YRHacks is York Region District School Board's official annual hackathon. We are excited to invite over 350 hackers from across YRDSB to participate in this event.

YRHacks will provide an unforgettable 24-hours, packed with innovation, workshops, collaboration, and competition. We also have thousands of dollars in prizes!

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$CAD 920 in prizes
1st Place
1 winner

- Gold YRHacks Trophy
- 4x Pho Xe Lua Small Milkshake Vouchers
- $300 cash prize
- 4 tickets to siberX’s Canadian Women in Cybersecurity Conference

2nd Place
1 winner

- Silver YRHacks Trophy
- 4x Pho Xe Lua Small Milkshake
- $180
- 4 tickets to siberX’s Canadian Women in Cybersecurity Conference

3rd Place
1 winner

- Bronze YRHacks Trophy
- 4x Xe Lua Small Milkshake
- $150
- 4 tickets to siberX’s Canadian Women in Cybersecurity Conference

ACTO Real-World Applications
1 winner

$60 cash prize awarded for a project with the greatest real-world applications. Sponsored by ACTO.

Best Game
1 winner

$60 cash prize awarded for the best game at YRHacks.

Best Beginner Hack
1 winner

$60 cash prize for the best beginner made project.

Best Web App
1 winner

$60 cash prize awarded to the best web-related project.

Raffle!
1 winner

A YRHacks bomber jacket raffled away during the closing ceremony. Listen in on workshops to receive a code for a raffle entry!

Best YRDSB-related Hack
1 winner

4x mini-YRHacks cubes awarded to the best project in support of YRDSB students and/or staff.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Ashvin

Ashvin

Andrew

Andrew

Judging Criteria

  • Innovation
    Is this an original and unique product?
  • Complexity
    How detailed, well-thought, and developed is the product?
  • Purpose and Practicality
    How would this product be useful in real life?
  • Design
    Is the user interface clean? Is the product intuitive?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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