The King’s College examination results produced four ‘Top in the World’ grades, four ‘Top in the Country’ grades and eight ‘High Achievement’ grades.
For our four ‘Top in the World’ students, the grade signifies that the students have achieved the highest standard mark in the world in their individual subject.
“I’m delighted by the results King’s College students have received in CIE again this year”, says Headmaster Simon Lamb. “They continue to excel, are an inspiration to the staff who have taught them and a role model for students looking to achieve as impressively.”
Last year more than two million students sat Cambridge examinations in more than 10,000 schools in countries around the world, including the United Kingdom, United States, China, India and Singapore, as well as throughout Europe, South America and the Middle East.
The outstanding achievements of the students will be recognised at New Zealand’s Cambridge International Education awards ceremony and formal dinner on Thursday 22 February 2018 at the South Stand Lounge, Eden Park.
Qualification |
Syllabus |
Student Name |
Cambridge Award |
|
Cambridge International A Level |
Mathematics |
Cuyu Zheng |
High Achievement |
|
Cambridge International AS Level |
Marine Science |
Janneke Olivia Zwager |
High Achievement |
|
Cambridge International AS Level |
Thinking Skills |
Jonathan Joshua Ta |
High Achievement |
|
Cambridge IGCSE |
Latin |
Nicholas James Langrell-Read |
High Achievement |
|
Cambridge International A Level |
French |
Danuja Senith Thilakarathne |
High Achievement |
|
Cambridge International AS Level |
Chinese Language |
Yiming Amber Wang |
High Achievement |
|
Cambridge International A Level |
Marine Studies |
Guo Hao Ni |
High Achievement |
|
Cambridge International AS Level |
Media Studies |
Lily Louise Stelling |
High Achievement |
|
Cambridge International A Level |
Classical Studies |
Rohith Vinod Pillai |
Top in Country |
|
Cambridge International A Level |
Design & Technology |
Saksorn Sespattanachai |
Top in Country |
|
Cambridge International A Level |
Economics |
Marcus Gerbich-Pais |
Top in Country |
|
Cambridge International A Level |
Geography |
Joshua Christian Salthouse Grant |
Top in Country |
|
Cambridge International A Level |
Literature in English |
Lara Flynn Hodgson |
Top in World |
|
Cambridge International AS Level |
Classical Studies |
Fabiana Isabella Mazza-Carson |
Top in World |
|
Cambridge International AS Level |
General Paper |
Tanay Mukherjee |
Top in World |
|
Cambridge International AS Level |
Thinking Skills |
Harsh Prasad Talathi |
Top in World |
We caught up with the ‘Top in the World’ winners to hear how they prepared for their exams and how it felt to achieve such an accolade:
Harsh Prasad Talathi (Year 13, Major):
“I will freely admit that Thinking Skills is not a conventional subject but that was one of the main reasons why I took it. I found the subject very engaging and I felt that I really improved my level of thinking and reasoning over the course of the year. Another benefit is that there was something I could take from Thinking Skills into every other subject. It's not a course you take by itself but rather something you take to extend yourself to become a better learner and thinker.
In preparation for the end-of-year exams, I reserved to 6-7 hours each day for study. For Thinking Skills, I focused on getting into the mind of the examiner and looking at how he would approach the questions. This is something Mr. Coombe, my teacher for the subject, had drilled into me. My goal walking into the exam room was to impress the examiner and I think this focus is what gave me the edge.
I will say that I was bit shocked when I heard that I got Top in the World. I’d never imagined that I had done so well to receive such an accolade and it felt amazing to know that all my hard work preparing for the exams had paid off. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Mr. Coombe and indeed all of my teachers for helping me develop as a learner and pushing me to do my very best.”
Tanay Mukherjee (Peart, 2016-17):
“I received a ‘Top in the World’ result in the AS General Paper, which is an essay-based exam focused on developing arguments in response to moral, philosophical and cultural questions. I decided to sit the paper as it tied in perfectly with the similar Law Admissions exam for UK universities.
My preparation consisted of wider reading around current affairs, philosophy and the law, whilst also recapping empirical knowledge gleamed from studying other CIE A level subjects. I was especially pleased with the result as it required aptitude across a range of different subject areas and the skills which were examined closely relate to my chosen tertiary degree.”
Fabiana Isabella Mazza-Carson (Year 13, Taylor):
“I received my award for Classical Studies. The paper was divided into ancient Greek and Roman cultural and historic studies, spanning from around 420BC to 19BC. To prepare for the exam, I ensured I knew the topics we were studying inside and out and from there I made essay plans covering every question our teacher had warned us might come up. I also wrote as many practice essays as I could with the aim of creating a style and structure I didn’t have to think about producing during the exam, so I could focus completely on content recall.
As for how it felt to receive this award, it was a little surreal to be honest! Although I was proud of my efforts on the day, no-one leaves an exam hall thinking the paper they just wrote is ‘top in the world’ worthy, especially not when it’s a qualification as widely observed as CIE.”
