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An England and Wales drama and oracy competition where students perform a Shakespeare monologue or duologue and introduce their interpretation. Open to students aged 11–14 in Years 7–9 at schools or home schools in England and Wales. Rated Intermediate Level, with difficulty mainly coming from performance skills, textual understanding and confident spoken delivery.

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A global photography competition where young photographers submit single images responding to an annual theme. Open to photographers aged 19 or under worldwide, with up to three entries per person. Rated Intermediate Level, with difficulty mainly coming from originality, visual storytelling and highly competitive international judging.

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Rated Advanced, A free international photography competition asking young entrants to tell a story about food through an original image. Photographers aged 17 or under enter directly online in either the 12 & under or 13-17 age group, with up to five entries. A competitive image needs technical control, a clear visual point of view and a food story that remains memorable without explanatory text.

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An all-Ireland art competition where young artists submit original artwork for judging across age-based categories. Open to residents of the island of Ireland under 19, entering individually through school, art school or home entry. Rated Intermediate Level, with difficulty mainly coming from artistic originality, technical quality and competitive national judging.

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Rated Intermediate, An international student art contest linking original hand-made artwork with ocean science and conservation; the 2027 theme is Navigate with Care. School or homeschool students worldwide in two age groups, 11–14 and 15–19, enter individually online with a teacher sponsor. Students must combine a researched interpretation of marine navigation with a convincing original two-dimensional artwork and document their process.

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A Great Britain and Ireland art competition where young people create original two-dimensional artwork responding to an annual theme. Open to young people aged 17 or under living within Rotary GB&I districts, with Junior, Intermediate and Senior age groups. Rated Intermediate Level, with difficulty mainly coming from artistic originality, interpretation of the theme and progression through local, district and national judging.

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A Great Britain and Ireland photography competition where young people submit original photographs responding to an annual theme. Open to young people aged 17 or under living within Rotary GB&I districts, with Junior, Intermediate and Senior age groups. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from originality, composition, interpretation of the theme and progression through local, district and national judging.

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An Ireland-based sustainable fashion competition where students design, create and present high-fashion outfits made entirely from recycled or repurposed materials. Open to post-primary students aged 12–19 in Ireland. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from original design, craftsmanship, sustainability, live presentation and selective progression to the World Final.

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Rated Intermediate, An international environmental arts contest built around a changing annual theme. Students ages 11 to 18 enter online, individually or in groups, with an adult sponsor contact and no entry fee. Entrants must combine research, a distinct creative voice, technical control in their chosen medium and a concise reflection that explains their process.

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Rated Intermediate, this international Natural History Museum competition is for wildlife photographers aged 17 or under, with separate age categories. Entrants submit original images online and may progress to finalist recognition, exhibition and awards. The main challenge is combining ethical observation, technical control, patience and visual storytelling in a photograph that reveals something meaningful about nature.

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Rated Intermediate, The EngineerGirl / EngineerTeen contest asked students to combine a two-dimensional artwork with an artist’s statement and engineering-design reflection. Individual students in US grades 3–12, including homeschooled and international equivalents, could enter one grade category; The main challenge is coordinating research, visual design, audience awareness, iterative testing, and concise written explanation in one original submission.

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Rated Intermediate, these creative competition strands are open through ISA member schools, with Sports Design serving Years 5–13 and other art categories covering relevant pupil groups. Schools manage entry into category or regional judging and national recognition. The main challenge is responding originally to the brief while showing thoughtful design choices, technique and clear visual communication.