It is with enormous pride and happiness we announce for the FIRST time in the history of our school, we have a finalist in the Department of Education's "International Student of the Year" award for 2022.

Khanh Chi (Kathy) Nguyen (Viet Nam) 

Dulwich High School of Visual Arts & Design

Khanh Chi (Kathy) Nguyen is a Vietnamese student at Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design. Since arriving in Australia in 2019, Kathy has made her mark on the local community.

Growing up in Hanoi instilled in Kathy the traditional Vietnamese values of compassion and kindness, which later influenced her leadership and volunteer work. In 2021, she became School Captain where she has organised fundraising events including to support Vouch for Lismore, World’s Greatest Shave, and Black Rainbow.

Kathy proudly embraces and honours her Vietnamese heritage, and generously shares her culture with the NSW community. She has been a guest speaker for the University of Sydney Vietnamese International Students Society (VISES) and collaborated with education agent SET Education to assist Vietnamese international students as part of the UniTour Series and Study Abroad Summer Tour.

In the future, Kathy hopes to continue to support and inspire the international student community as a high school teacher.