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Schools Sharemarket Game

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Make the most of the Sharemarket Game in your classroom 

Welcome to the ASX Schools Sharemarket Game, where the exciting world of the sharemarket comes to life right in your classroom!

In this online game, students have the opportunity to develop their knowledge of the sharemarket, research companies, and discover the importance of wise investment decisions.

They'll gain valuable insight into economic and world events, igniting their curiosity and setting them on a path towards understanding the world of investing.

Game 2, 2024 has finished

Final rankings will be announced on 8 November, along with feedback from the winning syndicates.

Do you want to share your ideas for additional functionality, tools and resources? Complete the survey 

Game 1, 2025

Registrations open: 13 February 2025
Game dates: 13 March to 22 May 2025

 

How the Game works

Each syndicate starts with a virtual cash amount of $50,000 and has access to 300 ASX-listed companies, 60 ETFs, and 5 LICs. Over the course of 10 weeks, they'll make strategic trading decisions based on real-time market conditions, complete with live prices and brokerage fees. They can place orders to buy or sell shares any time the market is open.

Students can pick stocks and compete against their classmates and other schools, with the chance to win real cash prizes for their syndicates at state and national levels.

Overall, by participating in the ASX Schools Sharemarket Game, your students will develop valuable life, finance, maths, business & economics skills. They can participate individually or form a group with their classmates, fostering collaboration and friendly competition.

Increased cash prize pool 

First Prize Second PrizeThird Prize State Prizes
$1,000$750$500$500

How to register

Only teachers can register for the Game. According to the Game rules, accounts from student registering as teachers will be suspended. Students should contact a teacher to sign them up.

  1. Go to www.asx.com.au.
  2. Select Login (top right hand side).
  3. If you are new to the Game and not an Investor Portal user, select ‘Join Now' and follow the steps to create a new account.
  4. If you are a previous Investor Portal user, log in with your username and password.
  5. Once you have logged in to your Investor Portal account, click on the Schools Sharemarket Game link from your Avatar drop down menu and complete the Schools Game registration form.
  6. Once registered as a teacher, you can then add your students.

Note: Once registered, you should continue accessing the Game via your Investor Portal account which should direct you to the teacher login link: 
https://game.asx.com.au/game/teacher/school/2024-2
 

Trouble-shooting tips

How to add your students and create syndicates

In this short video, the Game's digital tutor explains the steps Teachers have to follow to add their students to the Game and to manage syndicates.

You can also check the Getting started guide for teachers which has step by step instructions on how to use all the Game features. 

 

Quick start lessons and Game video tutorials for students

Help your students find their way around the Game with these quick start lessons.

"How to" videos

Curriculum aligned, skill-based lessons and learning outcomes

These learning resources were designed with busy teachers in mind, linking to several subject areas Australia-wide. All materials are easy to modify and include a glossary and assessment task with embedded links to general capabilities such as literacy and numeracy, and to cross-curriculum areas, with content that includes environmental issues and a celebration of Indigenous involvement with the ASX. 

To explore how these engaging, skill-based, curriculum mapped learning materials can help busy teachers Australia-wide, we spoke to Roset Khair, the award-winning teacher who developed the lessons.

She highlights that her main focus was to make it easy for educators to see the links to their subject areas, saving them a lot of time planning.

Roset has been teaching financial literacy for over 10 years. She runs numerous teacher training courses around assessment, literacy, creative and project-based learning as a Director of the professional association for teachers in her subject areas in NSW.

Assessment task

Podcast series: Investing advice for my teenage self

In this new podcast series your students will hear from investment experts who share their experiences on how they got involved in investing, what they were like as teenagers and what they wish they knew about investing now that they are older and wiser. 

We hope that this content will spark their curiosity to continue their investment journey as they start learning about the sharemarket, how to invest and the different types of investments. Watch the series on YouTube.

6 Short videos featuring previous winner - Chris Brycki 

Use this series of six short videos with your students. Featuring three-time winner of the schools game and CEO of Stockspot - Chris Brycki - sharing his insights and ideas on how to play the Game. 

Watch the series on Youtube

Chris Brycki

Classroom posters 

Order printed posters

Want to order printed posters? Email us with the following details to us and we will mail some posters to you:

  • Teacher name
  • School name
  • Mailing address

Only available for Australian-based schools. 

S&P/ASX200 All Ords poster

Download the ASX All Ords poster showing the performance of the S&P/ASX 200 and featuring key events from the early 90s to 2022. 

SMG All Ords 2024 poster JPG

Sharemarket Game poster

Brighten up your classroom with a Schools Sharemarket Game poster.

Schools SMG classroom poster

Merit certificate

Present students with a certificate of participation in the Game.

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