香港教育城 – 小學生 - Creative Speech Competition 2026/27

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The Creative Speech Competition (CSC) empowers students to express their ideas creatively and confidently while making a positive impact on their audience. Through opportunities to deliver speeches, students can develop their presentation skills, confidence and self-assurance. By becoming articulate and effective communicators with a positive mindset, students can understand others better and express their views confidently in social settings. The competition aims:

To promote creative thinking and stimulate students’ imagination.
To enhance students’ presentation skills and confidence.
To encourage students to think positively and show care, appreciation and kindness towards others and the community.

Levels of Entry

Primary (P) Level (Primary 4 to Primary 6)
Junior Secondary (JS) Level (Secondary 1 to Secondary 3)
Senior Secondary (SS) Level (Secondary 4 to Secondary 6)

Submission

Format of Script

Submissions must be original.
Each student may submit one script only.
Scripts must be submitted in PDF, PNG or JPG format. Each script must be submitted as a separate file and must not exceed 30 MB.
Please name each script file using the following format: Class_ClassNo_StudentEnglishName.
Example: 4A_12_ChanTaiMan.pdf
Each script must be prepared using one of the Entry Templates below.

For handwritten scripts:
Entry Template (Lined Paper)

For typed scripts:
Entry Template (Blank Paper)

- If a school submits more than 30 scripts, please email all scripts together with the completed School Batch Submission Form to katarina.but@hkecl.net for registration.

Time Limits

The speech time limits for the different competition levels are as follows:

Primary (P) Level: 3 minutes
Junior Secondary (JS) Level: 3 to 5 minutes
Senior Secondary (SS) Level: 5 minutes

Topics

The Creative Speech Competition aims to nurture Positive Mindset & Values (P) by empowering students to share their thoughts and perspectives confidently.

Participants may develop their own topic or choose one of the topics provided by EdCity. Regardless of the topic chosen, each speech must address Positive Mindset & Values (P), together with at least one of the other five key learning attributes under the PICCKS framework:

Participants may develop their own topic or choose from the suggested topics below:

Key Learning Attribute	Topics
Innovation & Creativity (I)	The First Day in the Classroom of the Future When the Classroom No Longer Has Four Walls
Communication & Collaboration (C)	Our Little Tricks for Working Together When Our Team Has Two Different Voices
Citizenship (C)	My Favourite Familiar Place A Little Corner of the Big City
Knowledge & Skills (K)	The Method That Changed the Way I Learn How I Broke a Difficult Problem into Smaller Parts
Sportsmanship (S)	A Round of Applause for the Last-Place Finisher When My Opponent Fell Down

Details of Briefing Session 2

Click Briefing Session 2to view the overview of Stage 2 & Final stage requirements.

Competition Process

Stage 1: Script Screening

Submit scripts before the deadline

Participants must submit their scripts before the deadline.

Shortlisted participants from different district groups at each competition level will advance to Stage 2.

If a district has too few participants, EdCity may combine it with another district.

Stage 2: District Stage

Participants compete in different groups via Zoom

EdCity will assign shortlisted participants to different groups based on the location of their school.

Shortlisted participants will deliver their speeches via Zoom before the judging panel in an assigned order.

Selected participants will advance to the Final Stage.

Stage 3: Final Stage

Finalists from all districts compete in person

Finalists will deliver their speeches in person before the judging panel in an assigned order.

The results and awards for each competition level will be announced at the Award Ceremony.

Judging Criteria

Stage 1

Scripts will be assessed based on content, creativity and how well they demonstrate positive thinking and values.

Stages 2 and 3

The judging panel will assess participants’ performances based on presentation skills, content, creativity and how well participants demonstrate positive thinking and values.

Schedule*

Date	Event
2 Oct 2026 (Fri) to 16 Nov 2026 (Mon)	Registration and Submission Period
12 Oct 2026 (Mon)	Briefing Session 1
28 Oct 2026 (Wed)	Briefing Session 2 and Script Writing Workshop
30 Nov 2026 (Mon)	Announcement of Stage 1 Screening Results
4 Dec 2026 (Fri)	Briefing Session 3 and Presentation Skills Workshop
12 Dec 2026 (Sat)	Stage 2: Online Presentation
21 Dec 2026 (Mon)	Announcement of Stage 2 Results
30 Jan 2027 (Sat)	Stage 3: Final Stage - In-person Presentation
Jul 2027 (TBC)	Award Ceremony

*The schedule is subject to change.

Awards

Stage 1

All participants will receive a Certificate of Participation (e-certificate) in recognition of their effort.

Stage 2: District Stage

The following awards will be presented in each district group at each competition level:

Champion
First Runner-up
Second Runner-up
Third Runner-up
Distinction Award

Stage 3: Final Stage

The following awards will be presented at each competition level:

Champion
First Runner-up
Second Runner-up
High Distinction Award × 3
Outstanding Presentation Award
Outstanding Demonstration of Positive Values Award
Outstanding Creativity Award
Active Participation Award
- The Active Participation Award will be presented to the 10 schools with the highest participation rates, calculated by dividing the number of participating students by the school’s total student enrolment. Primary and secondary schools will be ranked together.

All results will be announced at the Award Ceremony.

PICCKS Scoring Method

	Positive Mindset and Value	Innovation and Creativity	Communication and Collaboration	Knowledge and Skills	Sportsmanship
Submit script	Students can earn PICCKS points by completing different tasks or activities in the programme.
Participate in Workshop
Advance to Stage 2

Advance to Finals
Win an Award

The Creative Speech Competition is one of the programmes under the EdCity PICCKS Student Scheme. Students who participate in the competition will be automatically enrolled in the PICCKS Student Scheme.

For details of the PICCKS scoring method, please refer to this link. Students can view the PICCKS points they have earned in the current school year on the ‘My PICCKS’ page.