Westlake students top the world in exams

Feb 15, 2007

A teenager on Auckland's North Shore has topped the world in three subjects in the prestigious Cambridge exams. Arkesh Patel is one of five pupils at Westlake Boys' High School to achieve the feat, making it the country's most successful school in the internationally recognised qualifications. Sixteen-year-old Patel only decided to study history at the last moment. He topped the world in the subject for fifth form Cambridge exams taken by eight million candidates in 150 countries, and also achieved top in the world in biology and chemistry.

Top in the world:

A2
Thomas Reynolds, Geography (Note: 2006 Deputy Head Boy, 1st NZ Orienteering. Thomas has been asked by Cambridge Board to speak on behalf of all NZ students sitting Cambridge Examinations.

AS
Daniel Foote, Economics. Ryan Leitch, Geography (Note: this boy is totally wheelchair bound with spinal Muscular Atrophy)

IGCSE
Arkesh Patel, History
Arkesh Patel, Biology
Arkesh Patel, Chemistry
Heath Vinicombe, Mathematics