ENGLISH SPEECH COMPETITION RULES

• Registration Fee

Rp120.000,00

• Goal

The main goal of this competition is to inspire students who have a passion for English speech, as well as to give them the opportunity and platform to present their talents in front of an audience. The English speech competition encourages students to practice their English fluency skills, naturally improving their pronunciation, intonation, vocabulary, and overall communication skills where they have to prove their point whilst being confident and eloquent. Gonzaga College has decided to uphold this competition so that students are able to express themselves, practice sportsmanship, and push themselves to gain a new and beneficial experience.

• Competition Structure and Duration:

1. Introduction/Briefing (5-10 minutes)
2. Competition (around 150 minutes/ 3 hours)=15 participants will do their speech for about 5-7 minutes and have an interval between 1-2 minutes in between each participant’s turn
3. Judges feedback/comments (2-3 minutes per participant) 
4. Break (around 30 minutes)
5. Winner announcements by MC (5 minutes )
6. Closing (2-5 minutes) 
7. Total Duration (including break and interval) = 245 minutes or around 4 hours

• Rules

       1. Participant Rules

           –Participants of the English Speech Competition Gonzaga Festival 2026 are students who are currently enrolled in middle school (SMP) and can be verified by proof of an ID card or Surat Keterangan Sekolah (SKS) issued by the participating school.

           –The English Speech Competition is an individual competition.

           —Each school may send a maximum of 2 students to participate in the competition.

           —Participants must wear a batik shirt.

           —Participants must arrive 30 minutes before the speech competition begins.

           —Each participant is allowed to bring 1 or 2 companions as supporters. Supporters will sit away from the participants (Supporters will seat in the back row, while participants will seat in the front row).

           —Audience members must remain quiet during the performance of each speech.

       2. Competition Rules

           —The duration of the speech is a minimum of 5 minutes and a maximum of 7 minutes (including self-introduction).

           —Participants must perform their speech within the allotted time. Participants will be forced to stop once the time is up.

           —Participants are given only one chance to perform their speech. Participants are NOT permitted to ask for a retry.

           —During the performance, participants are NOT permitted to read from a script.

           —Participants are permitted to create and bring a mind map of the key topics to be discussed in their speech to help them write their speech.

           —Participants must submit a soft copy of their speech script one day before the competition, and a hard copy must be submitted on the day of the competition.

           —Participants are STRICTLY PROHIBITED from making any changes to their speech script after the deadline of the submission. Any changes will result in point deductions or disqualification.

           —Participants who want to go to the bathroom or go outside must be acknowledged by a committee member.

           —The three participants with the highest scores will be declared the winners based on the judges’ total scores.

       3. Competition Requirements

           —A Technical Meeting will be held online on Friday, 4th of September 2026, via Zoom, which will be provided by the committee members.

           —All competition sessions will be held in person at Gonzaga College Senior High School from Saturday, 19 September 2026 – Friday, 25 September 2026

           —Participants shall prepare and deliver an original speech on the theme “Realizing Hopes and Dreams in Dark Times“

           —Participants will create their speech text in Google Docs using Times New Roman, size 12pt and a 16pt size title, and be sent to a Google Form given by the committee with the title format: Full Name_School of Origin_Speech Competition GF 26.

           —The script will be submitted as a PDF file.

           —Speeches must not contain elements of ethnicity, religion, race, or intergroup relations (SARA) or hate speech.

           —Each script must contain a declaration of originality. Participants are NOT permitted to use any form of generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) or plagiarize in any way when writing their script.

           —Supervising teachers will be permitted to enter the competition room.

           —The speech timer will start as soon as the participant starts talking.

           —The committee will provide written and color coded signs to remind participants when there are 4 minutes (Green), 2 minutes (Blue), and 1 minute (Yellow) remaining, as well as when the timer has ended (Red).

           —The decisions of the committee and judges are final and cannot be contested.

 

• Scoring Rubric

	20-16 Excellent	15-11 Good	10-6 Fair	5-1 Poor
Language & Choice of words	Advanced vocabulary, precise in creating cohesive sentences, and perfect use of grammar.	Good vocabulary,  able to create cohesive sentences, and very few mistakes in grammar.	Basic vocabulary, able to create cohesive sentences, and some mistakes in grammar.	Poor vocabulary, not able to make cohesive sentences, and many mistakes in grammar.
Intonation, Expression, & Body language	Dynamic tone and vocal variation, strongly shows emotive expression, profound use of natural gestures, strong stage presence, and consistent eye contact.	Consistent tone and vocal variation, shows emotive expression, use of natural gestures, good stage presence, and consistent eye contact.	Flat tone and vocal variation, does not show emotive expression, minimal use of gestures, decent stage presence, and minimal eye contact.	Quiet and inconsistent tone and vocal variation, does not show emotive expression, minimal use of gestures, weak stage presence, and minimal eye contact.
Relevance of substance to the theme	The main idea and topics of the speech directly supports the theme with deep insight.	The main idea and topics of the speech properly support the theme on a surface level.	The main idea and topics of the speech hardly support the theme.	The main idea and topics of the speech are inconsistent and/or do not support the theme.
Structure & Pacing	Compelling from start to end, seamless transitions throughout the speech, and perfect time management.	Clear introduction and conclusion, clean transitions throughout the speech, and attentive time management.	Slightly disorganized structure, rough transitions throughout the speech, and attentive time management.	Unclear and disorganized throughout the speech, and severely over or under the time given.
Interaction with the audience	Is able to command attention from the audience while also actively engaging and interests listeners.	Can demand attention from the audience, is able to engage with listeners, and interests listeners.	Rarely engages with the audience and does not interest listeners.	Very disengaging to the audience and can not bring interest to listeners.

• Prize

1. 1st Place : Plaque + Certificate + Rp. 1.200.000,00
2. 2nd Place : Plaque + Certificate + Rp. 1.000.000,00
3. 3rd Place : Plaque + Certificate + Rp. 800.000,00

 

If there are any further questions, please contact one of these numbers:

Kiel: +62 811-1330-442

Marianne: +62 881-1239-480

Arus: +62 851-7445-1201

Sabai: +62 812-8401-1300