The Essay, Art, Music, and Math events are scheduled to take place online on Feb. 5-6 (with practice sessions scheduled for Feb. 3-4). The remainder of the written tests will be administered in-person at Kennesaw State University on Friday afternoon, Feb 21. Speech, Interview, and Super Quiz will also take place in-person at Kennesaw State University on Feb. 22.
2024-2025 Scores
Click here for Round 1 Scores
2025 State Competition Registration Paperwork
The links below will not be updated until closer to the 2025 competition.
State Competition Team Memo – Please read this memo carefully and in its entirety before proceeding.
Code of Student Conduct, Dress Code, General Rules – pages 73-75 of State Competition section in Coaches Manual – Answers to many frequently asked questions can be found in these documents. Students will have to acknowledge that they’ve read these documents.
All of the forms that need to be returned are either online forms or have been uploaded as Word, .pdf or Excel documents. Save them to your computer, sign (e-signatures are allowed) and return them. Please type directly on the forms whenever possible.
These documents are due by Jan. 27, 2025. (They will be updated closer to competition time.)
Team Registration – Click here to access the online form.
Team Roster – Excel spreadsheet with 2 tabs – Save to your computer, then complete BOTH tabs, save again and email to State Director. Be sure to include the Head Coach cell phone number and pronunciation for any difficult names. You do not need to add pronunciation for commonly known names.
These documents are due by Feb. 1, 2025 or the date on the form. (These links will be updated closer to the competition date.)
State Coaches’ Agreement – Click here to access the online form.
USAD GPA Calculation page – Click here to access the link (includes training, sample and the GPA Transcript Evaluation Worksheet).
GPA Transcript Evaluation Worksheet – transcripts/report cards MUST accompany these worksheets
Student Registration and Parent Permission Form
Request for Special Needs/Consideration – Word docx (only return this if applicable)
Request for Student Replacement – Word docx (complete and this form if a student you listed on your Team Roster isn’t able to participate)
The below information will be updated as soon as possible.
Hotel Accommodations: Hampton Inn by Hilton at 3405 Busbee Drive, Kennesaw, has a block of rooms for GAD at $139 per night (plus fees). The cut-off date for reservations is Feb. 5. Click here to book here for Georgia Academic Decathlon.
Download the .pdf credit card authorization for below to pay for a group of rooms at once. If teams prefer to stay elsewhere theymay. PAGE does not have answers to your questions about the hotel. Teams need to contact them directly.
2025 State Competition Schedules
Will be posted here closer to the competition date.
2024 Teams with ID number and Division assignments
Interview and Speech 2024
KSU Bus Drop-off and Car and Bus Parking Instructions
Embassy Suites Banquet Bus Parking Instructions: Buses cannot enter the Embassy Suites parking lot. There is overflow parking behind the hotel, across Town Park Ln. Buses will need to park in the overflow lot.
Essay and Online Testing at State Competition
Essay and Art practice login and testing takes place two or three weeks prior to competition. Coaches, be sure to read over ALL of the below instructions and everything we will email to you. Practice logins may take place any time from 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, through 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6. The Round 3/State Official Essay and Art test window will be open on Wednesday, Feb. 7, and Thursday, Feb. 8, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. GAD recommends coaches plan to test on Wednesday in case there are any issues. The remainder of the Subject Area Tests are scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 22.
Instructions, logins and passwords will be emailed to District Coordinators and Coaches. District Coordinators and/or Coaches are responsible for making sure proctors and students have all of the necessary paperwork. Please give your IT department enough time to ensure that there will be no problems during testing.
A coach CANNOT proctor the Essay/Art Competition. A Coach may assist with the practice login and should be present as the students are arriving and logging in on competition day but must LEAVE the room prior to testing. Coaches should be available to the Proctor in case of any questions and to sign the Proctor Certification Form after testing is completed.
While the practice session can be done by decathletes at any point during the practice window, your ENTIRE team must take the Art Test and write their Essays at the SAME time. There are no make-up dates for these tests. The Proctor should address any technical difficulties as soon as possible by calling one of the support numbers provided on the emailed instructions.
Division Assignments
All schools advancing to state competition will be divided into two groups based on school enrollment: Division I (large), and Division II (small). The division assignments may vary from year to year based on a natural break between the teams advancing to state competition in any given year.
Following all competitive events at state competition, a championship team in each division will be identified. The division champion will be determined as the one with the highest total score for all ten events. The two team members having the highest score in each category (Honor, Scholastic, and Varsity) will be counted into the team’s total score for all 10 events.
The overall championship team is the division winner with the highest team score. This team will be crowned the State Champion and the recipient of the Howard Stroud trophy. They will earn the privilege of representing Georgia at the USAD National Finals. The next highest scoring team in a different USAD division than the State Champion will be invited to participate in the USAD Division IV National Finals.
State Champion schools advancing to national competition will be divided into three divisions: Division I (large), Division II (medium), and Division III (small). Team numbers and Division placement will be posted below after all teams have registered for State.