KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has congratulated Cheryl Chow Shu Wei, of Beaconhouse Sri Inai International School, for receiving the “Top In The World” award for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examinations in Chemistry.
His Majesty also expressed his happiness and pride over Chow’s accomplishment, saying that the outstanding achievement by the 17-year-old student had made the country famous at the international level.Al-Sultan Abdullah also expressed the hope that Chow’s success would be an inspiration to others, especially students and youths, to continue to work hard and strive to achieve outstanding success in their respective fields.
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has congratulated Cheryl Chow Shu Wei
(pic) of Beaconhouse Sri Inai International School for receiving the Top In The World award for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examinations in Chemistry.
His Majesty also expressed his happiness and pride over Chow s accomplishment, saying that the outstanding achievement by the 17-year-old student has made the country famous at the international level.
Sultan Abdullah also expressed hope that Chow s success would be an inspiration to others, especially students and youths, to continue to work hard and strive to achieve outstanding success in their respective fields.
THIS is with reference to the report ‘Cambridge, board exams postponed amid Covid cases surge’ (April 28). The educational chaos created by the administration and some ‘pressure groups’ has led to the postponement of May-June Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) examinations which had already started in the country.
The whole episode started a few weeks ago with a group of students raising safety concerns owing to the coronavirus even when things were not as bad as they are today.
This small group, which essentially belongs to the privileged class, initially cited Covid as the reason for having the examinations cancelled.
These students launched a ‘movement’ on social media with hundreds of few-days-old Twitter accounts popping up in their favour. A small coterie of students challenged the physical presence of O and A level students and demanded that they be ‘passed’ only on the basis of ‘assessment by teachers’. For this, they even filed petitio
PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian student has received the “Top in the World” award for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examinations in Chemistry.
Cheryl Chow Shu Wei, 17, a student at Beaconhouse Sri Inai International School here received the highest standard mark.
“I am ecstatic to receive this prestigious global recognition. To know that I’ve been named the best in Chemistry in the whole world, it is something I never have dreamt of.
“This past year has been extremely difficult with the Covid-19 pandemic and learning from home.
“So, I’m even more proud of my accomplishment. Of course, none of this could have been possible without the help of my parents, teachers and peers who motivated and encouraged me to never give up and always try my best, ” she said in a press release.
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With the recent Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) exam fiasco, a storm of harsh tweets directed at Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood surfaced on Twitter. Most demanded a rightful cancellation of exams due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with celebrities and politicians chiming in to show their support too. However, some students crossed the line, throwing insults and expletives at Mahmood. The latter then responded to the barrage of tweets during a television appearance, expressing disappointment at the language used by certain teenagers rallying for the cancellation of exams.