GEMS student in Fujairah receives Top of the World award for exam results

Press release

Published December 18th, 2014 - 09:33 GMT

Ayesha Memon

As GEMS students around the UAE begin to find out about the 2014 H.H Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Cambridge Outstanding Learner Awards, also known as the University of Cambridge Outstanding Learner Awards, one student at Our Own English High School, Fujairah is on top of the world with the news she has received.

Ayesha Memon will receive a Top of the World award for obtaining the highest mark in the in world in the Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics examination.

“These awards recognise the extraordinary achievements of our students. We are extremely proud that one of our students has been recognized on a global level for her accomplishments. Ayesha’s award is a testament to her sustained effort with maths over many years, the unstinting support of her parents and the dedication of her teachers,” said Margaret Atack, Chief Education Officer at GEMS Education.

“We look forward to celebrating all of the successes our students will have in the 2014 H.H Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Cambridge Outstanding Learner Awards,” she concluded.

All H.H Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Cambridge Outstanding Learner Award winners for 2014 will be recognized in an award ceremony early in 2015.

Background Information

GEMS Education

In 1959, two teachers, KS Varkey and his wife Mariamma, arrived in Dubai.

At the time, Dubai was a burgeoning trade centre on the Arabian Gulf. The Varkey family had left Kerala, India to seek a better life for their family. What they found was a real need to educate children arriving in the city from around the world.

Their son, Sunny, added a visionary’s ambition to a practitioner's experience. From simple roots in a family of teachers, GEMS Education, is today an international company with schools and education services across the Middle East. We still share the same mission - to provide a quality education to everyone.