JOHOR BARU: Austin Heights International School (AHIS) achieved a 98 per cent passing rate this year compared to 96 per cent in 2020 for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examination.
The school's deputy principal and head of secondary Suresh Kumar Balakrishnan said over the years, the students have produced great results in the IGCSE examination and some of them also received the Outstanding Cambridge Learners Awards (OCLA) by Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) in the Best Across Eight Subjects.
Suresh said the school has also produced students for being top in the world and top in Malaysia in subjects such as Mathematics, Physics, Accounting, ICT and others.
He said this year, six students scored straight As in all the subjects they sat for and nine subjects recorded 100 per cent passes and another eight subjects recorded passes above 90 per cent.
Liow Miao Xuan who scored 11As said her recipe for getting the perfect score includes having a good time management, resting and not working until late at night.
"Make sure you are on task. Manage your time well to finish your coursework and revisions, but also get enough sleep," said the 17-year-old.
Emilia Ayu Yuhasnor Affandy, 16, attributed her success to her family who has been constantly pushing for her to do well.
"I owe my success to my family who have been my backbone and gave me lots of encouragement," said Emilia who scored 9As.
She said her next move would be to look for a good college to further her education.
Her schoolmate Kyle Ashraaf Yoon, 16, who also scored 9As attributes his success to his mother.
"My mum has been my pillar and I owe my success in the exam to my mum for without her I wouldn't have achieved this results," he stressed.
Kyle intends to pursue his A-Levels but has yet to choose a college.
Akshanaa Jayganesh who scored 9As said it was her teacher's advice and guidance that helped her.
"My teachers were there for us and my parents burned the midnight oil for me," said the 17-year-old girl who also wants to pursue her A-levels.
Audrey Akane Chew who did well in the IGCSE examination by scoring 9As said doing practice questions every week and asking her teachers for help when needed was vital.
"Going to tutors outside school is also useful, but you need to practise on your own as well," she said.
Audrey mentioned that it is important to know your strengths and limitations and prioritise which tasks to work on more, for instance a topic you are struggling with.
Jesmond Tay Soon Xiang,17, was ecstatic with his achievement and credited his success to the learning experience at the school.
"My teachers' support and guidance have helped me in many ways. They were there for me all the time and within reach," he explained.
Suresh said apart from these students, another 11 students scored straight As in all the subjects that they sat for.
According to Suresh the teachers and families of these students have also worked hard to support them to overcome the challenges brought by the pandemic, and the school is grateful to them.
He lamented the fact that despite the Covid-19 pandemic students could not attend physical lessons in school and had to attend online lessons.
"Despite the odds stacked against them, they managed to overcome challenges brought by the pandemic, the school is grateful to them," he said.
He added that the teamwork at AHIS was high and the esprit de corps was good which was what produced the excellent results.