30 students achieve top results in Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards

This January, 30 students from EF Academy New York have received prestigious awards from Cambridge Assessment International Education, acknowledging their outstanding performance in the June 2017 Cambridge examination series.

The Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards program celebrates the success of learners taking Cambridge examinations in over 40 countries around the world. Cambridge places learners at the center of their international education program and qualifications which are inspired by the best in educational thinking.

The following students achieved top distinction:

Top in the Country

Eunseok Bae (South Korea) – IGCSE Additional Mathematics

Siheng Yang (China) – IGCSE Biology and IGCSE Chemistry

Viviane Paschen (Germany) – IGCSE French as a Foreign Language

Bijun Wang (China) – IGCSE International Mathematics

High Achievement

Yifeng Wu (China) – IGCSE First Language Chinese

Hai Vu Tien (Vietnam) – IGCSE Foreign Language Mandarin Chinese

Siheng Yang (China) – IGCSE World Literature

Cambridge Scholar Award for IGCSE with Distinction

Hong Ngoc Pham (Vietnam)

Yifeng Wu (China)

Eunseok Bae (South Korea)

Yejin Hwang (South Korea)

Min-Woo Kang (South Korea)

Viviane Paschen (Germany)

Hai Vu Tien (Vietnam)

Qiankuan Yang (China)

Siheng Yang (China)

Gaohang Zhu (China)

Cambridge Scholar Award for IGCSE with Merit

Bunkheang Heng (Cambodia)

Sophie Brault (United States)

Nhi Quynh Tran (Vietnam)

Nhi Quynh Yen Tran (Vietnam)

Yin Ue Chan (Hong Kong)

Kai-Wen Cheng (Taiwan)

Valerie Tsz Cheung (Hong Kong)

Thy Nguyen Minh Le (Vietnam)

Taerim Lee (South Korea)

Huy Tran Trong Luong (Vietnam)

Maya Nylund (Sweden)

Thi Thanh Thao Pham (Vietnam)

Shelby Ronan (United States)

Lorena Schick (Germany)

Tri Duc Luu (Vietnam)

Kamal Lea Nuzhhat (Italy)

Siregar Muhammad Khadafi (Indonesia)

Andrew Torpie (United States)

Alexander Buchelt (Spain)

Brian Mahoney, Head of School at EF Academy New York said, “We’re incredibly proud of our students. Their hard work and dedication to their subjects, along with faculty support, has allowed them to achieve some of the best grades in the country. I look forward to seeing them shine in their academic and professional careers.”

The students will receive their Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards during a school-wide ceremony on January 29, 2018.

Keith Lucy, Cambridge International Examination’s USA Northeast Schools Development Manager said, “It is extremely rewarding to congratulate Cambridge learners and teachers at EF Academy International Boarding Schools who have worked so hard to achieve tremendous success in Cambridge IGCSE examinations. The results are a reflection of the enormous talent in the US, not only amongst learners but also within the teaching profession. Learners from EF Academy have a bright future ahead of them, and I wish them every success in their future.

Congratulations to all.