Summer English

Summer English is organised by Hong Kong Education City and Bayard Presse Asia. It aims at encouraging primary school students to read and learn English in the Summer Holidays through interesting topics and a variety of text types, such as comics, stories, etc.

Students and schools with excellent performances will be rewarded.

Target

Summer English is open to all primary school students in Hong Kong.

Junior Primary Division: P1-3 students
Senior Primary Division: P4-6 students

Rules

1. Schools that have enrolled are entitled to win school prizes. The teacher-in-charge having enrolled will receive award notification for both student and school prizes.
2. All primary school students in Hong Kong are free to join Summer English at any time and get individual student prizes.
3. All challenges must be completed by 21 August 2022.
4. The challenges consist of reading passages and relevant questions. Students can only attempt each challenge ONCE.
5. When attempting the challenges, students will gain marks when they have got a correct answer, and extra marks if they have got all the answers of a challenge correct within the time limit. Students with the highest marks within each division will get prizes.
6. The school prizes are determined based on the participation rates of each school (i.e. number of participating students / total number of students within the school).
7. Results will be announced in September 2022 on this website. Schools with awarded students will be notified of the prize collection arrangement.
8. The organisers have the final decision on the rules, terms and results of Summer English.

A new challenge will be released every Wednesday and Friday from 6 July to 5 August 2022. There are 10 challenges in total for each student.

All challenges must be completed by 21 August 2022.

Results will be announced in September 2022.

Detailed Schedule:

Students and schools with excellent performances will be awarded.

Schools that have enrolled are entitled to win school prizes. Teachers can enrol online for the whole school with their EdCity teacher accounts by 21 August 2022.
The teacher-in-charge having enrolled will receive award notification for both student and school prizes.

Details

Prize Collection Arrangement

Awarded schools and schools with awarded students will be notified of the prize collection arrangement.

Best Performance Awards for Students

For each division, the 13 students with highest marks will get a certificate and the following prizes:
 

Junior Primary Division

Award	School	Student	Prize
Champion	Hoi Pa Street Government Primary School	Lau Yiu Tin	HK$1,000 vouchers
1st Runner-up	Kowloon Tong School (Primary Section)	Tam Cheuk Kiu	HK$500 vouchers
2nd Runner-up	Chung Sing School	Lo Tsun Him	HK$300 vouchers
Merit Award Winner	TWGHs Yiu Dak Chi Memorial Primary School (Yuen Long)	Yeung Si Ya	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages
Merit Award Winner	North Point Methodist Primary School	Wan Chuen Yan	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages
Merit Award Winner	Shatin Government Primary School	Lui Ting Yan	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages
Merit Award Winner	Canossa Primary School (San Po Kong)	Leung Ho Lam Curtis	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages
Merit Award Winner	Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) Primary School	Wong Chi Ming	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages
Merit Award Winner	St. Mary's Canossian School	Mok Hoi Ching	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages
Merit Award Winner	Pun U Association Wah Yan Primary School	Lai Ching Lok Godwin	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages
Merit Award Winner	Sam Shui Natives Association Huen King Wing School	Choi Sum Yi Amanda	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages
Merit Award Winner	Kowloon Tong School (Primary Section)	Tam Cheuk Nam	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages
Merit Award Winner	Pun U Association Wah Yan Primary School	Yeung Noah	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages

Senior Primary Division

Award	School	Student	Prize
Champion	Taikoo Primary School	Wang Yuk Fung	HK$1,000 vouchers
1st Runner-up	St. Mary's Canossian School	Koo Cady Wing Tung	HK$500 vouchers
2nd Runner-up	The HKCWC Hioe Tjo Yoeng Primary School	Sze Yuk Lam Mandy	HK$300 vouchers
Merit Award Winner	North Point Government Primary School	Wang Fung Yuet	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages
Merit Award Winner	Taikoo Primary School	Wong Fung Lun	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages
Merit Award Winner	Tseung Kwan O Government Primary School	Choy Shing Yui	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages
Merit Award Winner	Taikoo Primary School	Wong Fung Ha	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages
Merit Award Winner	North Point Government Primary School	Wang Fung Ling	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages
Merit Award Winner	Taikoo Primary School	Wong Fung Chun	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages
Merit Award Winner	North Point Government Primary School	Wang Fung Hang	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages
Merit Award Winner	Shatin Government Primary School	Leung Man Nok Cyrus	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages
Merit Award Winner	North Point Government Primary School	Wong Fung Chi	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages
Merit Award Winner	Pun U Association Wah Yan Primary School	Lee Anson Yat Long	1 DiscoveryBox Special Issue - The Middle Ages

The vouchers can be redeemed on Bayard Presse Asia's website.

Best Participation Awards for Schools

The 10 schools with the highest participating rates will be awarded.

Prize - 1 full-year subscription of any magazine by Bayard Presse Asia.