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CTV News
2 days ago
- General
- CTV News
A Grade 12 Etobicoke student earned a perfect 100 per cent average last year. Here is how she did it
The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) has announced their top scholars for the 2024-2025 academic year and one Etobicoke student topped the list with a 100 per cent average. In total, sixteen students made the list after, achieving between a 98 per cent and 100 per cent average. In addition to their exceptional grades, the students also led clubs, conducted research, earned national and international awards in various subjects, organized charity events and compiled hundreds of hours of community service. Sophie Kukovica, who graduated from Bishop Allen Academy in Etobicoke, was the only one to record a 100 per cent average. She credits her organizational skills for helping her achieve a literally perfect score. 'For me, what was really helpful was just planning and customizing my learning to my personal learning style,' she told CTV News. 'I tried to plan my time so I could work on things in small sections before the deadline that way I'm not doing multiple assignments at once.' Kukovica also credits being consistent to helping her achieve success. 'Doing the work every day, asking for help when I needed it, and just building good habits that add up over time,' she said, noting that her older sister also graduated with a 100 per cent average, which was a big motivation for her. In September, Kukovica will attend the University of Toronto, where she'll be studying French, theology, and education. She intends to pursue a career in teaching, possibly at the university level. 'I just hope to help inspire the next generation of students and share the same passion for learning that my own teachers inspired in me,' Kukovica said. Dr. Brendan Browne, director of education at the TCDSB, said the group of top scholars prove that hard work pays off. 'You've obviously got really bright and talented students, but it really is all about hard work, perseverance, and the resiliency to be able to achieve the marks that they've achieved,' he said.
BreakingNews.ie
4 days ago
- Sport
- BreakingNews.ie
Donegal man and dog achieve first-ever perfect score at sheepdog trials
The International Sheep Dog Society (ISDS) has been in existence since 1906 but it recorded a special piece of history on a Roscommon farm at the weekend when the first-ever perfect score in a sheepdog trial was achieved in a competition. Donegal man Allistair Lyttle and his trusty dog Twm were competing at the 2025 Irish National Sheepdog Trials when they delivered the maximum score of 220. Advertisement Incredibly, it's a feat which has never been achieved before in either the single or double dogs categories in the 119-year history of the ISDS, the governing body for sheepdog trials in Ireland and Britain. Sheepdog trialling involves great precision by the handler and their dog. In order to score points, they have a mere 15 minutes to impress the judges as they navigate sheep through several gates and then into a pen. To achieve the perfect score of 220 seemed an impossibility until now. Reacting to the flawless performance adjudicated on by a panel of expert judges, Lyttle said: 'It's quite overwhelming. It's a score that could be matched but being the first to do it, it's a record that can't be repeated.' Lyttle, who started sheepdog trialling as a young boy, runs a sheep and cattle farm in Pettigo, Co Donegal. Advertisement Over the course of three days in Roscommon, 150 of Ireland's best sheep dogs and their handlers showcased their skills at the national trials on the lands of Barra O'Brien. The competitors were vying for places on the Irish national team that will compete at the International Sheepdog Trials in Wales in September.
South China Morning Post
06-07-2025
- Science
- South China Morning Post
29 Hong Kong students achieve top scores in IB exam despite tricky maths section
At least 29 students in Hong Kong have achieved top marks in the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme, even after a global outcry from test-takers over concerns that the mathematics subject was too difficult. More than 2,600 Hong Kong students sat this year's IB exam on May 15, 16 and 21, showing a nearly 20 per cent increase from 2021, with the results released this Sunday. The IB exam assesses students' knowledge of several key academic subjects and plays a key role in their university applications. Kristen Lo Man-yi, 17, was the only student from St Paul's Co-Educational College to achieve a perfect score of 45, while eight of her classmates got a score of 44. Lo, who said she 'didn't expect this [result] at all', immediately thanked her friends and classmates for their support throughout the two-year slog throughout the programme. 'I think IB is like a marathon, and so I think a lot of work is actually continuous because we have to test two years' worth of knowledge,' she said. 'So I think making sure that every step of the way, you're doing the right preparation, such as making notes and all that … makes the lead-up to the final stretch before exams much easier to handle.'
