His Excellency The Governor, Vice Admiral Sir David Steel KBE DL, in association with the  Department of Education, has announced the 2021 official Convent Christmas card design competition for school children in Gibraltar.  

The deadline for submission is 09.00 hrs on Friday 5th November 2021. Competition Guidelines: 

∙ The competition is open to all schools in Gibraltar for Years 3 to 6 pupils.  ∙ The Christmas card can be Landscape or Portrait in orientation. 

∙ There should be no writing on the card. 

∙ Designs must be done by hand. Computer programmes should not be used to create  card images. 

∙ To allow for easy print reproduction, designs must not be three-dimensional. ∙ All submissions should be made through the school. 

∙ All entries will be judged by a panel of judges, including His Excellency The Governor,  and Minister for Education. Cards will be judged on the degree to which they meet  three criteria: a representation of the spirit and events of a Gibraltarian Christmas;  visual and emotional impact; and design originality.  

The Winner will receive an Apple iPad (9th generation) 10.2-inch Wi-Fi 64GB, kindly donated  by Newton Systems Ltd.  

The Winner along with two runners-up will also be invited to lunch with the Governor at The  Convent.