The objectives of the Challenge are:

• To encourage participation and development of golf within high schools and the educational system.
• To assist promising high school golfers to continue to develop their skills on new courses and in friendly competition with players from throughout the golfing world.
• To provide a solid base for young golfers to plan their golfing future.
• To provide educational opportunities and experiences in Australia for students with an interest in golf.
• To promote the enjoyment and qualities of golf as a recreational alternative for students regardless of their golfing abilities.

The World Schools Golf Challenge is a once in a life time experience for high school golfers, their coaches, teachers, families and supporters.

Schools are invited to send teams to South Australia to experience the sporting, cultural and educational experiences that the region and the tournament have to offer.

In support of the first objective above, the organizers have created a ‘Combined District Schools’ division specifically to encourage small schools to include golf as part of their sporting curriculum by allowing a team to consist of pupils from multiple schools within the same district. Local golf associations could also use this division as a springboard to get golf programs started within schools in the district. A ‘District’ is defined as a town, subdivision of a county, region or locality and team members in this division must be made up of current or immediate past pupils of schools from a common district(refer Conditions of Entry page for procedure for ascertaining eligibility to enter in this division). By including this division the organizers encourage schools with small enrolments or no golf program to be part of the World Schools Golf Challenge by having one or two of their roll represent their school and district in an international golf event.

All teams will need to be accompanied by teachers, coaches or registered caregivers on a ratio of 1 adult for every 8 students. In the event the group is less than 8 there must be one supervising adult.

 Teams can be all boys, all girls or co-ed.

Combining educational experiences with golfing opportunities, the World Schools Golf Challenge is open to any school from any part of the world. The structure of the World Schools Golf Challenge ensures that participants will broaden their education and understanding of different parts of the world and experience interaction with individuals and teams from other countries.