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Singapore Based NRI, Rasika Kale ranks world no 1 in IB 2016.
With a perfect score of 45 on 45, Singapore based NRI student from GII School has bagged world rank no.1 in IB 2016. She is followed by 3 more students from the same school who have scored 44 on 45.
Rasika Kale, an NRI student of Global Indian International School (GIIS), Singapore has done her school and the Indian community proud by securing the top rank in the International Baccalaureate (IBDP) exam 2016 (Grade XII equivalent), scoring 45 out of 45 points. She is closely followed by 3 other students from GIIS, Aarushi Khandelwal, Revvand Rajesh and Sibiranjith Nagesh secured a near-perfect score of 44/45 points.
“The credit of my success goes to my teachers, parents, and the school. My parents motivated me, while my teachers made sure that I was well-prepared for the exam,” said an elated Rasika, who is residing in Singapore since 2002 and studying at GIIS from grade I to XII.
Rasika also attributed her success to the school’s Nine Gems™ model of holistic education which aims to nurture students into all-round performers with a combination of intelligence and passion for performing arts. Rasika is not new to topping examinations, in 2014, she topped the Cambridge IGCSE Class X examination (Extended Mathematics) and secured 8 A* (stars) as an overall score.
“As thousands of students from over 40 countries appear for the IB exams, achieving a world topper ranking is as prestigious as winning a gold medal in the Olympics of academics,” said Mr. Kamal Gupta, COO of Global Schools Foundation, which established GIIS in South East Asia and Middle East.
He further added, “Year after year, world’s top 20 universities have accepted GIIS graduates, and our students have also excelled in other curriculums, including CBSE and Cambridge IGCSE. Earlier this year, our student, Anushka Gaikwad ranked as a world topper among international students who appeared in the CBSE Class XII exams by scoring 491 of 500 points. Having our pedagogy based on an integrated holistic learning framework of Nine Gems™, students gain a lot by building an effective learner profile for universities. The strong academic credentials and vast teaching experience of our faculty members forms the backbone of the school’s vision to nurture global citizens of tomorrow.”
GIIS is by far the only Indian international school in South East Asia to have produced five IB World Toppers and 17 near-perfect scorers of 44/45 points.