Great britain

The Brightest of Them All

November 4: Children of Indian origin in Britain, are outperforming white children in important secondary school examinations. The British office for standards in education, Ofsted, shows that the number of Indian children passing five exams at the special Grade C level, a level corresponding to the Indian class 12, has risen from 23 per cent to 49 per cent between 1988 and 1997. What this means is that many more Indian-born children are eligible to attend university in Britain now, than in the past....

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