BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Following the IGCSE and ‘A’ Level exam results, students from Jerudong International School (JIS) achieved in 2025, Pearson Education awarded 16 Outstanding Pearson Learner Awards (OPLAs) to 13 students for receiving the highest mark in Brunei Darussalam.
Pengiran Qaiyimah Nurul Bolkiah Mohammad Hakimmuddin received the highest mark in Brunei Darussalam for International ‘A’ Level physics.
Ethan Cui earned the highest mark in Brunei Darussalam for three International GCSE examinations: biology, chemistry and physics, while Marchella Joseph earned the highest mark in Brunei Darussalam for English literature and geography.
Several students achieved the highest mark in Brunei Darussalam for one International GCSE or ‘A’ Level examination each, including Ministry of Education scholarship students Muhammad Akif Fadli bin Isma-Norfaizal (IGCSE history) and Muhammad Ayyub Haji Azlan (IGCSE English language A), alongside Awangku Nik Haris Pengiran Adli Firdaus (IGCSE science – double award), Emma Barton (IGCSE geography), Lokesh Thinagar (IGCSE mathematics A), Mintong Li (GCE ‘A’ Level mathematics), Oliver May (IGCSE mathematics A), Paul Abraham (IGCSE chemistry), Phoebe Liew (International ‘A’ Level economics) and Uzonna Mbonu (IGCSE business).
JIS Executive Principal Nicholas Sheehan said, “These awards celebrate not only outstanding academic performance, but also the resilience and commitment to learning shown by our students. Their achievements exemplify the excellence we encourage at JIS, and we look forward with great excitement to seeing what they go on to accomplish next.”
Every year, the OPLAs are presented to Pearson Edexcel learners, who sat for any Pearson qualifications during an exam series, who have achieved the highest subject mark in their country, in the region or even in the world.
By receiving one of these awards, students have performed against thousands of other learners who have taken the same subject in their country and globally. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN
