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Liz Heron

They score highly in Cambridge University international tests

Five Hong Kong teenagers have received awards for getting the highest marks in the world for an international exam.

Their achievements were unveiled at a Brilliance in Hong Kong awards ceremony held yesterday by the University of Cambridge International Examinations board  in Causeway Bay.

A total of 16 students were presented with certificates for scoring the best results in Hong Kong across 19 subjects in the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), which is equivalent to the  Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination.

Natalie Kwan Yuk-kei, 16, a student at the French International School, notched up the top marks in the world across three subjects: English literature, geography and Latin.

Joseph Wong Wai-ho,  of Island School, gained global top marks in design and technology. Shantayne Chan,  of the German Swiss International School, won the accolade in economics, and Edith Chan Yee-heen of French International, in physics.

Natalie also achieved the best aggregate marks across four exams in Hong Kong, with Edith coming second, and Clement Ho-sun-man,  of Chinese International School coming third.

There were 4,095 entries from 1,580 candidates - mainly at fee-paying international schools - in Hong Kong this year for the exams, among 299,510 entries from 92,936 candidates worldwide.

Natalie,  who is now studying for the International Baccalaureate at French International, earned 'A*' grades in all her 10 IGCSEs this summer. A* results denote particularly high scores within the A band.

'It makes me want to aim higher that I have got these results,' she said. 'I did revise quite a lot but most of what I learnt was from the teachers. Because I paid attention in class, I didn't have to work too hard in terms of revision.'

Edith,  16, who also achieved A*s across 10 IGCSEs, said: 'I worked harder for other subjects than I did for physics so I was pretty surprised. I was very relaxed in the exam and I think that's one of the reasons I did best in it.'

Christine Cayley, Asia-Pacific director of the  University of Cambridge International Examinations, said: 'A lot of people choose not to take Cambridge exams because they say they are too difficult. So if you are top of the world in the Cambridge exam it really does mean something.'



Five HK teens top of the world in exam