Whizkid scoops 15 points in Cambridge A Level exams

CAMBRIDGE Advanced Level results are out and Arundel High School’s multi-award-winning student, Jade Wadyajena scooped 15 points in her arts subjects – History, Literature in English and English Language.

Jade is inspired to be a family lawyer and is determined to continue making it big in the academic field and help children and young people.

“I have always been single-minded in my aspiration to become a family lawyer, in particular representing the interests and rights of disadvantaged children and young people,” she says.

“I knew that to qualify for a competitive degree programme, I would need to have strong A Level results, and work on being a well-rounded high achiever, at par with the students at Oxford, Durham, Harvard and other schools of that ilk. So, I put my head down and focused on my academic and personal development. I was uncompromising in my determination and I am elated about what I have achieved.”

Jade applauded the country’s education standards which gives students a strong ground to compete with other international students.

“Many of the results I have seen this year are testament to the fact that Zimbabwe still maintains extremely high educational standards and produces students who can compete at a global level. We can be very grateful to the government in that regard.

“This is just the beginning for me and I am thoroughly excited about my future and reaching my very highest academic potential – even possibly following in the footsteps of my father who is currently pursuing a PhD. I am certain I’ll surpass him!” she says.

Jade, who won the Library Shield Award, Catherine Stevenson Cup Award, History Prize Award, English Language Award and the English Literature Award, had a word of motivation to students sitting for major examinations.

“My advice to students studying for major exams is to go beyond what you are taught in the classroom. Be curious and read widely. But above all else, it is discipline and consistency that ultimately get you over the line.

“More generally, young people who want to make something of themselves need to stay away from drugs, alcohol and other illicit substances including the premium stuff which often goes unnoticed. Here, I implore the authorities to intervene as these two vices are decimating so many young lives.”