Bauhinia Bowl

The Bauhinia Bowl is the annual overall championships for secondary schools in the Urban Region. There are three categories, one for boys' schools, one for girls' schools and another one for co-educational schools.

Scoring Method
The Grand Total is accumulated from scores in each grade in each event. In most events, scores of different gender categories and grades will be counted separately, such as Volleyball where Boys' A-, B- and C-Grade and Girls' A-, B- and C-Grade scores are counted in six separate columns and then added together.

In order to prevent schools from taking advantage of ranking high in less popular events, the HKSSRC adopted a scoring method that adjusts the amount of points awarded according to the number of schools taking part in the column (i.e. grade, event or overall competition).

First Division / Open Division
In a column of a Bauhinia Bowl scoreboard with at least 23 schools from the HKSSRC (i.e. New Territories schools in All Hong Kong Inter-Secondary Schools Competitions will not be counted) participating in all divisions, Bauhinia points will be awarded as in the table. ^ Such ranking appears only in Athletics (Boys' Category) and Cross-Country.

When the number of participating schools from HKSSRC is between 4 and 22, the maximum number of points awarded is equal to the number divded by 2, rounded up. For example, the maximum is 11 when the number is 21, while the 2nd-placed team will receive 10 points and so on. If the number is 2 or 3, only the champion will be awarded a Bauhinia point.

Second Division
In a column of a Bauhinia Bowl scoreboard with at least 9 schools from the HKSSRC participating in 2nd- and 3rd-tier divisions, Bauhinia points will be awarded as in the table. If the number of schools from HKSSRC participating in 2nd- and 3rd-tier divisions is 7 or 8 in total, the maximum number of points awarded is 4, and the 2nd-placed team will be awarded 3 points and so on. If the number is 5 or 6, the maximum is 3. If the number is 4, the maximum is 2.

Third Division
The Top 3 in each 3rd-tier division or each grade of a 3rd-tier division will be awarded 3, 2, and 1 points respectively.