MCKL holds its first virtual Outstanding Achievers Awards Ceremony

The Methodist College Kuala Lumpur (MCKL) celebrated  the Cambridge A Level (CAL) and Australian Matriculation (AUSMAT) students who achieved  various awards for the CAL November 2020 exam series and AUSMAT ATAR 2020 examinations with an inaugural virtual Awards Ceremony. 

Students in the CAL November 2020 exam series achieved a 100% passing rate with 55% of  students scoring 3As and above breaking all previous records. As for the AUSMAT programme, 33% of students obtained ATAR 80 & above with the highest score at 98.95, placing them among the top 20% of high scorers in Australia.  

“Over the years, MCKL students has been no stranger to the Excellence Awards, Outstanding Scholars’ Awards and being Subject Prize winners. Amidst the pandemic, and the swift implementation of hybrid learning, MCKL continues to succeed beyond our previous achievements making 2020 a year to remember” said Ms Angela Pok, CEO of MCKL.  

This year, MCKL celebrated five (5) awardees – three (3) Overall Academic Excellence recipients for Cambridge A-Level; Eng Wai Lam Simpson (Combination of Science and  Arts), Low Swee Ling (Pure Science), Chia Zhi Ling (Pure Arts) along with two (2) Excellence  Awards for CGPA 3.70 and above recipients from AUSMAT; Mandy Lai Pui Mun and Eunice Ling Sue Ann.  

Simpson Eng also received the prestigious Yim Kam Yoke Award while Mandy Lai was named the recipient of the Datuk F R Bhupalan Award 2020.  

Reminiscing her good times in MCKL, Mandy Lai said “It has been an odd but amazing year at MCKL, the end of this journey came faster then we expected. I would like to thank my lecturers for caring for us in and out of classrooms, my classmates, and my parents for giving me the freedom to make my own choices while fully supporting me throughout. Hats off to the class of 2020. We did it”.  

MCKL continues to provide globally recognised higher education while moulding youths into students of calibre. Parents have continued to attest to the education quality at MCKL. 

“I believe MCKL was a suitable choice, made by my child to study her A-Levels programme which has been reflected through her achievements. I am both proud and thankful to MCKL for providing a holistic learning environment, coupled with the dedication of the staffs and lecturers which were helpful throughout her studies” said Tan Paik Yong, mother to Chia Zhi Ling (Cambridge A Level, award recipient).  

“MCKL boasts a variety of academic and extra-curricular activities which I found to have developed her character and interests throughout her A-Levels studies which can be helpful while furthering her studies into university” she continued.  

For over 38 years, Methodist College Kuala Lumpur (MCKL) has been providing quality higher education in the best of Methodist tradition. In August 2021, MCKL will launch its first  branch campus – MCKL College (Penang, Pykett Campus). Follow MCKL official Facebook and Instagram page for more updates. For details, visit mckl.edu.my or call 03-2274 1851 (Monday – Saturday 8.30am-5.30pm).

Link to MCKL Cambridge A Level & Australian Matriculation Virtual Awards:  https://youtu.be/nddD9yi7hEs