High School Academic Meets

High School Academic Meets

The purposes of the University Interscholastic League Academic contests are to motivate students through comprehensive competitions, challenge students to think critically and provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of essential knowledge and skills.

Rather than going to the district meet without any formal experience in a contest, most high school students attend invitational or practice meets in their local area. While the UIL does not govern such meets, most host schools abide by UIL rules. Visit the Invitational Meets section for a continually updated list of high school meets for the current year.

Only UIL member schools may participate in UIL district, regional and state meets. Check with your school's principal or academic coordinator for more details. High school competition shall extend to a state championship in the 29 contests and events listed in Section 902 of the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules.

The state championships and the UIL Academic State Meet are held annually. A tentative schedule of contests and events and information is posted on the UIL website.

Academic district assignments shall correspond to those listed in the academic alignments on the UIL website. A+ Academic (grades 2-8) districts may have a separate district organization from high school districts.

Names of the spring meet chairs, district academic meet directors, regional sites and directors are posted on the UIL website.