Enriched IT Class students of The Y.W.C.A. Hioe Tjo Yoeng College won multiple awards in the CAP DAY (First Round and Final Round) of the “Computer App Programming (CAP) 2018 Competition”.

Awardees include :
CAP DAY (First Round)
Most Active Involve School Award – The Y.W.C.A. Hioe Tjo Yoeng College
2nd Runner-up in Group Average Score – The Y.W.C.A. Hioe Tjo Yoeng College
Merit Award (Senior Division) – Lam Hoi Ching.

CAP DAY (Final Round)
Champion (Senior Division) – Jacky Ho

1st runner-up (Junior Division) –
Luk Yuk Chun

The CAP DAY comprised of the First Round and the Final Round. The theme of the competition was decided by the organiser, which covered basic algorithms of application and programming, logical problem-solving skills and programming skills. In the First Round, contestants were required to complete a written paper with multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes. The top 100 contestants with the highest score in each group could enter the Final Round of junior division and senior division. In the Final Round, they were required to take a practical test in which they had to write programs with App Inventor 2 to solve the given problems.

“Computer App Programming (CAP) 2018 Competition” was organised by Department of Computing, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Hong Kong Association for Computer Education (HKACE), and co-organised by the IEEE Hong Kong Section Computer Society Chapter. This competition aimed at encouraging students to learn programming, applying logical thinking and programming skills to solve daily life problems and exploring new knowledge; at the same time, cultivating students’ creativity and team spirit.