One student from South Bank University Academy “smashed it out the park” with her A level results this week, according to Vice Principal Jason Philipsz, writes Matt Pearce…
Nineteen-year-old Zaniab Shuaibu achieved one A* in Maths and two As in Chemistry and Biology.
Zainab, who lives in Lewisham, joined South Bank University Academy in Walworth at the start of year 12 after spending the majority of her childhood in Nigeria.
Despite outstanding grades, Zainab didn’t receive a place at her first choice Cambridge University, and is now going through clearing to try and secure a place she really wants. She’s looking to study veterinary medicine, and wants to be a veterinary surgeon.
If she doesn’t go to university this year, she’ll continue doing her work experience in a local veterinary clinic.
A keen artist in her spare time Zainab says she’ll also be kept busy developing two businesses one in crocheting, and the other hairdressing.
Zainab is among a raft of student at South Bank University Academy to get top grades including eighteen-year-old Praise Bamitale, also originally came from Nigeria, who achieved A* in Biology, an A in Chemistry and an A in Physics. He will now go to Queen Mary University to study Biomedical Sciences.
Other students who did fantastically well, include Ayotunde Ogunnaiya, who achieved A* in Maths, B in Computer Science and a B in Business Studies. Ayotunde is going on to study Computer Science at Queen Mary University.