Cambridge Assessment International Education today awarded secondary school learners in Saudi Arabia from the June 2018 Cambridge examination series for their globally outstanding achievements.
A total of 194 awards are being awarded to students from Saudi Arabia for exceptional performance in Cambridge examinations.
18 students achieved the highest marks in the world in a number of Cambridge International A Level and Cambridge IGCSE subjects while the remaining students are being celebrated for ‘High Achievement’ based on outstanding performance in subjects which are not widely studied in the country, and for achieving the total highest cumulative marks across a number of subjects. These outstanding results will be recognised by universities around the world as proof of academic excellence.
18 students from Saudi Arabia schools who were among those who attained the highest cumulative marks across a number of subjects globally:
| Cambridge IGCSE | Mathematics | Sumaiya Shabih | Riyadh Middle East International School (Girls) |
| Cambridge International AS Level | Mathematics | Lamia Usman | New World International School |
| Cambridge International AS Level | Mathematics | Valeed Bin Hamza | New World International School |
| Cambridge IGCSE | Chemistry | Hamzah Naushad Siddiqui | Al-Reeyada International School (Boys) |
| Cambridge IGCSE | Mathematics | Abdullah Bin Joynal | Bangladesh International School – Dammam |
| Cambridge IGCSE | Mathematics | Hamzah Naushad Siddiqui | Al-Reeyada International School (Boys) |
| Cambridge IGCSE | Mathematics | Shadi Ebaa Kaddah | Al-Reeyada International School (Boys) |
| Cambridge International AS Level | Mathematics | Adam Ijaz Ali | Jeddah Prep and Grammar School |
| Cambridge International AS Level | Mathematics | Adeeb Mohammed H Mogharbel | Jeddah Prep and Grammar School |
| Cambridge International AS Level | Mathematics | Amr Mahmoud Fawzy Mahmoud | Jeddah Al-Wadi International School (Boys) |
| Cambridge International AS Level | Mathematics | Karim Ossama Ahmed Galal Elmasry | Jeddah Thamer International School (Boys) |
| Cambridge International AS Level | Mathematics | Khalid Agha Mohammad | Al-Kon International School (Boys) |
| Cambridge International AS Level | Mathematics | Mohamed Azzam M Addas | Jeddah Thamer International School (Boys) |
| Cambridge International AS Level | Mathematics | Youmna Hasan Tawfiq Abid | Al-Kon International School (Girls) |
| Cambridge IGCSE | Mathematics | Asad Irfan Ghaffar | Jeddah Prep and Grammar School |
| Cambridge IGCSE | Mathematics | Aya Abdelhamid Mohamed Abdelhamid Abdelrehim | Al-Kon International School (Girls) |
| Cambridge IGCSE | Mathematics | Halit Talha Taskin | Jeddah Thamer International School (Boys) |
| Cambridge IGCSE | Mathematics | Rawan Mamdouh Hafez Dawood Ghazaly | Jeddah Al-Wadi International School (Girls) |
Waseem Al Hanbali, Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa, said: “Our commitment to preparing students for life starts with cultivating a passion for learning. We are very proud to see students across Saudi Arabia embrace this passion and excel at developing a solid foundation of life skills. We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the students, their parents, teachers, and our partner schools who have all contributed to this success. A success that characterizes the students not just as any learners, but rather, as Cambridge learners who are prepared for life and can go anywhere. We wish them every success in their future.”
More schools than ever before chose to teach Cambridge International qualifications this year with exam entries continuing to rise in Saudi Arabia and around the world. .
More than 130 schools in Saudi Arabia made nearly 44,000 entries for Cambridge qualifications in 2017/18. The most popular subjects taken for both Cambridge IGCSEs and Cambridge International AS & A Level in Saudi Arabia were Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
This year, total entries for all Cambridge qualifications grew by eight per cent internationally. Globally, over half a million students took Cambridge IGCSE, O Level and International AS & A Level exams this year and will now be planning their next steps into further education or the world of work.