Global CBSE topper is an expat Indian… resident of which city?

Anushka Gaikwad from Global Indian International School (GIIS), Queenstown Campus in Singapore, topped the Asean region in the 2016 CBSE Class 12 exams scoring 491 out of 500 marks or 98.2 per cent.

Shubham Saraf came in at the second position scoring 490 out of 500 marks or 98 per cent.

Kamal Gupta, COO and Regional Director, said, “We are proud of our students. Their determination and able guidance from teachers have echoed in giving GIIS its best result ever.”

He further elaborated, “As a school that prides itself on holistic development, we groom our students to become capable learners and leaders with help of the Nine Gems model. I strongly believe that our students’ success is a result of collaborative initiatives between faculty members and parents. My sincere congratulations to all the team members, students and parents for these splendid results.”

Students from GIIS scored perfect (100 marks) or near-perfect scores (99 marks) in various subjects. Shubham Saraf scored 100 marks in Chemistry and Anushka Gaikwad scored 100 in Physics. Ramiah Arunachalam scored 99 marks in Economics, Shubham topped Computer Science with 99 marks, while both Anushka and Shubham aced Mathematics with 99 marks.

Living up to the spirit of academic excellence, the CBSE Batch of 2016 from GIIS in Singapore has created yet another record-breaking feat with a quarter (or 25 per cent) of the student cohort secured 95 per cent and above, and almost half the cohort (48 per cent) students secured 90 per cent and above marks.

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