Yash Nanayakkara, student of Asian International School, is a budding writer, who has consistently placed in the top three in Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) since 2021. This year, he won the Bronze Prize for the QCEC.

Silver Award 2021
Bronze Award 2022
Silver Award 2023
Bronze Award 2024
Bronze Award 2025

In addition to this remarkable achievement, Yash has won five Best Journalist awards continuesly in the field of the competitive International Press Corps (IPC), in Model United Nation’s biggest conferences nationally:

Sri Lankan Model United Nations 2024
Royal Institute Model United Nations 2024
Colombo Operated Model United Nations 2025
Royal Institute Model United Nations 2025
Sri Lankan Model United Nations 2025

Congratulations to Yash Nanayakkara, and we wish you a bright future in writing and journalism!