WSH 26 / Register

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To take part in WSH 26, contact your computer science or IT department. Places are first come, first served: the first 10 schools to register will participate.

Via your CS / IT department First 10 schools only Teams of 4 — 6 28 — 29 NOV · 7:30AM — 2:30PM
Registration

How to register

Contact your computer science or IT department to participate. They will take you through registration and get your school entered.

First come, first served. Only the first 10 schools to register can take part. Each participating school may showcase one project, selected by the school's computer teacher from its two competing teams.

Assemble your team

Between four and six people. Your school enters two competing teams. Pick a team name you can live with on a scoreboard.

Choose your track

Capture the Flag, the hackathon project, or both — they run in parallel. You declare this on the form.

Contact your school

Speak to your computer science or IT department to get your team registered.

Get Kali ready

Every member installs and updates Kali Linux before the event. This is checked.

01 — Before you open the form

Have this ready

Read the rules→
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Team name

Something short, printable and appropriate for a public scoreboard.

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Member details

Full name, GEMS school and year group for each of your members, four to six of them.

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03

Point of contact

One member's email address. All event communication goes there.

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Track choice

CTF, project, or both — decided as a team before you submit.

02 — After you submit

What happens next

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Confirmation. Your point of contact receives confirmation that the team is registered.
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Briefing pack. Schedule, timings, venue details and platform instructions are sent out before the event.
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Setup check. Confirm every member has a working Kali install. Do this well before 28 November.
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Arrive. Doors open 7:30am on Day 1. Check in at Westminster School Dubai with school ID and a charged laptop. All participants must bring their own laptop and charger.
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First come, first served. Only the first 10 schools to register will participate, so contact your computer science or IT department early. Each school showcases one project, chosen by its computer teacher from its two teams.

registration status
$ wsh26 status --registration
register ... via CS / IT dept
team_size .. 4-6
schools .... first 10 to register
per school . 2 teams, 1 project
tracks ..... ctf | project | both
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28 — 29 November 2026

See you there.