Two Marlborough College Malaysia (MCM) pupils in Johor have done the country proud by becoming top scorers in Chinese and Japanese languages in the recently concluded 2014 Cambridge International Examinations (CIE).
Li Zhe (Richard) Lai, (age 17) was the top Achiever in the whole of Malaysia for First Language Chinese, while Yuka Okamura, (age 15) scored top marks for First Language Japanese.
WELL DONE: Richard Lai receiving his citation from CIE’s Ng Kim Hua at the award presentation ceremony in Kuala Lumpur recently.
Both foreign pupils, originally from China and Japan respectively, are currently in the Sixth Form and Year 11 at MCM.
Also, Hia Sin Che was presented an award for Top Achiever in Accounting. She was registered by Austin Heights International School but is now studying at Marlborough College Malaysia.
They were honoured for their incredible achievements at a special CIE Learner Awards ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on 27 November.
Lai and Okamura received their Certificates of Achievement from CIE Malaysia Senior Schools Development Manager, Mr Ng Kim Hua, during the ceremony.
TOP ACHIEVER: Yuka Okamura does MCM proud by becoming top scorer in First Language Japanese Language in the 2014 CIE examinations. She is seen here receiving her Certificate of Achievement from CIE’s Ng Kim Hua.
The CIE, which is an international qualification, is recognized for admission by UK universities, including Cambridge, as well as universities in several other countries.
Last year, more than one million pupils sat for the examination in more than 10,000 schools in countries around the world, including United Kingdom, United States, China, India, and Singapore, as well as throughout Europe, South America and the Middle East.
MCM, which is Malaysia’s first independent co-educational British boarding and day school, commenced operations in August 2012 at its dedicated campus in Nusajaya. It now has an enrolment of over 730 students representing over 37 different nationalities and over one hundred full-time teachers.
The British international school offers full boarding facilities, especially for pupils from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, in addition to children from further afield, for example India, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Australia.
MCM, which caters for pupils aged between 4 to 18 years, follows the British Curriculum from the Preparatory School upwards, offering the International General Certificate of Secondary Education qualification at 16 and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program at 18.
