Scoring

Have you ever wondered how the judge’s marks are transcribed into the placings and results at the end of a competition?

• The judges mark each dancer out of 100 with first place going to the dancer(s) with the highest score, and so on down the line.
• Aggregate winners are determined by adding up the combined scores over the day, but rather than use the judge’s scores, points are assigned according to placement.
• All competitions run under the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing use the same schedule of points, keeping the job of scoring consistent from one competition to another.

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 Points Guidelines

Here is  a breakdown of the points for aggregate awards:

1st place         88 points 

2nd place        56 points 

3rd place        38 points       

4th place        25 points

5th place        16 points

6th place        10 points

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Award Placing Guidelines

The number of placings are half the number of dancers plus one.

3 dancers                2 placings

4-5 dancers             3 placings

6- 7 dancers            4 placings

8- 9 dancers            5 placings

10- ll dancers          6 placings

12-l3 dancers          7 placings

14-l5 dancers          8 placings

16-l7 dancers          9 placings

18-l9 dancers        10 placings