Tenby students receive awards for being tops in world, country, excellent results
MIRI: Fifteen students from Tenby Schools Malaysia received prestigious awards from Cambridge Assessment International Education for excelling in the International General Certificate of Secondary Education ( IGCSE) and A-Levels June 2017 Cambridge examination series.
Tenby Schools in a statement yesterday said the students’ performances were recognised under three categories of awards: Top in the World, Top in Malaysia and High Achievement.
Abigail Chang Ying Jie took three awards: Top in the World for IGCSE Drama and Top in Malaysia for IGCSE Biology and Geography.
Five students were Top in the World for IGCSE Mathematics. They are Chan Ze Qi, Chang Jin Ying, Cheryl Yee Zheng Mun, Daniel Sim Chee Chien and Kok San Jet.
Top in the World awards were also received by Megan Lee Min Yi, Sarah Ch’Ng Shi Yin and Tan Jia Yong for IGCSE Foreign Language Mandarin Chinese, Julia Elisa Haglsperger ( IGCSE Foreign Language German) and Lim Jia Ming ( IGCSE Additional Mathematics).
The Top in Malaysia Award was presented to James Michael Zen Velten for AS Level Geography and Khoo Xin Hui (IGCSE Foreign Language Malay).
Elise Ching Sze Lin and Lydia Heng Soon Yi walked off with the High Achievement awards for AS Level Global Perspective & Research and AS Level English Language respectively.
The Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards celebrates the success of learners taking Cambridge examinations in over 10,000 schools around the world. Cambridge places learners at the centre of their international education programmes and qualifications which are inspired by the best in educational thinking.
The CEO of Tenby Schools Malaysia, Mark Parkinson said: “These awards recognise the talent, dedication and commitment of our students.
“It is especially pleasing to recognise that these top achievers often exhibited other passions, skills and pursuits beyond academics. We aim to develop our pupils holistically so they develop as well-rounded young people, ready to excel in the world.”
Mark applauded teachers of Tenby’s schools for their hard work and dedication as reflected in these students’ achievements.
“We congratulate the students and teachers at Tenby Schools Malaysia who showed endless passion and determination to achieve this remarkable feat and uphold the schools’ commitment to academic excellence.
“It’s a proud moment for parents of Tenby Schools Malaysia students who are our partners in every sense of the word in the pursuit of excellence for their children,” Mark said,
The students received their Outstanding Cambridge Learner awards on Nov 27 at Hotel Armada Petaling Jaya, hosted by the Cambridge Assessment International Education.
Tenby Schools Malaysia welcomed the recognition with pride following the brilliant performance in the recent examination results by the Ipoh, Penang, Setia Eco Park and Miri campuses that achieved an overall 72 percent grade A* to C in A Levels, and 91 percent grade A* to C in IGCSE.
All campuses anticipate more successes in the future.