GCE A-Level a preferred pre-university qualification
KUCHING: The GCE Advanced Level qualification — better known as A-Level — stands out as the preferred pre-university qualification.
The qualification has a long record of accomplishing excellence and Malaysian students, in particular, have secured placement at the world’s best universities.
Hundreds secure admissions each year at renowned institutions like Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College, University College London (UCL) and the London School of Economics and Political Science, among others.
“With 27 years in the Malaysian education landscape, UCSI University’s Centre for Pre-University Studies is no stranger to the local A-Level scene,” said a statement from UCSI.
The centre has placed its fair share of students abroad. Most go on to prestigious British or Australian universities and some even make a name for themselves in the process.
Take for example, the stories of Ling Chen Jiet, Yong Su Wen and Lee Chia Choon, who bagged World Top 10 Achiever Awards in the GCE A-Level June 2012 examinations.
The trio edged other prodigious students from around the world in Chemistry and Ling went one step forward by bagging another coveted award for Biology.
Ling secured a seat at UCL while Yong and Lee are at the University of Nottingham and the University of Bath, respectively.
Their success proves that Malaysian students are more than capable of being the best, adding credence to UCSI’s status as a preferred pre-university provider.
Having produced top 10 achievers in 2009 and 2010 as well, the feat is something of a recurring theme and the centre is gratified to help the best go further.
More than 40 per cent of the centre’s students scored A*’s – the highest possible grade – and A’s in their subjects and the trend is set to continue as UCSI is committed in taking its centre from good to great.
Offering the A-Level programme at its campuses in Sarawak and Kuala Lumpur, UCSI grooms students academically and mentally to pass the all-important exams set – and marked – by examiners in Britain.
Staffed by quality academics where over 80 per cent of them have postgraduate credentials, with extensive teaching experience, the centre is committed to the continuous success of its students.
Discipline and commitment are crucial and the centre seeks to instil these qualities in its students.
Parent-lecturer interviews are held at least twice a year to discuss matters pertaining to academic performance and this interaction fosters an environment of trust between students, parents and the centre.
Apart from the A-Level programme, UCSI’s Centre for Pre-U Studies also offers Foundation Studies — both Arts and Science Streams — as pre-university requirements for degree programmes at UCSI.
An English Enrichment programme is also offered for international students who may lack the necessary English requirements for their chosen degree programmes at UCSI.
The enrolment for the A-Level intake in March is now in progress. For further enquiries, call UCSI University, Sarawak Campus 082-455255 or visit www.ucsi.edu.my/sarawak.
