Groups and Categories

Entrants will be divided into groups based on the following table:

Division School Year Equivalents HKYWA Group
Primary Year 1-3 Primary 1-3 Group 1
Year 4-6 Primary 4-6 Group 2
Secondary Year 7-9 Form 1-3 Group 3
Year 10-11 Form 4-5 Group 4
Year 12-13 Form 6 Group 5

 

Schools Age Group HKYWA Group
Different Learning Abilities Age 13 and under Group 6
Different Learning Abilities Age 14 and over Group 7

American System Equivalents

Entrants will be divided into groups based on the following table:

Division School Year Equivalents HKYWA Group
Primary Year 1-3 Foundation Year, Grade 1-2 Group 1
Year 4-6 Grade 3-5 Group 2
Secondary Year 7-9 Grade 6-8 Group 3
Year 10-11 Grade 9-10 Group 4
Year 12-13 Grade 11-12 Group 5

 

Schools Age Group HKYWA Group
Different Learning Abilities Age 13 and under Group 6
Different Learning Abilities Age 14 and over Group 7

Word Limits

The award groups, categories and their corresponding word limits are as follows:

HKYWA Group Groups, Categories and Word Limit
Fiction Non-Fiction Poetry Chinese Poetry Cover Art Chinese Calligraphy
Primary Group 1 Up to 500 words Up to 500 words No limit No limit No limit No limit
Group 2 Up to 1000 words Up to 1000 words No limit No limit No limit
Secondary Group 3 Up to 1500 words Up to 1500 words No limit No limit N/A No limit
Group 4 Up to 3000 words Up to 3000 words No limit No limit No limit
Group 5 Up to 3000 words Up to 3000 words No limit No limit No limit

 

HKYWA

Group

 Fiction Non-    Fiction Poetry Chinese Poetry Cover Art Chinese Calligraphy
Different Learning Abilities Group 6 No limit No limit No limit No limit No limit No limit
Group 7 No limit No limit No limit No limit No limit No limit