VAS English Speaking Contest 2025 – A Breakthrough with Impressive Performance from Contestants

The Final Round of the VAS English Speaking Contest (ESC) 2025 took place from May 13th to 15th at VAS Riverside, showcasing the outstanding development of our contestants.

Nearly 100 students – each an excellent representative of their grade level and campus – completely won over the judges with their confidence and powerful speeches.

Judges, teachers, students, and parents all agreed that this year’s competition featured exceptionally high-quality speeches. Contestants demonstrated not only confidence and passion but also in-depth knowledge and the spirit and core values of VAS.

ESC is an annual academic competition at VAS for all Primary and Secondary students across the system. In the Primary round, students compete individually by grade level in two categories: CAP/CAPI and CEP. For Secondary, the contest is divided into three categories: CEP, CAP, and CAPI, with CAP and CAPI contestants competing in teams by grade clusters: Grades 7/8, Grades 9/10, and Grades 11/12.

The competition includes three rounds: Class Round, Campus Round, and the System-wide Final Round.

More than just a language competition, ESC is an opportunity for students to develop English public speaking skills, build critical thinking, and boost their confidence on stage.

VAS proudly honors the achievements of the outstanding students and teams in the 2025 English Speaking Contest as follows:

ESC PRIMARY LEVEL:

CAP & CAPI CATEGORY:  Overall Champion: VAS Riverside

Grade 1

• Thái Diệp Chi — Class 1.R.2I, VAS Riverside
• Huỳnh Phương Uyển Nghi — Class 1.L.8I, VAS Sala
• Lê Gia Minh — Class 1.S.4I, VAS Sunrise

Grade 2

• Lê Ngọc Hân — Class 2.S.3A, VAS Sunrise
• Trương Đỗ Phương Minh — Class 2.B.6A, VAS Ba Tháng Hai
• Nguyễn Phương Mai — Class 2.G.7I, VAS Garden Hills

Grade 3

• Ngô Lam Anh — Class 3.R.3I, VAS Riverside
• Lê Trúc Anh — Class 3.G.4A, VAS Garden Hills
• Arias Elizabeth Harper — Class 3.L.5A, VAS Sala

Grade 4

• Nguyễn Lê Nhã Khanh — Class 4.S.4I, VAS Sunrise
• Nguyễn Đặng Thảo Hiền — Class 4.R.2I, VAS Riverside
• Nguyễn Thảo Nguyên — Class 4.L.6I, VAS Sala

Grade 5

• Hồ Việt Khuê — Class 5.R.3I, VAS Riverside
• Trần Thủy Tiên — Class 5.L.5I, VAS Sala
• Ge Yuan Yuan — Class 5.B.9I, VAS Ba Tháng Hai

CEP CATEGORY:  Overall Champion: VAS Sala

Grade 1

• Nguyễn Hoàng Bách — Class 1.S.1E, VAS Sunrise
• Nguyễn Khả Di — Class 1.B.1E, VAS Ba Tháng Hai
• Hoàng Mai Anh — Class 1.G.2E, VAS Garden Hills

Grade 2

• Nguyễn Lê Huyền Diệp — Class 2.G.2E, VAS Garden Hills
• Nguyễn Yên Lâm — Class 2.S.1E, VAS Sunrise
• Nguyễn Trương Nam Vương — Class 2.B.2E, VAS Ba Tháng Hai

Grade 3

• Dương Kỳ Trung Phước — Class 3.L.1E, VAS Sala
• Sy Ngọc Đình — Class 3.B.2E, VAS Ba Tháng Hai
• Hà Anh Khoa — Class 3.G.1E, VAS Garden Hills

Grade 4

• Trần Khánh Linh — Class 4.L.1E, VAS Sala
• Hà Phương Thủy — Class 4.H.3A, VAS Hoang Van Thu
• Lê Minh Khang — Class 4.S.1E, VAS Sunrise

Grade 5

• Shaik Phạm Hajira — Class 5.L.2E, VAS Sala
• Quách Trần Như Ý — Class 5.G.2E, VAS Garden Hills
• Phạm Mỹ Phương — Class 5.S.1E, VAS Sunrise

ESC SECONDARY LEVEL:

CAP - CAPI CATEGORY:  Overall Champion: VAS Hoang Van Thu

Individual & Team Winners

Grade 6 CAP-CAPI

• Phan Lê Khánh Băng — Class 6H4I, VAS Hoang Van Thu
• Trần Xuân Lâm — Class 6H4I, VAS Hoang Van Thu
• Huỳnh Ngọc Minh Thư — Class 6B9I, VAS Ba Tháng Hai

Grades 7–8 CAP

• VAS Sunrise
• VAS Riverside
• Best Speaker: Trần Khương Bách — Class 8S3A, VAS Sunrise

Grades 7–8 CAPI

• VAS Hoang Van Thu
• VAS Ba Tháng Hai
• Best Speaker: Hidayat Nguyễn Bình Minh — Class 8H4I, VAS Hoang Van Thu

Grades 9–10 CAP

• VAS Hoang Van Thu
• VAS Sala
• Best Speaker: Nguyễn Thụy Nguyên Hạnh — Class 9H1A, VAS Hoang Van Thu

Grades 9–10 CAPI

• VAS Hoang Van Thu
• VAS Sunrise
• Best Speaker: Trương Gia Hân — Class 9H3I, VAS Hoang Van Thu

Grades 11–12 CAPI

• VAS Ba Tháng Hai
• VAS Hoang Van Thu
• Best Speaker: Nguyễn Ngọc Thanh Phương — Class 11B7I, VAS Ba Tháng Hai

Overall School Awards – CAP

• VAS Hoang Van Thu
• VAS Ba Tháng Hai
• VAS Sunrise

CEP CATEGORY:

Grade 6

• Huỳnh Minh Tú — VAS Hoang Van Thu
• Bùi Đăng Minh Quân — VAS Sala
• Nguyễn Ngọc Diệu Hương — VAS Garden Hills

Grade 7

• Hoàng Xuân Nhã Uyên — VAS Hoang Van Thu
• Trương Hoàng Long — VAS Sala
• Đinh Võ Phương Linh — VAS Garden Hills

Grade 8

• Lợi Ngọc Chi — VAS Ba Tháng Hai
• Nguyễn Thế Khang — VAS Garden Hills
• Nguyễn Phú Khang — VAS Sunrise

Grade 9

• Nguyễn Trúc Hà — VAS Sala
• Nguyễn Gia Hào — VAS Garden Hills
• Trần Gia Ân — VAS Ba Tháng Hai

Grade 10

• Nguyễn Phước Thịnh — VAS Garden Hills
• Trần Quỳnh Anh — VAS Hoang Van Thu
• Lầu Liu Han Ren — VAS Ba Tháng Hai

Grades 11–12

• Nguyễn Lâm Huy Chuyên — VAS Sunrise
• Đinh Hoàng Hà My — VAS Garden Hills
• Hồ Nguyễn Minh Nhân — VAS Hoang Van Thu

Overal School Awards – CEP

• VAS Garden Hills
• VAS Hoang Van Thu
• VAS Sala

Let’s take a look back at the memorable moments from our Final Round contestants!