IB top scorer in UAE - in pictures

Akshara Thakur, 18, has scored a perfect 45 in the International Baccalaureate diploma results. Photo: Ruel Pableo / The National
Akshara with her parents Rajeev and Shobhana Thakur at her home in Dubai.
Nour Hedna, a pupil at Dubai International Academy Emirates Hills, achieved a perfect IB score of 45. Photo: Nour Hedna
Nour was the only Arab student to get a perfect score at Dubai International Academy Emirates Hills. Photo: Nour Hedna
Mario Gonzalez at Raha International School in Abu Dhabi scored 44 out of 45 and will be studying aerospace engineering in the Netherlands. Photo: Mario Gonzalez