In keeping with the tradition of academic excellence, the Indian School Bahrain (ISB) has secured 8 out of the 12 Island Topper positions in class XII CBSE examinations, March 2020. The ISB bagged the first and second overall Island toppers awards as well as the first two awards in Science, Commerce and Humanities streams in class XII among the CBSE schools in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Reelu Reji, the ISB topper, who secured 98pc (490/500) has been adjudged the overall Island topper this year. Keyur Ganesh Chaudhari who scored 97.8pc (489 /500) is placed second in this category. Reelu Reji is also the topper in the Science Stream in the Kingdom. Keyur Ganesh Chaudhari is placed second in the Science Stream.
In addition to these achievements at the national level, Reelu Reji is the subject topper in Chemistry (100) and Biotechnology (99) and Keyur Ganesh is the subject topper in Physics (100) and Computer Science (99) at the school level.
Nandini Rajesh Nair who stood first in the Commerce Stream securing 97.2pc (486/500) in the school has been adjudged the second topper in this stream on the Island. Sherene Susan Santhosh who scored 483/500 is placed third with 96.6pc among the CBSE schools in the Kingdom. In addition to these achievements at the national level, Nandini is the subject topper in Economics (100) and Business Studies (98).
Archisha Mario who stood first in Humanities stream scoring 486/500 (97.2pc) is eligible for the Island topper awards in this stream in the Kingdom. Anjajna Suresh secured second position scoring 483/500(96.6pc) at the national level. Archisha Mario has the rare achievement of scoring 100 in English for the first time in the Indian School in class XII.
Archisha is also the subject topper in Home Science (98) and Sociology (98) in the school. Out of 675 students, 65.9% of students got distinction, and 92.7% of students got the first class which is a landmark achievement.
ISB wins Second Island Topper Award for Class X
The Indian School also performed exceptionally well in class X with school topper Nandana Subha Vinukumar scoring 98.6 pc. She is placed second on the Island in overall performance in the class X exam. Nandana Subha topped the school with 98.6% scoring 493 out of 500. This is the highest ever scored by a Class X student in the history of the ISB. As against a total of 776 students who appeared for the examination, the school achieved a pass percentage of 100% including exactly 100 students scoring ‘A’ grade in all subjects and 172 students scoring above 90% marks in aggregate.
Speaking about this year’s CBSE results, ISB Hon. Chairman Prince S Natarajan said: ‘On behalf of the entire ISB family, we congratulate all our students for their excellent performance and wish them a bright future ahead. We commend their sincere efforts and hard work. We are also grateful to our parents for their support and continual trust in us. At the ISB, we will continue to hold on to academic excellence and focus on holistic development through education that is effective and engaging for our young learners.’
Congratulating the students on their excellent performance, ISB Hon. Secretary Saji Antony said: ‘Our students have certainly put up a remarkable performance with their outstanding results. I congratulate them and the committed faculty of ISB who have been instrumental in establishing a high standard in academic excellence.’
EC Member-Academics Mohammad Khursheed Alam stated that the results were an outcome of careful planning and proper execution of curriculum planners under the guidance of the school leadership.
Principal VR Palaniswamy said: ‘We take this opportunity to appreciate the students for their hard work, teachers for their commitment and dedication, and parents for their cooperation. ISB extends all necessary support and assistance to students to achieve their full potential.’
