2026年南澳大利亚州第一届中文拼写与识字挑战赛​

 

 

ABOUT THE CHALLENGE

The South Australian Chinese Spelling & Literacy Challenge is a statewide academic competition designed to celebrate excellence in Chinese language learning.

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This inaugural event aims to:

• Promote Chinese literacy and accurate character writing

• Encourage vocabulary development and language precision

• Inspire students to deepen their understanding of Chinese language and culture

• Recognise outstanding student achievement across South Australia

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1. EVENT COORDINATORS

• Jianjun Chen (Lester)

• Xiaona Liu (Sophie)

 

2. DATE 

    Friday, 6 November 2026 (Week 4 Term 4)

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3. REGISTRATION

    Register via TryBooking https://www.trybooking.com/DJXCK

    Make sure to register by Friday, 16 October 2026 (Week 1 Term 4)

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4. PRIZES

     Certificates and prizes will be awarded to the top individuals in each year level and each language group.​ 

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5. GROUPS & CATEGORIES

The competition is open to students across South Australia in the following categories:

• Primary Division: Years 3–6

• Middle Years Division: Years 7–9

• Senior Division: Years 10–12

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Students may compete in one of the following language background categories:

• Second-language learners

• Background-language learners

• First-language learners

(Competition groupings will be adjusted to ensure fairness.)

 

6. AWARDS & RECOGNITION ​

Awards will be presented in each division:

• Gold Award

• Silver Award

• Bronze Award

• Overall Champion (each division)

• Best Performing School Award

 

7. COMPETITION FORMAT

Round 1 – School or Online Preliminary Round

• Written spelling and literacy assessment

• Conducted at participating schools or online

• Top students advance to the State Final

 

Round 2 – State Final (Live Event)

• Live spelling challenge

• Literacy tasks including word recognition and contextual usage

• Grand Final round for top scorers

 

8. COMPETITION CONTENT

The challenge may include:

• Listening and writing Chinese characters

• Pinyin-to-character conversion

• Word meaning recognition

• Character formation accuracy

• Short literacy comprehension tasks

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Recommended vocabulary ranges will align with the Australian Curriculum guidelines.​