $500 for their school.

This tournament will use questions provided by National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC. We are using Invitational Series #237. It is the responsibility of participating teams to make sure that they have not attended (and do not plan to attend) another tournament anywhere that is using the same packet set. Teams can find a complete explanation of their responsibility in maintaining question security at https://www.naqt.com/hosting/security-responsibility.html. Teams that don’t know which packet sets were used at previous tournaments may find this information at https://www.naqt.com/schedule/assigned-packet-sets.jsp. Teams with questions about question security should contact NAQT at naqt@naqt.com.