HB A&P Show School Challenge

Awards

The School Challenge celebrates schools that make an outstanding contribution to the Hawke's Bay A&P Show through participation, achievement and involvement across a range of competitions.

The following prizes will be awarded:

1^st        $500 + School Challenge Trophy

2nd      $300

3rd        $200

About the School Challenge

The School Challenge recognises schools that actively support the Hawke's Bay A&P Show through participation, quality entries and involvement across a range of competition categories.

The scoring system has been designed to encourage schools to:

• Involve as many students as possible.
• Enter a wide variety of School Challenge competitions.
• Produce high-quality, prize-winning entries.
• Make a positive contribution to the overall success of the Show.

Eligibility

The School Challenge is open to registered primary and intermediate schools.

Homeschools are very welcome to enter all individual competitions and are eligible to win all individual prizes and ribbons. However, due to the significant difference in school roll sizes, homeschools are not eligible for the overall School Challenge, as the scoring system is designed to compare participation across larger school communities.

To recognise the wonderful support of our homeschool community, spot prizes may be awarded for outstanding homeschool participation and achievement.

Scoring System

Entry Points

Schools receive 0.5 points for every entry submitted.

Entry Points are capped at a maximum of 30 points to ensure that entry numbers alone do not determine the overall winner.

Participation Points

Participation Points reward schools for involving a high proportion of their students.

Participation Points are calculated as:

(Number of Entries ÷ School Roll) × 100

Participation Points are capped at a maximum of 30 points.

Prize Points

Additional points are awarded for prize-winning entries.

There is no limit to the number of Prize Points a school can earn.

Variety Bonus

Schools are encouraged to participate across a range of School Challenge competitions.

A Variety Bonus is awarded based on the number of different competition categories entered.

For the purposes of the Variety Bonus, each competition category is counted only once, regardless of the number of entries submitted within that category.

School Challenge categories include:

• Art
• Design, Make & Model
• Handmade
• Pet
• Poultry
• Hobby Horse
• Porklords

Final Score

The final School Challenge score is calculated as:

Final Score = Entry Points + Participation Points + Prize Points + Variety Bonus

The school with the highest overall score will be awarded the School Challenge Trophy.

Purpose of the Scoring System

The School Challenge has been designed to recognise schools that demonstrate an outstanding overall contribution to the Hawke's Bay A&P Show.

The scoring system rewards schools that:

• Encourage broad student participation.
• Support a diverse range of competitions.
• Submit quality entries.
• Achieve success through prize-winning exhibits.

By balancing participation, variety and achievement, the School Challenge celebrates schools that make a significant and well-rounded contribution to the Show.

Tie Breaker

If two or more schools finish on the same overall score, the following tie-breakers will be applied in order:

1. Highest Prize Points.
2. Highest Variety Bonus.
3. Highest Participation Score.
4. If a tie still remains, the School Challenge Committee reserves the right to declare joint winners or determine the winner at its discretion.

Entries will be open online from the 1st of August 2026.

2025 School Challenge Competition Results

1st Place: St Josephs

2nd Place: Te Awa

3rd Place:  Iona