38 Pakistani students topped in Cambridge International Exams

38 Pakistani students topped in Cambridge International Exams

LAHORE: 38 Pakistani students topped various subjects all over the world and won the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards in the Cambridge Assessment International Education’s exams held in June 2017.

Out of them, 12 are from Sindh and Balochistan, 20 from the Punjab, and six from north Pakistan.

In a press release issued on Tuesday, the Cambridge Assessment International Education said that the awards celebrated the outstanding academic achievements of secondary school learners in Pakistan in the June 2017 Cambridge examination series. Many schools will be hosting individual awards ceremonies to celebrate their learners’ achievements.

Overall, 80 learners in Sindh and Balochistan will receive awards for exceptional performance in Cambridge examinations, including 13 learners who attained the highest marks in Pakistan in a single subject.

Similarly, over 80 learners in north Pakistan will receive awards for exceptional performance in Cambridge examinations, including 11 learners with the highest marks in Pakistan in a single subject.

Over 90 learners in Punjab will receive awards for exceptional performance in Cambridge examinations, including 16 learners who attained the highest marks in Pakistan in a single subject.

“Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards programme celebrated the success of learners taking Cambridge examinations in over 40 countries 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 awards also celebrate the achievements of those learners who have been recognized for ‘high achievement’, based on outstanding performance in subjects which are not yet so widely taken in Pakistan, and learners who have achieved the total highest cumulative marks across a number of subjects.

The winning learners out-performed thousands of candidates worldwide who sat Cambridge O Levels, Cambridge IGCSEs and Cambridge International AS & A Levels.”