Teh Yu Xuan, 19, confessed to loving Maths but said he never thought it could be possible to score 100/100 for A-Level Mathematics. Teh, a Science student at KDU Penang University College, was conferred the award at the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards 2018 ceremony held last month. Conferred annually since 2004, the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards are given in recognition of the success of students taking the Cambridge A-Levels exams in over 40 countries. “Top in the World” awardees are students who get the highest marks in the world for specific exam papers. Nationwide, 215 students re­­ceived various Outstanding Cam­bridge Learner Awards which included “Top in the World”, “Top in the Country”, “High Achievement”, “Top in the Region” and “Best Across” (a set of subjects).

Source: The Star December 16, 2018 23:03 UTC