INVERNESS SCHOOLS ORIENTEERING LEAGUE
After a 2-year absence, we are delighted to be able to run the popular Inverness Schools Orienteering League (ISOL) for primary and secondary schools again in 2022. League events will take place on Wednesdays on the following dates:
- Wednesday 4 May - Cawdor Woods, Cawdor POSTPONED to Wednesday, 25th May
- Wednesday 18 May - Torr Woods, Dores Results
- Wednesday 8 June - Craigmonie Woods, Drumnadrochit
There will be a range of courses available for all levels with courses opening for schools at 15:45 and for club runners at 17:30. Event information will be emailed out to Head Teachers including entry forms (HT please note that orienteering is classified as an adventurous activity and requires and EVOLVE to be submitted to the LA at least 10 days in advance of the event).
All entry enquiries please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Please look at the School information Pack for school registration, course information and league scoring system.
The INVOC Schools Orienteering League is sponsored by Innes and Mackay Solicitors and Estate Agents. We are grateful for their support.
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Photo credit: Johannes Felter
INVOC Schools O League in the news
In the papers
2018 Fortrose Academy winners of INVOC SChools League and Scottish Schools Best High School
- read the newspaper report here
2018 BSGI winner of INVOC Schools League and Scottish Schools Best Primary School
- read the newspaper report here
On TV:
A wee video from YouTube from the BBC Alba News of Inverness Gaelic School enjoying the final event of the 2016 series at Carse of Ardesier - enjoy the pictures if you can't understand all the commentary....
Credit: BBC Alba
Previous winners
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Top rural school (<100 pupils 2019 on) (<50 pupils to 2018) |
Top primary school team (>100 pupils 2019 on) (>50 pupils to 2018) |
Top secondary school team |
Results |
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2022 |
awaiting results |
awaiting results |
awaiting results |
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2021 |
School league cancelled due to Covid | |||
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2020 |
School league cancelled due to Covid |
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2019 |
Culbokie Primary School |
Cawdor Primary School |
Inverness Royal Academy (also 1st Scottish High School 2019) |
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2018 |
Farr Primary School |
Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis |
Fortrose Academy |
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2017 |
Stratherrick Primary School | Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis |
Fortrose Academy |
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2016 |
Balnain Primary School | Holm Primary School |
Fortrose Academy |
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2015 |
Foyers Primary School |
Avoch Primary School |
Millburn Academy |
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How do schools get involved?
Please look at the School information Pack for school registration, course information and league scoring system.
1. Register your school by emailing your entry form to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Registration form here). Once registered you will be included in any subsequent mailings regarding the schools programme. The event rules can be viewed here
2. Identify someone to lead your orienteering group (there needs to be someone responsible for each school group at the events). It could be a parent with an interest in orienteering or a teacher. Speak to your Active Schools Coordinator who may be able to help with volunteer recruitment and support.
3. Start training your group in the playground so they are primed and ready to run in the woods by April. The league events are primarily aimed at P5-S2 pupils but older novices are also welcome to attend. White, Yellow, Orange and Light Green courses will be available (see below) and can be completed individually, in pairs, or for those completely new to the sport, as a group “walk O”.
4. All schools must pre-enter their teams – there will be no entry on the day for schools. Please help with this by getting entries in in plenty of time - this helps the organisers ensure that there are enough maps and SI equipment for everyone on the day.
5. Sort out transport to the events . All school groups must complete EVOLVE forms for these off-site excursions and submit them for approval to Outdoor Education in addition to their school EVC. Please remember that Orienteering is classified as an adventurous activity for the purposes of EVOLVE and must be risk assessed accordingly. All the events are planned and risk assessed by experienced INVOC members in accordance with British Orienteering Federation guidelines but school leaders will have do their own group risk assessment with any medical and behavioural needs unique to their group.