Of the total number of awards, 10 were awarded in the Highest Mark in the World nomination - for the best result in the world in individual subjects. The students received eight of them in physics and two in biology.
Six more awards were won in the nomination Highest Mark in Uzbekistan - for the best result in the country. Among them are four awards in mathematics and two in chemistry.
The Outstanding Pearson Learner Awards are awarded annually to students who have achieved the highest results in selected subjects on the Pearson Edexcel International exams. This year, more than 2,700 schoolchildren from 740 educational institutions in 85 countries have won awards.
Pearson is one of the UK's leading international education companies. Its Edexcel educational programs are implemented in more than 80 countries. International GCSE certificates are recognized by many of the world's leading universities.
The awards received were a significant achievement for the system of Presidential schools in Uzbekistan and testify to the high level of training of students, as well as their competitiveness in the international educational arena.
Thus, for the first time, 15 students of the Presidential Schools brought Uzbekistan 16 prestigious international awards at once, confirming the high level of knowledge in natural science and mathematics disciplines.
