CISC Christmas Card Competition 2026
Good News of Great Joy
CISC is delighted to invite pupils from all our member schools to take part in our 2026 Christmas Card Competition.
This year’s theme is: “Good News of Great Joy”
“I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.”
Luke 2:10–11
This competition is now in its fifteenth year. The standard of entry across the age range has been consistently impressive.
Details
Theme – “Good News of Great Joy”
- Entries should be 2D art work or a photograph and can be portrait or landscape.
- There are two age categories: a JUNIOR category (up to age 13) and a SENIOR category (from 14 to 18) and one SEND category
- For each entry, schools need to email a .jpg file of a digital photograph of the work as an attachment.
- File names should be labelled with the school, students name and age e.g. ‘St Columbas – Mary S – Age 13’
- All entries to be sent via email to info@catholicindependentschools.com by Friday 13 November 2026.
- Schools can submit as many entries as they wish from each age group but no more than one entry per pupil.
- The entry fee is £10 per school per category (i.e. £20 for an all through school with entries in both categories) payable by BACS to Sort Code 40 18 17 and Account Number 64019113, labelling the transfer “G700 Christmas Card Competition”.
- Schools must ensure proper, demonstrable consent regarding the submission of pupils’ work to CISC and this must be available on request by CISC if required. For further information please see the CISC Privacy Policy on our website.
We would love pupils to use their creativity and imagination to show the joy and wonder of the birth of Jesus and the Good News that the angels brought to the shepherds on that first Christmas night.
The competition is open to pupils of all ages and abilities in CISC schools, and we particularly encourage schools to enable as many children and young people as possible to take part.
The winning design will become the official digital CISC Christmas Card for 2026.
Closing date for entries: Friday, 13 November 2026.
We very much look forward to seeing how pupils across our CISC family bring the Good News of Great Joy to life this Christmas.
Sarah Barreto
September 2026
CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION WINNERS 2025
| Heartfelt congratulations to all the winners in our Infant, Junior and Senior categories. With nearly 300 entries, it was a big task this year so please do pass on our thanks to your hardworking staff and children for helping to make this year’s competition such a great success. | ||
| Infant winners | ||
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| 1st Prize Harriet S Age 6 Beaulieu | ||
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| 2nd Prize Leyla Age 7 Saint Christina’s | ||
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| 3rd Prize Annabelle Age 6 Notre Dame | ||
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| Highly Commended Kit Age 5 Crackley Hall | ||
| Junior Winners | ||
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| 1st Prize Katherine Age 13 St George’s | ||
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| 2nd Prize Olivia L Age 12 New Hall | ||
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| 3rd Prize Aiva Age 11 St Benedict’s | ||
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| Highly Commended Roselyn Y Age 10 Laleham Lea | ||
| Senior Winners | ||
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| 1st Prize Gabriella M Age 17 St Mary’s Cambridge | ||
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| 2nd Prize Charlotte W Age 15 Woldingham | ||
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