Minister of Education Dinanath Sharma was the chief guest at the program who awarded the students who achieved the total highest cumulative marks across a number of subjects in the Cambridge International AS and Cambridge International A Level.
Similarly, Country Director of British Council Nepal Brendan McSharry, Regional Manager, South Asia of Cambridge International Examinations, William Bickerdike, and Guy Harrison, Chargé d’ Affaires of British Embassy, awarded students for their exceptional performances in Cambridge examinations, including the highest marks in Nepal in a single subject and the highest marks scored in the world.[break]
Students from Xavier International School and GEMS Institute of Higher Education performed classical and folk dances in between the distribution of awards.
William Bickerdike congratulated the recipients. “We’re here to celebrate excellence and achievements of these students who are being honored today and I hope they will be torchbearers of the 200-year-old deep-running relationship of Nepal and the UK,” said he.
Minister Dinanath Sharma attested that students can compete anywhere in the world and thanked the British Council and the University of Cambridge for bringing quality education in Nepal.
Kabir Khadgi, Examinations Services Manager at the British Council Nepal, concluded the ceremony with a vote of thanks.
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