Everything a school needs to start, and nothing it does not
Most schools begin with a class set of compasses and a map of their own grounds. You do not need a timing system in year one. Here is what actually gets used, in the order it usually gets bought.
The first three purchases
A class set of compasses. Baseplate compasses, one between two, is enough to run a full unit. They survive being dropped on concrete and they do not need batteries, software, or a person who knows how to use them.
A map of your grounds. A proper orienteering map of your own campus turns every PE period into a possible lesson, with no bus and no permission slips. We can arrange the mapping, or work with whoever already maps for your regional club.
Your own SPORTident cards. This is the one schools tend to leave too late. If the school does not own a set, every student who enters an event pays a hire fee for a card, every time. Buy a class set once and that cost disappears for good, which usually pays for itself faster than anyone expects. It also means students train with the same gear they compete on.
Invoiced to the school, quoted for your finance office
Schools are invoiced directly, rather than individual students or a teacher's personal card. Send a purchase order number with your request and it goes on the invoice.
If the money is coming from a sport fund, a PTA, or a community grant, ask for the quote first. Funders generally want a dated, itemised quotation with GST shown separately, and a screenshot of a website will not do.
Already in the Sprint Series
TrailBlaze runs the Auckland Schools Sprint Series, twenty two events across six weeks with more than 2,500 students competing each week. If your school is already entering, the gear side is the same conversation and the same invoice.