Albina Makina from Krasnoyarsk exceeded the “excellent” mark by three points! Which puts her on a par with the most gifted children on the planet! Albina received a grade of "9" in mathematics at the GCSE exams (something like our GIA, only a little more difficult)
Now Albina has a real chance of finding a job in the UK - after all, she is among the 2.5% of the most talented children in the country. This means, in the eyes of the employer, she is better than most British applicants. (To get a job as a foreigner, you must be better than all the local candidates for the job).
We are immensely proud of Albina! She graduated from school Queen Ethelburga's college, UK. Before this, Albina was a schoolgirl in Switzerland, at College du Leman, but wanted to go to school with even greater opportunities and even higher academic results. Moreover, she could have been taken straight into grade 11, the second year of the GCSE program, but Albina decided that she needed two years for serious preparation. Her parents supported her wish. And they did the right thing!
Using Albina’s example, we see that a score of “9” is possible! And we thought that even “7”, a hitherto outstanding result, would be extremely difficult to achieve. Patience and a little effort! It's real!!! Moreover, Albina received an “8” in English literature - this is two points higher than the result that was considered excellent a year ago!
Success requires two components: wise parents and the student’s ability to work.
British school Queen Ethelburga's college
Swiss school College du Leman
Albina currently lives and works in the United States.