Hat trick of 100% pass rate for Cambridge and IEB for Ashton International College

At the matric valedictory, the Ashton International College class of 2021 lit candles.

Light is a symbol to all humanity, signifying many things: a source of illumination and intelligence, and often connected to spiritual hope. The Class of 2021 endured two of the most challenging years in modern history during the Covid-19 pandemic — but they were sustained by staff and parents offering support, wellbeing, and a commitment to carry and encourage them. Ashton celebrated phenomenal results in the Cambridge A Level and AS Level examinations, the Cambridge IGCSE examinations and the challenging IEB examinations - giving the college a hat trick of 100% passes. The Cambridge Class of 2021 returned an average of 4.7 distinctions per candidate, while the IEB students notched up 160 distinctions equating to an average of 2.7 distinctions per candidate.

“Ashton is extremely proud to have four students on the IEB Curriculum achieving in the top 1% nationally in three subjects: Courtney Toweel and Diya Ramnarain for Business Studies, both on 95%; Jack Bell for English on 90%; and Arya Prakaschandra with 99% for Hindi.

Ashton matric pupils celebrate their phenomenal results.

On the Cambridge curriculum, Christopher Hill impressed with 10 distinctions and an average of 90%. Prishanti Govender clinched nine distinctions with an average of 84%, while Kate Biebuyck with seven distinctions and an average of 83.7% was on the third step. The top AS Level achiever was Kyle Fisher. Among the IEB Matrics, 22% scored an average of 80% and above. Of the IGCSE students who wrote the examination in their Grade 10 year (equivalent to a GCSE – matric in the UK), 77% achieved an average of 80% and above.

The Ashton International College Class of 2021.

“We are so ecstatic about all the results, as we have carried through the momentum of our 100% pass rate on both the IEB and Cambridge curriculum. “We believe every student received the best academic and emotional support from our specialised staff in both curricular, and we thank the staff and parents for their encouragement, prayers and nurturing of these students throughout this challenging examination period,” said Jenny van Buuren, Head of the Senior College.