Competition Grades

The club has four grades in each regular monthly and annual competition in both Digital and Print.

• Masters
• A grade
• AB grade
• B grade

Grading promotion

At the end of each year members can be promoted between grades.

Promotion from B grade to AB grade:

1. minimum of six (6) awards of honour and/or merit during the competition year,
2. three (3) of which MUST be in the Set subject in either prints or digital images (not a combination of both)
3. plus a minimum of five (5) other acceptances three (3) of which MUST be in a Set Subject.

Promotion from AB grade to A grade:

1. minimum of eight (8) awards of honour and/or merit during the competition year,
2. four (4) of which MUST be in the Set Subject in either prints or digital images (not a combination of both)
3. plus a minimum of eight (8) other acceptances four (4) of which MUST be in Set Subject.

Promotion from A grade to Masters:

1. There are only ever 9 members in Masters.
2. The three lowest scoring Masters will drop back to A grade.
3. The three top scoring members in A grade will be promoted to Masters.
4. Aggregate points for Digital and Print are added together for this calculation.

Trophies will be presented for the following at the Annual Awards Dinner:

• Annual Competition Print - 1st; 2nd & 3rd place all grades
• Annual Competition Digital Image - 1st; 2nd & 3rd place all grades
• Aggregate Points Competition Print - 1st; 2nd & 3rd place all grades
• Aggregate Points Competition Digital Image – 1st; 2nd & 3rd place all grades
• Champion Print (one only across all grades)
• Champion Digital Image (one only across all grades)
• Greg Foley Trophy - for Club Person of the Year
• Bob Britcher Award - Champion "Most Apt Title" selected from the monthly winners
• Encouragement award - B grade only (may or may not be awarded)
• Certificate awarded for Promotion from B to AB Grade
• Certificate awarded for Promotion from AB to A Grade

Points

Set competitions (Print or Digital)

• Honour - 17
• Merit - 12
• Acceptance - 7
• Entry - 1

Open competitions (Print or Digital)

• Honour - 12
• Merit - 7
• Acceptance - 3
• Entry - 1

Monochrome

• 1st - 3
• 2nd - 2
• 3rd - 1

Looking Down

• 1st - 3
• 2nd - 2
• 3rd - 1