Edufest 2026 · Future Career
Edufest Drone School Challenge 2026
“Kawal Cermat, Terbang Tepat”
An individual school challenge with a five-minute practice and two official attempts of up to three minutes. The best score determines the ranking.
- Who
- Category A: ages 10–12 · Category B: ages 13–17
- Team
- Individual pupil + 1 accompanying teacher
- Fee
- Free
- Organiser
- SDG Education Group Sdn. Bhd.
Categories
- Category A — Primary: age 10–12
- Category B — Secondary: age 13–17
Age is counted on 31 December 2026. Open to government, aided, private and international schools in Malaysia and abroad. Individual entry with one accompanying teacher. Schools may enter more than one pupil.
How to take part
1. Register for Edufest
The accompanying teacher signs in with Google and registers the school contingent. Student entry is free.
2. Enter the pupil
In the School Panel, enter one pupil in the Drone School Challenge. Schools may enter more than one pupil.
3. Complete pupil details
Add date of birth and class, teacher and emergency contacts, confidential needs and the integrity declaration.
4. Fly on the day
Check in, complete the briefing and 5-minute practice, then fly two official attempts of up to 3 minutes each.
Drone mission
- Five-minute practice and motor-stop check, followed by two official attempts of up to 3 minutes each. The best score decides the ranking.
- Use one uniform organiser-provided micro-drone with full propeller guards in a fully netted indoor arena.
- Complete the pre-flight check, take off, pass three gates in order, hold the hover zone for 5 seconds, land on the target pad and stop the motors safely.
- Only one drone is active in the arena. The route, gates, hover zone, height limits, landing pad and control profile are identical within each category.
- At least 5 minutes’ rest is provided between attempts.
What is judged
Propeller guards, battery and control link checked with the officer · Takes off from the pad without touching an obstacle
Passes gate 1 in the correct direction without contact · Passes gate 2 in the correct direction without contact · Passes gate 3 in the correct direction without contact
Enters the hover zone after gate 3 · Stays inside the hover zone for 5 continuous seconds
First landing contact is on the target pad · Drone remains fully on the pad and upright
Motors are safely stopped on the pad before time expires
Each item earns 10 or 0 marks, for 100 total. Confirmed items remain scored if time expires, the drone goes down or an officer calls a safety stop. Ties compare the other attempt; exact ties share the place. There is no speed bonus.
Integrity & safety
- Manual line-of-sight control only. No FPV goggles, autonomous flight, GPS waypoints, AI control, scripts, macros, personal drones or equipment modifications.
- No phones, personal route notes or live coaching during attempts. Teachers manage registration and welfare but give no control hints.
- Follow an officer’s immediate stop instruction. Nobody enters the arena while motors are active.
- A verified organiser-equipment failure voids the affected attempt and permits a full replay. Pilot error, obstacle contact or time expiry does not.
- Provisional results are displayed first; teachers may lodge a written appeal with evidence within 15 minutes.
Awards
Prize values and certificate eligibility are pending official confirmation. Results appear on the Edufest results page and count toward school points and e-certificates.
The registration closing date and link, session date and exact location, drone model, controller, battery and software version, route dimensions and judging tolerances, contact details, prize values, certificate eligibility and results date are pending official confirmation.