CCHS Institute Essay Competition

October 2023 saw the launch of our new CCHS Institute Essay Competition. This will give all interested students the opportunity to show their ability to think and write about topics of interest beyond the taught curriculum and will provide valuable experience and training for other essay competitions, should they choose to enter in the future.

We are grateful to all students who entered the inaugural CCHS Institute Essay Competition; their ideas were fascinating and their arguments well reasoned.

We congratulate the following students who were awarded first prize in the 2025 competition:

  • Holly in Year 12
  • Nikoletta in Year 10
  • Amy in Year 8

2024 Winners:

  • Natalie in Year 13
  • Elizabeth in Year 9

2023 Winners: 

  • Abisola in Year 9
  • Devanshi in Year 11
  • Vaishnavi in Year 13