Four students from Global Indian International School (GIIS), Queenstown Campus, Singapore won the ‘Top in the World’ award for Mathematics and Additional Mathematics in the Cambridge IGCSE exam held in June 2014.

The results were declared on December 10, 2014, in which Amitesh Sivaraman Jayaraman and Revvand Rajesh emerged winners of the Cambridge ‘Top in the World’ award for Additional Mathematics, while Rasika Sugam Kale and Sundeep Veluchamy proved their mettle with the award for Mathematics (without Coursework). All four students are currently pursuing the IB Diploma programme at GIIS, and have outperformed thousands of candidates worldwide in the Cambridge IGCSE examinations.

Principal of GIIS Queenstown Campus, Ms Madhu Khanna, in her congratulatory message for the students said, “The students’ combined enthusiasm and commitment to excel has contributed to this glory.” Ms Khanna also extended congratulations to the team of dedicated teachers, including Ms Deepika Sodhi, IGCSE Coordinator; Mr Gowri Shankar, Teacher for Additional Mathematics; and Ms Anita Garg, Teacher for Extended Mathematics.

Consistent High Level of Academic Achievements
It is the second consecutive year in which GIIS Queenstown Campus has received ‘Top in the World award’ in Cambridge IGCSE exams - making it the best year of results for the school in the IGCSE examinations. In 2013, Akshai Vengat from GIIS received the award the @aps@Top in the World Award@aps@ for Mathematics (without coursework). Akshai appeared for the Extended Mathematics examination held in June 2013.

Toppers’ Speak
Sundeep Veluchamy, student topper in Mathematics (without Coursework) and IBDP Year 1 student said, “I was not very good in maths initially. My teachers encouraged me and motivated me to do practise regularly and that helped me to achieve this award. In maths, I usually had several doubts but teachers always took extra efforts to help me with my queries.”

Revvand Rajesh, student topper in Additional Mathematics and IBDP Year 1 student said, “My parents and teachers encouraged me and supported me for this exam. I love maths - it is an interesting subject. With regular practise we can achieve good scores.”

Exceptional Milestones in 2014
The year 2014 has been one of the most successful years for academic proficiency at GIIS. The school produced a world topper in IB Diploma exams 2014, as Kaustav Das scored a perfect 45 out of 45. In addition, seven students secured near-perfect scores of 44 out of 45 in the IB Diploma exam 2014.

In CBSE Class 12 exams 2014, Lekshmi Madhukumar topped the cohort with 97.4%, while 46% students scored 90% & above.