HONG KONG, Aug. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Congratulations to the Year 11 students of 2017 on their International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) results announced today. YCIS's students have once again achieved extraordinary results in the IGCSE exams.
In the exams held in May and June 2017, three YCIS students received straight As (A* and A) in ELEVEN subjects and two other students received TEN straight As (A* and A), while three students earned NINE straight As (A* and A).
In all individual subject exams taken by YCIS students, there are 319 grade A* and grade A awarded, while perhaps even more encouraging was that 83% of the cohort obtained the awards of distinctions or merits, with 34% awarded distinction.
Their achievements are highlighted below:
| No. of Year 11 students sat for IGCSE exams |
143 |
| No. of Distinction awards |
48 |
| No. of Merit awards |
71 |
| Percentage of A*- A grades |
42% of all subjects taken |
| Percentage of A* - C grades |
87% of all subjects taken |
The students' achievements in the IGCSE examinations are evidence of the effectiveness of YCIS's global education approach. Congratulations go to all Year 11 students and the school for their excellent achievements. YCIS wish them all the very best in their study for the IB Diploma Programme.
About Yew Chung International School
Founded in 1932 by Madam Tsang Chor-hang, Yew Chung has provided quality bilingual education to the learners of Hong Kong for 80 years. Originally specialising in Early Childhood Education, YCIS now provides education from early childhood through primary and secondary culminating in the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme.
YCIS has expanded beyond Hong Kong and is now established in Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing and Qingdao in China and Silicon Valley in the United States, with a total student enrolment of 6,000.
Offering the richness and diversity of both Eastern and Western cultures, YCIS equips children to be bilingual, global-minded and competitive. Students are nurtured with a fully rounded and balanced education that transforms them into globally aware individuals. For more information please visit http://www.ycis-hk.com or our Facebook page.
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