HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Cambridge Awards 2004

As you will see from the information contained in this publication, our results at IGCSE and GCSE last year were outstanding. This has been underlined by no less than University of Cambridge International Examinations, who have presented a very special award to one of our students.

Maaz Khalid, who was a member of Grade 11 in the Secondary Boys Section last year, was awarded HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Cambridge Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, in recognition of his exceptional results in the summer 2004 examinations.

Maaz achieved 6 passes at grade A*, 3 at grade A and 1 grade B in the summer. This consistent excellence has resulted in the presentation of the prestigious award. He was given a dictionary, a laptop computer and a specially engraved plaque at a ceremony in Knowledge Village on Tuesday 8 March 2005, which was attended by many dignitaries from the region, just to underline the high regard that this award is held in.

We would like to extend our congratulations to Maaz for this remarkable achievement. We would also like to congratulate the teaching staff who gave not only Maaz, but all the senior students such high quality teaching. A look at our results will show you how well both staff and students worked together to achieve such success. But, everyone should be very aware that, although the staff are important, there is a great deal of responsibility on the shoulders of each student to attend school at all times, do all homework set and to be prepared to give up many of the things they enjoy doing to help in their pursuit of the sort of excellence we have described here. We hope that in the very near future you can show this sort of maturity and dedication and that you too can be a part of this success story.