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conversation. The students are
connected to the world around them
and identify with the school’s mission
of making a critical difference to the
lives of others. The school takes pride
in cultivating a nurturing environment
where students are challenged to
reach their full potential and develop
into well-rounded individuals.
Academic Excellence
JIS students have truly demonstrated
their excellence and dedication to their
studies, and the school is proud to see
them enter the best universities in the
world every year.
In 2022, a year which has been
challenging for students everywhere
as they struggled to study in a world
impactedby theCOVIDvirus, the results
achieved by the A Level students at JIS
proved to be even more remarkable.
JIS students achieved an outstanding
A* or A grade in 43.5 per cent of all
grades awarded. An impressive 64.5
per cent of all grades awarded were
A*, A or B, generally regarded as the
minimum level required for entry into a
leading UK university.
Remarkably, five students achieved
A* grades in all four of their ‘A’ Levels
subjects - Bruneian Ethan Cheam
who will study computer science
and artificial intelligence (AI) at the
University of Edinburgh, UK; Gabriel
Chan, also a Bruneian, who is planning
to study medicine; Jacob Kattikaran
from India (who will study maths
and was awarded the President’s