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Students enjoying the new Mini Auditorium

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77% of the Worlds Top SAM

Achievers are from Taylors (page 2)

(page 4)

The New Learning Hub at TCSJ

Discovering the Very Best of

Canadian Education (page 6)

ACHIEVEMENTSLEARNING

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77% of the Worlds Top SAM

Achievers are from Taylors (page 2)

(page 4)


Discovering the Very Best of

Canadian Education (page 6)

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Congratulations SAM class of 2012!

Achievement

The awesome SAM graduates

from both Subang Jaya &

Sri Hartamas campus.

SAM Worldwide Highest Subject Achiever Award

L-R: Ms Jan Raymond (SACE Board of South Australia),

Wong Kah Woh, Wong Chun Wai, Jasleen Kaur a/p

Daljit Singh, Lee Ming Jun, Ho Jian Ping and

Mr Lim Tou Boon (President, Taylors College).

South Australian Matriculation (SAM)

students made Taylors proud when 37 of

them were awarded Merit Certificates for

outstanding results in their subjects. Out of

the 48 certificates given away, 37 were to

Taylors SAM students; making it 77 per cent

of the total!

The highest achiever of this cohort was Lee

Ming Jun, who was named the SAM World-

wide Highest Overall Achiever at the ceremo-

ny held in January. Including Lee, four other

SAM graduates were also awarded with the

SAM Worldwide Highest Subject Achiever

Award given out by the SACE Board of South

Australia.

An incredible total of 227 graduates are

ranked in the top 10%, with ATAR 90.00 and

above the highest collective score for anySAM programme in Malaysia.

Congratulations graduates, you are indeed

the worlds best!

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Click to fnd out the expression o a SAM graduate upon receiving

his results.

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Outstanding CAL Results

from Nov 2012 ExamIn recognition of the outstanding results of

Cambridge A Level (CAL) students who sat

for the November 2012 examination, the

CAL programme hosted an Award

Ceremony on 22 February. About 150

students and parents gathered in the new

Learning Hub for the ceremony where

students received their certificates andgathered for photography sessions.

Out of 277 students who sat for the exams,

26% obtained 3As and above, while 15%

obtained 4As and above. Confirmed

university placements from this cohort

include 17 to London School of Economics

(LSE), 12 to Imperial College London, 17 to

the University of Warwick and 57 to

International Medical University (IMU).

Rakesh A/L Arul receiving his certificate from Mr Lim.

Rakesh was also a recipient of the Outstanding Cambridge

Learner Awards and was awarded the Top in Malaysia

for 3 A-Level subjects (Biology, Chemistry and Physics).

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18 February marked the transition to a new learning

experience for students at TCSJ; on this day, the new

informal learning spaces known as the Learning Hub

was officially opened to students. This hub aims to

empower learners to thrive in a student-focused

learning environment.

Collaborative Learning Centre

Reflective Learning Centre

Innovative Lab

Learning Caf

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03TCSH Graduate Awarded with FullScholarship from NYU

Scholarship

Representing Taylors at theUS-ASEAN Young Leaders Summit 2012

Leaders of Tomorrow

Bilal Hyder, an international student

graduate of Cambridge A Levels (CAL)

from Taylors College Sri Hartamas

(TCSH) was recently awarded a full

scholarship from New York University

in Abu Dhabi. This scholarship, valued

at USD $63,500 per academic year is

offered to only 208 applicants out of

the nearly 15,520 who applied.

Congratulations Bilal on your

outstanding achievement!

Eleasha Chew, an International Baccalaureate

(IB) student from Taylors College Sri Hartamas

(TCSH) took part in the first US-ASEAN Young

Leaders Summit, hosted by the US Embassy in

Jakarta last December.

Participants were involved in discussions on the

best practices in organising and leading community

service activities, skill-building workshops and

professional development seminars. They also

participated in community service projects in

cooperation with Indonesian NGOs.Eleasha Chew presenting at the Secretariat of

ASEAN in Jakarta

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Insights on Entry into London Schoolof Economics (LSE)

Placement Highlights

Discovering the very Best ofCanadian Education

Approximately 350 students attended the talk by

Ms Angela Heywood, a representative from The

London School of Economics and Political Science

(LSE). This annual visit allows students to meet,

speak and understand the requirements needed to

enter this top-ranked UK university.

It was a Canadian affair at Taylors College in the

month of January. Students had the chance to meet,

mingle and speak to various representatives from top

Canadian universities. A total of 37 universities were

present at both Taylors College Subang Jaya and Sri

Hartamas campus.

Students were given the privilege to get hold

of information first-hand at the Canadian Fair

Subang Jaya Campus:No.1, Jalan SS15/8, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

(T) +603 - 5636 2641 (F) +603 - 5634 5209

Sri Hartamas Campus:

62 Jalan Sri Hartamas 1, Sri Hartamas, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

(T) +603 - 6203 0168 (F) +603 - 6203 0198

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