9A*s in hand for gritty gal

No small feat: Vera obtained 9A*s in her recent IGCSE exams.

I ENTERED Year Seven, the British educational system’s equivalent of Form One, bright-eyed and eager to saturate my mind with as much new knowledge as was conceivable.

As a studious girl who revelled in learning new things, the prospect of exploring subjects such as Literature and Drama, which had not been offered in my previous school, left me brimming with excitement and curiosity.