It was redemption of sorts for the school which missed out on qualifying for the event by half a point last year.
Cashmere finished first and second in the Canterbury regional race last week,
The top team in the Mixed Premier category from each regional challenge is invited to represent their region in the final against the very best adventure teams from around the country.
In the regional one day challenges, teams need to undertake four 60-minute long tasks and attempt each in the allotted time.
The Get2Go event run by the Hillary Outdoors Education Centre is a team event for Year 9 and 10s which combines a mix of rock climbing, orienteering, kayaking, stand-up paddling, mountain biking and problem solving.
The 5-day long national Torpedo7 Get2Go Final is held on Great Barrier Island in December each year for teams qualifying from the regional event series.
Teacher in charge, Laura Doughty said the squad trained hard in preparation for the event.
"We'd meet and do an hour of problem solving together before school and then they would meet-up after school and go for runs, so they've taken it very seriously.
Miss Doughty said with 12 teams competing at Great Barrier Island, she hoped the team would be able to make the top six for the first time.
She said the senior team, which finished fifth at the senior Hillary Challenge competition earlier this year had also been instrumental in passing on their knowledge which would hopefully be a motivator for the junior team.
"We have a strong group and we're as competitive now as we ever have been," she said.
