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Tue, 02 Feb 2010 7:17p.m.

You could make a big thing about the fact that Bill English's daughter, Maria English, is very good at her chosen subject - English.

But the fact is, coincidence or not, Maria is very, very good at English.

She sat the Cambridge international exam at the end of last year and, the results, just out, show that she is the best of 90,000 candidates in 100 countries, for year 13 students.

Comments [14]

Leigh
06 Feb 2010 2:44p.m.

As a half samoan I am very proud of the fact that this woman who has taken on the world intellectually happens to be a quarter samoan. She's not just Bill English's daughter. You have done both your New Zealand but especially your Samoan Heritage proud. You are an inspiraton to all Samoans.

mark m
04 Feb 2010 6:51a.m.

great result just a pity that there are some small minded lefties who always feel the need to criticize.

Jack
03 Feb 2010 11:19p.m.

The point is... Pick a Cambridge school.

Rachel
03 Feb 2010 1:44p.m.

Well done on the acheivement, but I do find it interesting that there is no mention of NZ qualifications.
Is NCEA level 3 and Scholarship not good enough for Bill English's daughter? What message is this sending to those who can't afford to sit the Cambridge Exams? NCEA is fine for the "common" people, but the haves do Cambridge!

Dan
03 Feb 2010 12:27p.m.

Well done! Made NZ proud.

G
03 Feb 2010 12:17p.m.

She was also the dux of her 'top school' and is very good at maths/physics/chemistry, as well as being head girl, as well as holding down hundreds of excellence credits in NCEA, being the captain of the world champion New Zealand schools debating team, being in the NewZealand secondary schools choir, continuing opera and piano, and also has won around 15000 dollars worth of academic competitions with trips overseas and money for herself, her schools, and her charities. It is a major major story, she is THE best student her age in the world in this subject.

Jim
03 Feb 2010 10:37a.m.

Maria. Can you do the budget for your dad? (LOL). In all truth, Well done!!!

A
03 Feb 2010 9:52a.m.

Shot Maria! She's good at all the subjects she's studied, as well as being an excellent debator. She should be very proud of herself, and her school should be too.

And V, she not only got 99% on her exam, but she would also have been studying numerous other subjects, was Head Girl and the school sacristan.

Alien
03 Feb 2010 8:16a.m.

Well done Maria

V
03 Feb 2010 8:02a.m.

Wow all the usual BS, If she had excelled in Applied Maths Physics Chemistry and english as most top Dux do at most top schools in NZ then it would be a story!.

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