Top 10 Special Category

Special Language Background Category

The below results represent a Special category for students not competing in the main Best in English contest category. These students have either lived abroad in an English speaking country for more than 18 consecutive months and/or come from a multilingual family where English is being used on an everyday basis. There were 293 students competing from 185 secondary schools and from 21 countries.

Top 10 students - Special English Language Background Abroad Category

First name Last name Age Result Time end School Name School City School Country
Dominic Ditri 19 111.5 3275 Gymnázium Pezinok Pezinok Slovakia
Nicole Sturgis 16 110.5 3450 Gymnázium Chotěboř Chotěboř Czech Republic
Christina Spěvák 17 109.5 2711 Gymnázium, Praha 6, Arabská 14 Praha Czech Republic
Anna Piperová 18 107 2966 Gymnázium Matyáše Lercha Brno Czech Republic
Patrik Sapola 17 106.5 3489 Stredná priemyselná škola elektrotechnická Košice Košice Slovakia
Katarina Ann Stokes 18 106 2272 Gustav Adolf Grammar School Tallinn Estonia
Marin Grković 15 105 3476 III. gimnazija Split Split Croatia
Luīze Džeimsa 16 104 2556 Riga State Gymnasium No 2 Riga Latvia
Samuel Pozdech 14 104 2712 Spojená škola - Gymnázium Jura Hronca Bratislava Slovakia
Samuel Barak 17 104 3543 SŠPTA JIHLAVA JIHLAVA Czech Republic

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Martina Kir Jambrek

Ekonomska škola

Požega, Croatia

Dear BIE team, I would just like to say thank you for all the effort and energy you have all put into the competition and organized everything smoothly. My students definitely want to participate again. It is great to see your enthusiasm and I just want to say: keep up the good work. It is really challenging to organize something like that on a big scale.

Jana Hlaváčová

Academic School

Zlín, Czech Republic

Naše škola se již řadu let zúčastňuje soutěže Best in English, protože účast v této soutěži je pro naše studenty výzvou k tomu, aby si porovnali své znalosti angličtiny se studenty na školách v ČR i v zahraničí. Studenti zároveň soutěží a porovnávají si své výsledky mezi sebou navzájem a každý se snaží být ten nejlepší. Za účast v soutěži dostávají účastníci kromě jedničky i sladkou odměnu, a ti nejlepší diplom.

Abdulkerim Kurgas (BIE2023 winner)

Gimnazija "Visoko"

Visoko, Bosnia

Abdulkerim had to choose an alternative course within the EU as a main prize, as he was unable to obtain a Canadian visa from Bosnia: "When I arrived in Dublin, my host family welcomed me warmly. They were some of the kindest people I’ve ever met. From the start, it felt like they genuinely cared about my experience in Ireland. On my first city tour, I was stunned. Dublin looked both modern and medieval at the same time, with a charm that’s hard to put into words. The city is incredibly walkable. I never once needed the tram or a bus. Strolling through its streets felt like stepping into a fairytale, and even the famously gloomy weather somehow added to the atmosphere. The most impressive sight for me was the Samuel Beckett Bridge. What amazed me was how its lighting changes almost every night, often to celebrate global events. My course at the Dublin Cultural Institute was another highlight. The teaching style and approach of the instructors made learning genuinely enjoyable. Since the Institute is located right in the heart of the city, it was easy to explore after classes. This opportunity meant a lot to me. Coming from a small country, I don’t often get to travel to places like Dublin. The whole experience showed me that hard work truly does pay off."

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