HCGEC
Editions
CREATIVE
ASIA PACIFIC:
Adina Sindhu, Kaizen High & Junior School, Pakistan
Christopher Dylan Suruadji, Jakarta Intercultural School, Indonesia
Zahra Murtaza, Lahore Grammar School Model Town, Pakistan
Howard Alvias, Anglo-Chinese School Jakarta, Indonesia
Nicole Setiawan, Santa Ursula BSD Junior High School, Indonesia
Sol Bae, Gyeonggi Academy Of Foreign Languages, South Korea
Arang Hong, Busan Foreign School, South Korea
Tanya Singh, Suzanne Cory High School, Australia
Emma Wong June Huei, Saint Joseph Institution International, Singapore
Jenny Thomson, Marlborough College Malaysia, Singapore
NORTH AMERICA:
Titas Mukhopadhyay, East Brunswick High School, United States of America
Shamar Radhakrishnan, Bridgewater Raritan High School, United States of America
Grace Chen, Carnegie Vanguard High School, United States of America
Jiyu Yoo, Excel High School, United States of America
Olivia Yang, John Fraser Secondary School, Canada
Ruixi Lu, Northview High School, United States of America
Heaven Dickerson, Elkton High School, United States of America
Alexandra Ma, Saint Clement's School, Canada
Ajulo Onikoyi, Mount Paran Highschool, United States of America
Janani Patibandla, Hebron High School, United States of America
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA:
Asel Nisa Güneş , Emlakbank Süleyman Demirel Anatolian High School, Turkey
Alys Watts, Aylesbury High School, United Kingdom
Karola Macarie, Wolsey Hall Oxford, Romania
Tiansa Zhang, Kensington School, Spain
Anushree Joshi, Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu, Finland
Kate Szeto, Cheltenham Ladies’ College, United Kingdom
Anishka Patel, Southend High School For Girls, United Kingdom
Sakpayev Danel, PhysTech School Almaty, Kazakhstan
Paul Bossard, St-Paul Angouleme, France
Turuskulov Dinmukhamed, QBIS( Qazaq British international school), Kazakhstan
LATIN AMERICA:
Aline Srour, Colégio Liessin, Brazil
Anabella Dyer, Markham College, Peru
Niko Papadatos, Colegio Internacional de Carabobo, Venezuela
Luciana Elías, Vallesol School, Peru
Emma Ramirez, Marymount School Medellín, Colombia
Lara Violeta Rueda, Gimnasio Colombo Británico Bilingüe Internacional, Colombia
Anna Clara Barreto Monteiro, Land School, Brazil
Isabelle Arcênio Batista, Centro Educacional Suzano Costa, Brazil
Ruby Flosi, Colegio Maya, Guatemala
Mariana Gargantini, St. Nicholas School, Brazil
MENA + AFRICA:
Emine Sena Yılmaz, İstanbul Atatürk Science School, Turkey
Niyantaa Parekh, GEMS Dubai American Academy, United Arab Emirates
Nihal Balcı, Pema Schools, Turkey
Abdulmalik AlQurashi, Dar Jana International School, Saudi Arabia
Isheya Chaubey, Doha College, Qatar
Juhitha Reddyvari, Loyola Jesuit College, Nigeria
Anngela Varghese, Sacred Heart School Bahrain, Bahrain
Lois Brew, Dehli Private School International Ghana, Ghana
Reet Diwan, Dubai International Academy, Emirates Hills, United Arab Emirates
Lilly El Ghamrawi, Cairo American College, Egypt
REGIONAL WINNERS 2026
ARGUMENTATIVE
ASIA PACIFIC:
Musa Ahmed Tahir, Aitchison College Lahore, Pakistan
Oliver Jull, New Plymouth Boys' High School, New Zealand
Aarav Jain, The International School Bangalore, India
Gulwash Malik, Gulwash Malik, Pakistan
Ayesha Sachin Bindal, Vivek High School, India
Nannalin Pornprasertsom, The American School of Bangkok Green Valley, Thailand
Nguyen Tran Tuan Duong, Delta Global School, Vietnam
Sehyung Park, Korea International School Pangyo campus, South Korea
Anoushka Rai, Dhirubai Ambani International School, India
Srishti Bhatia, Lancers International School, India
NORTH AMERICA:
Windsor Kiang, Walt Whitman High School, United States of America
Pooja Udayakumar, Nashua High School South, United States of America
Arnav Singhal, Los Gatos High School, United States of America
Derrian Stephens, South Carolina Governors School of Science and Mathematics, United States of America
Kailey Hill, Shelton High School, United States of America
Alyssa Tang, Proof School, United States of America
Kiana Novey, Kalani High School, United States of America
Mingyu Kim, Desert Vista High School, United States of America
Meher Jadhav, Valley Christian High School, United States of America
Ian Jiyu Chung, Dwight-Englewood School, United States of America
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA:
Parth Gupta, Berlin Brandenburg International School, Germany
Teodora-Ioana Spiridon, “Mihai Viteazul” National College, Ploiești, Prahova, Romania
Spoorthi Kogunde , Henrietta Barnett School, United Kingdom
Avrangzeb Norjigitov, Gulistan Presidential School, Uzbekistan
Talya Uyar, Yasam Tasarım High School, Turkey
Mari-Johanna Ruut, Tartu Täiskasvanute gümnaasium, Estonia
Gulay Liva Zirhlioglu, Hisar school, Turkey
Gergo Biro, Budapesti Fazekas Mihály Gyakorló Általános Iskola és Gimnázium, Hungary
Zara Chaudhry, Anglo American School of Sofia, Bulgaria
Felicity Lee, North London Collegiate School, United Kingdom
LATIN AMERICA:
Clara Brito Gonçalves, Colégio Sapiens - Jardim América, Brazil
Sofia Vieira, Instituto Menino Deus, Brazil
Marisa Koike, Colegio Maya, Guatemala
Paulo Henrique Marques de Araújo, Escola visconde de Mauá, Brazil
Pietra Nassar Maia, Colégio Estadual do Paraná, Brazil
Yohana Surie, Politecnico Madre Rafaela Ybarra, Dominican Republic
luis eduardo ferraz ferraiuoli de azevedo, Colegio Santo Agostinho - ICSA, Brazil
Luiza Maccoppi, Colégio Nossa Senhora Medianeira, Brazil
Leticia Magalhaes, Pan American School of Bahia, Brazil
Bruna Sarmento, Centro de Excelência Master, Brazil
MENA + AFRICA:
Lal Neva Erdem, Göztepe İhsan Kurşunoğlu Anatolian High School, Turkey
Marina Shyjan, The Emirates National School, United Arab Emirates
Yusra Khalil, Ecole Montessori Casablanca, House of Youth, Morocco
Tshego Moloto, Hatfield Christian School, South Africa
Mert Gözütok, SEV American College, Turkey
Abdelrahman Elnaggar, Cairo American College, Egypt
Petra Sawaya, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Michelle Dakare, Jesuit Memorial College, Nigeria
Defne OGUNC, Uskudar American Academy, Turkey
Zahraa Meah, British School Al Khubairat, United Arab Emirates
JOURNALISTIC
ASIA PACIFIC:
Hanning Yao, Shanghai American School Pudong Campus, China
Aadhirai Mathan, Sreenidhi International School, India
Yisi Liu, The Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University, China
Pak Ying Shannon Tsang, German Swiss International School, Hong Kong
Vedant Rastogi, Saint Joseph's Institution International, Singapore
Siddhant Parikh, Dhirubhai Ambani International School, India
Livia Loo, Nanyang Girls High School, Singapore
Jolin (Zhiling) Tong, Tsinghua International School, China
Kirstin Solomon, De La Salle Santiago Zobel School, Philippines
Imaan Zara Khan, Indus International School Bangalore, India
NORTH AMERICA:
Bryce Noh, Evergreen Valley High School, United States of America
Ray He, Bellarmine College Preparatory, United States of America
Ariana Riggi, Scarsdale High School, United States of America
Aananya Bakshi, Colonel By Secondary School, Canada
Jason Jun, Loomis Chaffee School, United States of America
Anthony Tan, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, United States of America
Lillian Ding, Del Norte High School, United States of America
Justin Chen, Palo Alto High School, United States of America
Erin Sweeney, Robert Alexander mcmath secondary school, Canada
Esther Timsit, Branksome Hall, Canada
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA:
Ava Sofge, Concord College, United Kingdom
Victoria Stefak, Caterham School, Surrey, United Kingdom
Wisal Alfatih, Worcester Sixth Form College, United Kingdom
Diyora Kabilova, Cambridge online high school, Uzbekistan
Kristína Juritková, Gymnázium Jura Hronca, Slovakia
Erik August Viano Reinert, Norway, Skagerak International School
Dorka Takacs, Deutsche Schule Budapest, Hungary
Viola Papp, Milestone Institute, Hungary
Ravesa Demneri, Turgut Ozal College Durrës, Albania
Tyvohn Mbugua, United World College Robert Bosch College, Germany
LATIN AMERICA:
Gabriela Alario, Avenues The World School São Paulo, Brazil
Marianne Zurita, Cambridge College, Bolivia
Samuel Morales, Colegio FERVan Campestre, Colombia
Jeanic Polius, Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, Saint Lucia
Anna Hilda Castelani Frezarini, Sesi, Brazil
Beatriz Nascimento, Colégio Nacional Uberlândia, Brazil
Bruna Marie Novi, Liceu Jardim, Brazil
Rafael Brigham Vitorino, The International School Nido de Aguilas, Chile
María Alejandra Silva Trejo, Prepa Tec, Mexico
Analis Céspedes Ogando, Politécnico Madre Rafaela Ybarra, Dominican Republic
MENA + AFRICA:
Jayaditya Jha, Raha International School, Khalifa City Campus, United Arab Emirates
Zeynep Alya Alkaya, Göztepe İhsan Kurşunoğlu Anadolu Lisesi, Turkey
Anaya Suri, North London Collegiate School, United Arab Emirates
Oleg Milgizin, Nord Anglia International School Dubai, United Arab Emirates
İrem Tuana YÜCE, İstanbul Erkek Lisesi, Turkey
Lily Ahmed, Gems Founders School Al Barsha, United Arab Emirates
Duru Aktaş, İstek Uluğbey Anadolu lisesi, Turkey
Amal Chaudhry, American school of Bahrain, Bahrain
Jiaa Kinariwala, Gems World Academy, United Arab Emirates
Mohamed Eshaan Niyas, Arcadia British School, United Arab Emirates
REGIONAL WINNERS 2025
CREATIVE
ASIA PACIFIC:
Sanjana Shams, Sunbeams, Bangladesh
Alyssa Ibones, Sacred Heart School - Ateneo de Cebu, Philippines
Avni Nautiyal, Oberoi International School (JVLR Campus), India
Yuhan Foo, Raffles Institution, Singapore
Shukhashini Sivakumar Indupriya, K’sirs International School, India
NORTH AMERICA:
Lily Jones, Burlingame High School, United States of America
Malek Elhaddad, Upper Canada College, Canada
Rachel Jeong, Nova Classical Academy, United States of America
Yumeng Chen, Glen A. Wilson, United States of America
Nathan Van, Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State College, United States of America
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA:
Paula Bunkus, Lycée Albert Calmette, France
Alessandra Silapan, Binus School Simprug, Indonesia
Daana Salieva, Private Jewish school “ Pri-Etz-Haim”, Kyrgyzstan
Dyn Lee, Qingdao Daewon School, South Korea
Sofia Teodora Dragomir, Colegiul Național Bilingv “George Coşbuc”, Romania
LATIN AMERICA:
Rafaela Pollo, Leffler, Brazil
Gabriel Simões, Escola Estadual Afonso Schimidt, Brazil
Lucía Fontans, Escuela y Liceo Elbio Fernández, Uruguay
Mariana Chaves, Colégio Militar de Santa Maria, Brazil
Rosita González, Instituto Miguel León Prado, Chile
MENA + AFRICA:
Asya Kıvanç, Üsküdar Amerikan Lisesi, Turkey
Janet Phiri, Dominican Convent High School, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Amn Zain-ul-Abidin, Lahore Grammar School 55 Main, Pakistan
Raya Khaled, Al Ain British Academy, United Arab Emirates
Haadiya Sobani, International School of Creative Science Nad Al Sheba, United Arab Emirates
ARGUMENTATIVE
ASIA PACIFIC:
Shinyeong Moon, Jakarta Intercultural School, South Korea
Eshita Agarwal, Jayshree Periwal International School, India
Rhensis Benedict Lofamia, Philippine Science High School - Main Campus, Philippines
Jiah Hwang, Seoul International School, South Korea
Yihan Wang, Wellington College International School Bangkok, Thailand
NORTH AMERICA:
Anahat Bedi, Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute, Canada
Ethan Selvarajah, St. Augustine CHS, Canada
Junghyun Nam, St. Paul’s School, United States of America
Jayshil Blomstedt, Lincoln High School, United States of America
Shane Gartland, Guajome Park Academy, United States of America
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA:
Hilmi Mohammed, Lancing College, United Kingdom
Sanzhar Shayakhmetov, NIS PHM, Kazakhstan
Aisha Yerubay, Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Astana, Kazakhstan
Michaela Cecilia Passa, St. Catherine’s British School, Greece
Eshal Salman, TNS DHA, Pakistan
LATIN AMERICA:
Maria Clara Souza Freitas, Colégio Bernoulli, Brazil
Paulo Jarrin, Colegio Alemán Humboldt Samborondón, Ecuador
Antônia Vargas, Colégio Santo Antônio, Brazil
Eduardo Kato, Colégio Vértice, Brazil
Ana Bertol, Colleguium, Brazil
MENA + AFRICA:
Ahmed Shaikh, The KAUST School, Saudi Arabia
Reem Zaim, Nobles International School, Saudi Arabia
Shania Vaswani, DIA Al Barsha, United Arab Emirates
Mahmoud Khundukji, Al Faris International School, Saudi Arabia
Wadana Nayyar, American International School of Mozambique, Mozambique
JOURNALISTIC
ASIA PACIFIC:
Dominique Joy Rustia, St. Theresa's College, Quezon City, Philippines
Daniella Renatta Citra, Global Sevilla Puri Indah, Indonesia
Sofia Katrin Velasco, International School Manila, Philippines
Meeral Mansoor, International School Lahore, Pakistan
Ririka Watanabe, Crimson Global Academy, Japan
NORTH AMERICA:
Eric Chen, Gilman School, United States of America
Zhuolin Fu, Robert Louis Stevenson School, United States of America
Tyler Matukonis, Ward Melville, United States of America
Tinho Xiong, Georgetown Preparatory School, United States of America
Angela Bai, Greenwich High School, United States of America
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA:
Aarna Kapadia, Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu, Finland
Radina Slavcheva, 91 German Language High School, Bulgaria
Zhazel Urankaeva, American European School, Kyrgyzstan
Aanya Singh, Neev academy, India
Aaradhana Umesh, MCTM International School, India
LATIN AMERICA:
Victoria Yávar, Colegio Alemán Humboldt - Samborondón, Ecuador
Carolinados Santos, Escola Estadual Priscila Fernandes da Rocha, Brazil
Sebastián Puga, Colegio Alemán Humboldt Samborondón, Ecuador
Wallyson Silva, Ete Porto Digital, Brazil
Thais Castillo, American School of Guatemala, Guatemala
MENA + AFRICA:
Jedidah Inosi Mcharo, Internation School of Islamabad, Kenya
Adit Mital, Dubai International Academy (Emirates Hills), United Arab Emirates
Elif Kılıç, Uskudar American Academy, Turkey
Aishah Ahmad, JESS Dubai Arabian Ranches, United Arab Emirates
Abigail Aol, Nabisunsa Girls School, Uganda