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HONG KONG SCHOOLS SPEECH FESTIVAL
The 78th Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival (2026)
Over the years, our tutors have coached many champions at the Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival, with a proud record of awards. The Festival is one of Hong Kong's longest-running and largest inter-school language and performing-arts events; our experienced tutors work one-to-one to unpack each piece and refine every delivery — from comprehension and articulation to stage presence — helping your child shine on stage.
This season's training is open for registration
Places are limited. One-to-one private tuition, with experienced tutors selecting the most suitable piece for your child.
Training Details
TRAINING DETAILS
- Languages
- Mandarin / English / Cantonese
- Eligibility
- Kindergarten and primary/secondary students aged 5+ by 31 December
- Format
- Online one-to-one (30 min/lesson) or small group of 2–4 (1 hr/lesson)
- Start
- From mid-to-late August; join any time
- Competition
- Around November–December each year (per official announcement)
- Registration
- Closes around October each year (per official announcement)
Why Choose Us
CLASS FEATURES
Over the years, our tutors have coached many champions at the Speech Festival, with a proud record of awards.
WhatsApp 9818 6772 to enquire about details and reserve a place.Post-lesson review
Revisit the key points and track progress with ease.
Progress tracking
Grow familiar with the piece step by step and refine delivery.
Three-Stage Training System
TRAINING STAGES
- Stage 1
Comprehension & Articulation
Understand the background of the piece, grasp its content, savour and reflect on its meaning. Master clear articulation and pronunciation to read fluently, and learn stage etiquette and presence.
- Background & deeper meaning
- Standard articulation & pronunciation
- Stage etiquette & presence
- Stage 2
Delivery & Body Language
Fully master intonation, pauses, rhythm, emotion, stress and enunciation, and learn body language across three areas: facial expression, eye contact and gestures.
- Intonation, pauses, rhythm, stress
- Emotional layers & enunciation
- Expression, eye contact, gestures
- Stage 3
Poise & Confidence
Comprehensive rehearsal to build morale and confidence before the competition, so students grow used to giving their best on stage and arrive in peak condition, inside and out.
- Full-piece rehearsal
- On-the-spot composure
- Peak competition readiness
Enrolment Offers
SPECIAL OFFER
Enrolment offer
Register before 1 September for 10% off; existing students always 10% off.
Group offer
Groups of 3+: 15% off. An existing student bringing a new student: both 15% off. Two new students registering together: both 10% off.
Extra reward
Place in the top three and earn a supermarket voucher of the amounts below as encouragement.
1st Place
$200
2nd Place
$100
3rd Place
$50
The extra reward applies only to students enrolled in 8+ lessons of the 78th Festival training class, with a score sheet as proof. (Offers cannot be combined with any other promotion.)
Key Dates
KEY DATES
Competition schedule
Around late October
Video submission
Around early November
Live competition
16 Nov – 16 Dec
Score sheets & pennants
Around late Jan 2027
Certificates
Around Apr 2027
RECITATION GUIDES
Speech Festival practical guides
Choose guidance for entry, piece selection, solo recitation, video preparation or group recitation. Current requirements must still be checked with the organiser.
Speech Festival Prep
78th Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival: Choosing Your Class, Piece and Rehearsal Timeline (2026)
Registration for the 78th Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival is open. This guide helps you decide the language and class, understand how pieces are chosen, and gives a four-phase timeline from entry to stage that parents can follow.
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Preparing for the Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival: A Complete Timeline from Entry to Stage
Entries for the Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival open in August and the heats run from November to December — roughly three months in between. This guide sets out a four-stage timeline you can follow directly, how to judge whether a piece suits your child, and exactly what parents can do at home.
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How Should You Choose an English Speech Festival Piece? Check the Category, Understanding and Rehearsal Conditions First
For a Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival English piece, check the current category and official list first, then see whether a child can understand it, speak it clearly and rehearse it steadily—not simply whether it is short or familiar.
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What If a Child Is Nervous Before Solo Recitation? Use a Pre-Performance Checklist for Voice, Eye Line and Pauses
Nerves before solo recitation do not have to mean shyness. Separate an unfamiliar setting, a blocked first line, rushed breathing and fear of errors, then use short simulations and recovery steps that can be observed.
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How to Prepare a Speech Festival Video Submission: Sound, Framing and Rules Checklist
For a video submission, check the current official rules and applicable mode first, then complete one uninterrupted home simulation. Sound, framing, performance and submission details need separate checks; old-season rules cannot replace current guidance.
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How to Practise Group Recitation: Timing, Formation and Voice Parts
Group recitation is not several voices made louder. It is a shared system of voice parts, rhythm, breathing, formation and interpretation. This guide compares group and solo recitation, gives a five-step rehearsal route and turns the final check into observable items.
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Frequently Asked Questions
FAQS
Entry notices and certificates are collected from the school or organisation you registered with. If you register through the school, the school distributes them to students; if you register through us, we collect them on your behalf and then contact you.
Please send us a digital copy of the school's exam timetable notice. Once confirmed, we will arrange a date change with the Hong Kong Schools Music and Speech Association, then notify you to collect the updated entry notice from our centre.
For students learning and competing for the first time, we suggest the language they know best or love most, so they can relax and enjoy recitation in class, ease first-time nerves, and gradually grow to love it.
Only children who turn five on or before 31 December this year may register. If not yet old enough, they can join recitation competitions run by other organisations to warm up and gain experience for next year's Festival.
Yes. Mandarin/Cantonese solo: a student may enter both the poetry and prose items for their grade. English solo: a student may enter one item each in the non-open category (grouped by grade) and the open category (grouped by age).
Most participants at the Schools Speech Festival compete in school uniform.
As entry notices and certificates are important, to avoid loss we ask parents to collect them in person at our centre. For SF Express (freight collect) delivery to a specified address, parents bear the postage cost and risk. Our fee covers registration procedures, competition pieces, collecting the entry notice and certificate on your behalf, and assisting with date changes.
Item numbers can be found in the competition catalogue of the relevant language on the Hong Kong Schools Music and Speech Association website (https://www.hksmsa.org.hk/tc). For districts: English items, apart from the non-open category with E (New Territories East), U (Urban), K (Tsuen Wan & Kwai Chung) and Y (Tuen Mun & Yuen Long), are all N (no district). Cantonese and Mandarin items, apart from primary-and-above poetry and prose solos with E/U/K/Y districts, all fill in N.
This season's training is open for registration
Places are limited. One-to-one private tuition, with experienced tutors selecting the most suitable piece for your child.