Northern VA Odyssey Regional Boundaries

The Fairfax County Public School system has changed its region boundaries for the 2023-2024 school year, which has led to changes in Odyssey of the Mind regional boundaries.  Note that a number of schools have shifted from Region 9 to Region 11, and others have moved from Region 9 to Region 12.

In Fairfax County, these regions are defined by the school system and the high school feeder pyramids as summarized below.

Regional placement for private schools in Fairfax County is determined by the school’s address. In other words, if you lived at the school, which high school would you attend? This can be determined using the Fairfax County Public Schools website:  http://boundary.fcps.edu/boundary/

Regional placement for home schools and other organizations in Fairfax County is determined in the same way as private schools (using the FCPS boundary locator website linked above to determine the associated high school), except that the address used will vary:

  • For home schools that are sponsored by an organization with a physical address, such as a church, the address of the sponsoring organization determines the region.
  • For home schools that have no sponsoring organization with an address, the address that determines regional placement is the shipping address entered when registering for the CCI membership. This is typically the coordinator’s home address.

For Arlington, Alexandria, City of Falls Church, Manassas City, Manassas Park, and Prince William County, all schools are assigned to either Region 11 or Region 12 as designated below.

If you’re not sure, you can check our listing of Northern Virginia schools to determine which region you’re part of.


Region 9 – NoVA North

  • FCPS Reg 1 – These schools and the schools that feed into them:
    • Herndon HS
    • Langley HS
    • Madison HS
    • Oakton HS
    • South Lakes HS
  • FCPS Reg 2 – These schools and the schools that feed into them:
    • Falls Church HS
    • Justice HS
    • McLean HS
  • Private schools, home schools, and other organizations in Fairfax County whose address falls under any of these high schools

Region 11 – NoVA East

  • All Arlington County Public Schools (feeding these High Schools)
    • Arlington Community HS
    • H-B Woodlawn SS
    • Wakefield HS
    • Washington-Liberty HS
    • Yorktown HS
  • All Alexandria City Public Schools
  • All City of Falls Church Public Schools
  • FCPS Reg 3 – These schools and the schools that feed into them:
    • Edison HS
    • Mount Vernon HS
    • West Potomac HS
  • FCPS Reg 6 – These schools and the schools that feed into them:
    • Annandale HS
    • Hayfield SS
    • John Lewis HS
  • Bryant Alternative HS
  • TJHSST
  • Private schools, home schools, and other organizations in Fairfax County whose address falls under any of these high schools

Region 12 – NoVA South

  • All Manassas Park City Schools
  • All Manassas City Schools
  • All Prince William County Schools (except Battlefield and Gainesville)
  • FCPS Reg 4 – These schools and the schools that feed into them:
    • Centreville HS
    • Lake Braddock HS
    • Mountain View Alternative
    • Robinson SS
    • South County SS
    • West Springfield HS
  • FCPS Reg 5 – These schools and the schools that feed into them:
    • Chantilly HS
    • Fairfax HS
    • Marshall HS
    • Westfield HS
    • Woodson HS
  • Private schools, home schools, and other organizations in Fairfax County whose address falls under any of these high schools

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