Archery Australia has a classification system to help measure your improvement as an archer. The classifications are organised similar to the colours of the target; White, Black, Blue, Red, and Gold.

After achieving these there are Master Bowman and Grand Master Bowman.

Then following this there are three Elite levels: Elite Bronze, Elite Silver, and Elite Gold

 

White, Black, Blue, Red and gold awards

To achieve these classifications, you must complete three Target Archery Rounds in a calendar year from those listed in Schedule 9A at equal to, or higher than, the required rating levels listed in Schedule 4A.1 and obtained using The Archer's Diary Rating Calculator.

 

• These awards can be claimed shooting any round listed in Schedule 9A with a minimum of 72 arrows.
   
• To claim these awards the score can be shot in an open tournament, QRE or a shoot organised by a club and listed on the club’s calendar.
   
• These awards can only be claimed once for each class and division.
   
• Any distance may be shot to claim these awards.
   

Schedules can be seen in the shooting rules in

https://archery.org.au/constitution-and-shooting-rules/

 

These awards are earned only once per archer (if an archer changes bow type they don't re-qualify for the classifications). When you achieve each of these classifications you will be awarded with a badge (free of charge for the white/black/blue/red and gold).

There is also an all Gold which can be claimed for six arrows in the Gold (10 and 9 zone) and a Perfect, which can be claimed for six arrows in the 10 ring (this can be earned for different distances, and the club will provide free of charge the first all gold/all 10's badge to each archer, extra badges for all golds/all 10's earned at different distances can be purchased for a small fee).

 

White Classification	Black Classification	Blue Classification
Red Classification	Gold Classification
All Gold Award	Perfect 10 Award

 

Master, Grand Master and Elite awards:
 

• These can be claimed annually.
   
• For Master & Grand Master awards one round must be shot in a tournament or QRE
   
• For Elite awards all three rounds must be shot in a tournament or QRE
   
• Shoot a round with a minimum of 72 arrows, but the round must include at least 30 arrows at a minimum distance of:
  • 60 m (122 cm face) for Recurve men, women, master, veteran, 20 & under, & cadet archers
  • 40 m (122 cm face) for Recurve or Compound intermediate & cub archers, or Longbow cadet archers
  • 60 m (122 cm face) or 50 m (80 cm face) for Compound men, women, master, veteran, 20 & under, & cadet archers
  • 50 m (122 cm face) for Longbow men, women, master, veteran, & 20 & under archers
  • 30 m (122 cm face) for Longbow intermediate & cub archers

 

• There must be at least 3 other Archery Australia members competing.

 

1. Shoot a registered round.
   • All tournaments, QREs, and club shoots are registered for shooting on a certain day with Archery Australia.
   • To be eligible for classification you must shoot one of those rounds on that day.
   • Are also listed on the Archery Australia calendar.
   • Check our Calendar for events.
      
2. Work out your rating & find your classification.
   • Use the calculator on Archer’s Diary to see your classification:

 

https://archersdiary.com/Classifications.aspx

https://archersdiary.com/Ratings.aspx

 

Age division

• Cub: An athlete may compete in this class in tournaments until December 31 of the year of his or her 13th birthday.
• Intermediate: An athlete may compete in this class in tournaments until December 31 of the year of his or her 15th birthday.
• Cadet: An athlete may compete in this class in tournaments until December 31 of the year of his or her 17th birthday.
• Junior: An athlete may compete in this class in tournaments until December 31 of the year of his or her 20th birthday.
• Open: An athlete not belonging to the other age divisions, however any age may compete in this class.
• Master: An athlete may compete in this class in tournaments from January 1 of the year of his or her 50th birthday and thereafter.
• Veteran: An athlete may compete in this class in tournaments from January 1 of the year of his or her 60th birthday and thereafter.
• Veteran plus: An athlete may compete in this class in tournaments from January 1 of the year of his or her 70th birthday and thereafter.