Surrey students win 11 medals at Skills Canada BC competition
Published 10:30 am Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Students from three Surrey secondary schools won medals at this year’s Skills Canada BC competition.
This year was the 32nd in the annual Skills Canada BC competition, which is a provincial contest set up to challenge youth on their skills in a variety of different trades.
Held on April 15 at the Tradex in Abbotsford, students from Fraser Heights, École Salish and Semiahmoo secondary schools took top spots in 10 different categories at this competition, from graphic design and photography to electronics and baking.
Surrey Schools shares that Fraser Heights Secondary secured the most winners with nine, including three gold medallists in two categories.
These winners showcased their skills in baking, electronics, graphic design, mechanical CAD, photography and public speaking.
Returning students from last year’s competition included Jay Tang and Maisy Tao, who took gold as a team in 2D animation, and Nicky Nguyen, who received silver in web design and development.
Semiahmoo Secondary’s Peyton Zhu took home silver in fashion technology, while École Salish Secondary’s Zach Ansley placed third in cabinetmaking.
Surrey Schools has created a list of winners:
2D Animation
• Gold: Jay Tang and Maisy Tao – Fraser Heights Secondary
Baking
• Bronze: Joanne Chen – Fraser Heights Secondary
Cabinetmaking
• Bronze: Zach Ansley – Salish Secondary
Electronics
• Bronze: Mackenzie Orso – Fraser Heights Secondary
Fashion Technology
• Silver: Peyton Zhu – Semiahmoo Secondary
Graphic Design
• Gold: Ryan Wang – Fraser Heights Secondary
• Silver: Tudor Pricope – Fraser Heights Secondary
Mechanical CAD
• Bronze: Kazunori Tsunoda – Fraser Heights Secondary
Photography
• Silver: Harmonics Pu – Fraser Heights Secondary
Public Speaking
• Bronze: Yuvraj Mander – Fraser Heights Secondary
Web Design and Development
• Silver: Nicky Nguyen – Fraser Heights Secondary
Gold medallists will move on to compete at the Skills Canada National Competition in Toronto at the end of May.
Learn more about Skills Canada at skillscompetencescanada.com.