Cornish students are in the top 1% of students in the WORLD

Aimee, Truro College’s all-time joint highest, is now heading to Cambridge University to study modern and medieval languages ​​with a focus on Spanish and Portuguese.

Aimee offered some advice to students hoping to follow in her footsteps: “Prioritize your time, work hard and surround yourself with like-minded people.”

In addition to Aimee’s success, she also collected her and student Kaeya Brown’s results. Originally from Uganda, Kaeya moved to Cornwall after attending 7Hills International School in Kampala.

Kaeya said: “I chose IB because I found the teaching style very similar to my international school.” Kaeya scored an impressive 38 out of 45 and is now heading to the University of Exeter to study Psychology.

Speaking about her experience with IB, Kaeya added: “Honestly, it’s the best thing I could have done, coming from Uganda. The cohort as a whole are incredible people, and the people I’ve met I’ve made incredible friendships with. The teachers were so incredibly supportive that it made my whole experience very worthwhile.”

Other notable student successes include Alex Colclough completing his Oxford University bid with 41 points and Poppy Geyman also heading to Oxford with 40 points.

Angie Liversedge, IB Coordinator at Truro and Penwith College, said: “This year’s cohort of IB students achieved some excellent results. Our average points score of 34.2 reflects the exceptional work done by our students and is well above the global average of 30.32.

“It is therefore no surprise that they are sought after by top universities and this year our students have won places at competitive universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Edinburgh, Bath, Southampton, Exeter and Warwick. They will continue to study. a wide range of degree options including modern and medieval languages, history, anthropology, pharmacology, economics and finance, psychology and dental surgery.

“Other students choose to go straight into careers such as accountancy and the military, demonstrating the flexible and diverse nature of the IB course. The students exemplified the best qualities of the International Baccalaureate, not only in their academic excellence but also in being compassionate, open-minded and principled students, I am truly proud of each and every one of them.”

The college is still accepting applications for students who will start in September. Visit truro-penwith.ac.uk to start your journey.