ICE Challenge 2025-26
The International Coding Elite (ICE) Challenge is set to make a comeback!
The International Coding Elite (ICE) Challenge, is celebrating its 6th anniversary with smart coders. This year features Primary and Secondary divisions across Hong Kong and Macau. In Hong Kong, sub-regional awards will be presented for Kowloon, New Territories East, New Territories West, and Hong Kong Island & Outlying Islands. The event aims to foster coding exchange, computational thinking, and problem-solving skills, while advancing social good—particularly by promoting the participation of underprivileged students to help them enhance their coding skills and learning motivation, enabling broader and fairer access to digital learning.
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CodeCombat
CodeCombat is a gamified, text-based online coding platform that engages students with basic building blocks of Python.
HK Learners
Over 3,000
HK Schools Using The Platform
Over 200
Age and Levels
Primary & Secondary School Students
Timeline
Teachers Briefing
5 Nov, 2025
Nomination
Nov - Dec 2025
Screening Round
Jan 2026
Grand Final
Apr / May, 2025
(TBC)
Code Quest
Jul / Aug 2026 (TBC)
Teachers' Briefing Session【To be held on 5 Nov, 2025】
Online Teacher Briefing
- Date: Wednesday, November 6
- Time: 17:00–17:30
- Registration link: https://forms.gle/LHrLRubk4H1xGBtw5
Nomination【Starting 5 Nov, 2025】
Partnership
Co-organizers
Strategic Partners
Competition Secretariat
Should you have any enquiries, please email our Competition Secretariat, Caprikon Education at events@caprikon.education