School Competitions

The Sydney Royal Easter Show is the largest classroom in New South Wales, it is the place to come to discover how to milk a cow or shear a sheep, how to grow the biggest pumpkins in Australia and even how to use horsepower for electricity. It is also the place students can come and show what they have learned and to be judged for the hard work in agricultural pursuits. In 1875 the first competitions for school students were held – in the areas of needlework, wood carving, natural history collections and drawing. By 1904 school competitions had expanded to include the first display of farm produce by school children – a precursor to the Schools District Exhibit Competition, and in 1935 junior judging of cattle was introduced. The tradition of exhibiting and judging for schools continues today and includes poultry, pig, goat, honey and scarecrows. Entry is free for all schools – city, metropolitan rural and regional.

For further information, please review the Competition websites below or contact education@rasnsw.com.au or (02) 9704 1147.

School Poultry Competitions

The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW invites all schools with facilities for keeping poultry to take part in our School Poultry Competitions at the 2023 Sydney Royal Easter Show. In 2023, we ask for all Schools to submit their entries for all School Competition via the Online Entry System, there will be no offline form. The aim of the Competitions is to provide all schools with the opportunity to participate in agriculture and rear poultry with their students. The Competitions are FREE to enter. For more information on each of these Competitions please see links below or contact the Poultry Competition Coordinator on poultry@rasnsw.com.au

Schools Commercial Pig Competition

Schools Angora Wether Competition

The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW invites all schools with facilities for keeping goats to participate in our Schools Competitions at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.

Arts & Crafts Under 20s Competition

The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW invites all Students with an interest in Arts & Crafts to participate in our Under 20's Royal Sydney Arts & Crafts Competition at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.

School Honey Competition

Create a real BUZZ by entering your schools' honey in the School Classes. Or BEE crafty with beeswax and make, paint or decorate a candle!

Young Judges

The RAS Young Judges competitions are an opportunity for 15-25 year olds to try their hand in judging a variety of different exhibits such as Alpacas, Goats, Horses, Pigs, Poultry and Horticulture.

Young Paraders and Handlers

Competitors in Young Animal Parader, Youth Poultry Showmanship and Sheep Handler competitions develop their confidence, presentation and animal handling skills during the competition process at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.

Sydney Royal Sheep Show School Classes

Schools entering the Sydney Royal Sheep Show School classes showcase their students' husbandry skills and breeding successes.

School Scarecrow Competition

Be creative, let your imagination run rampant and design your very own scarecrow to stand proudly on display in the Flower & Garden Pavilion during the Sydney Royal Easter Show.

The Great Backyard Pumpkin Challenge School and Student Classes

With 10 pumpkin classes available covering all shapes and sizes, including Celebrity Look-Alike or the Best Decorated, you’ll find your perfect patch in the Great Backyard Pumpkin Challenge.

Sydney Royal School Produce Competition

The Competition allows schools with all garden types to compete in the Sydney Royal Flower & Garden Show. The Sydney Royal Flower & Garden Show would like to invite your school to enter the 2023 Sydney Royal School Produce Competition. The Competition is FREE to enter. Please note that the competition has been revised this year and there will no longer be a separate Regional and Metropolitan competition - ALL schools enter the competition as per below: Any Garden Type – Primary School Any Garden Type – Secondary School The Competition is judged by experts of the horticulture industry and consists of two (2) components: Grown component : a box or basket of produce from a school garden, comprising of five different types of fruit, vegetables, or herbs. Project component : PowerPoint presentation detailing how students prepare, grow, and maintain the garden, with emphasis on sustainability and harvest of produce. How to enter If your school would like to enter the competition, please enter online at www.myras.org.au/login/exhibitor On receipt of your application, we will forward more details on how to record and present the produce for exhibition at the Sydney Royal Flower & Garden Show.

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