We are pleased to announce that Lithira De Silva from Grade 10 has received the Silver Award in the 2026 Queen’s Commonwealth Writing Competition (QCWC), organised by the Royal Commonwealth Society.
The 2026 competition attracted a record-breaking 53,840 entries from across the Commonwealth. Under the theme ‘Common Ground: Better Together!’, it encouraged young people to explore unity, collaboration, shared values and connections across diverse communities. Receiving a Silver Award among such a large number of entries recognises the quality of Lithira’s writing, which stood out to an international panel of judges.
For his entry, Lithira explored the importance of finding common ground with others and how shared interests can shape the way people connect within a community. His writing was based on a scenario in which a person moves to a new place and joins a sports team or volunteer group to meet new people. The prompt invited readers to consider the relationships they might build and the common ground they could discover.
Lithira has maintained a keen interest in writing and has received several awards for essay writing at the College Prize Giving and through other competitions. We congratulate Lithira on this achievement and wish him continued success in his academic and writing pursuits.
