
Commonwealth Essay
Competition 2006
Competition 2006
You don’t always need governments and large budgets to change the world. Sometimes all you need is a pen and a few sheets of paper.
The Commonwealth Essay Competition is an international writing contest, open to all young Commonwealth citizens aged 8 to18. Encouraging writing, creativity and reflection, the Competition gives young people a voice and challenges them to think about important local and global issues. But most importantly, writing for the Competition should be fun and fulfilling. As participants live in very different circumstances and embrace diverse cultures, the Competition links them together and rewards the best entries with publicity and prizes.
The Royal Commonwealth Society, organiser of the Competition, receives around 5,000 entries from over 1,100 schools across the Commonwealth. Whether in a village school or an urban elite school, both teachers and students find the essay topics a useful learning tool which complements their classroom activities.
Topics include:

Students from South Africa
prepare their essays.
prepare their essays.
To register for the Commonwealth Essay Competition, please complete the 2006 entry form. Further details can be viewed on our official Commonwealth Essay Competition website.