JEDDAH, 28 May 2007 — Sharon Thankam Abraham, a student at the International Indian School, Dammam (IISD), scored the highest mark in the commerce group in the annual Class XII examination of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) among students who appeared for the exam in the Kingdom.
She got 96 in economics, 95 in mathematics, 95 in accountancy, 91 in business studies and 90 in English. “It was a blessing from God,” Abraham told Arab News while speaking about her excellent results. She thanked her teachers and parents for providing her with support and encouragement.
Abraham has been a student of IISD from the UKG level and intends to pursue her higher studies in Kerala to achieve a B. Com degree.
IISD excelled among international Indian schools in the Kingdom, achieving a 96.8 percent result this year.
As many as 306 of 316 its students passed the exam. Its students also won the first four ranks in the Kingdom: Saima Khan achieved 94.4 percent, Farhan Abbas Sayed achieved 94 percent, Sameera Shakir, Sharon Thankam Abraham achieved 93.4 percent and Sarah Khan achieved 93 percent.
Noorunisa topped in IISJ by securing 93 percent, followed by Hannan Syed Javed Mahmood 91.4 percent and Diana Grace Jacob 89.6 percent.
Sumna Mohammed Tahqique and Lubna Shahid of International Indian School, Jeddah (IISJ) were toppers in English in IISJ as both of them received 93 marks in the subject. Tahqique, whose family hails from Aligarh, has left the Kingdom for India to sit for entrance exams in order to become a mechanical engineer.
At International Indian School, Riyadh (IISR) Firdous Ibrahim (90.4 percent), Sonali Nair (88.6) and Shifa Omer Bamukra (87.4) were toppers in the commerce stream.
