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Високи IGCSE резултати през 2025 за Международно училище Златарски

In 2025, students of Zlatarski International School of Sofia sat the IGCSE exams in English, Mathematics, History, Biology, Physics and Chemistry. 92% of our students achieved results between A-C in IGCSE English, while 6 students achieved top A* marks. Results between A – C in the IGCSE exams are positively valued by the world’s universities, demonstrating readiness to continue successfully in the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme and beyond. 10th grade students at Zlatarski International School sit IGCSE exams in addition to their national diploma subjects, which include English, Bulgarian, Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, History, Geography, Philosophy, IT, German, Spanish, Music, Art and Sport. Obtaining strong IGCSE results in addition to their national diploma certificates makes students at Zlatarski International School of Sofia more competitive in comparison to students from other schools. While students who follow the national diploma pathway normally choose to take additionally 3-5 IGCSE exams, international students at Zlatarski International School, who follow the international pathway, would attempt IGCSE exams in 8-10 subjects.  

Top performance in the IGCSE exams in 2025:

In 2025 the highest results in the IGCSE exams were achieved by Denis Jelev who achieved (A*AA) in English, Mathematics, History, scoring a perfect 100 (out of 100) in his English exams, which sets a new record for the school in IGCSE English; Ivan Ivanov (A*BBBC) in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, History, scoring 98 (out of 100) in his English exams; Divna Doganova (A*), scoring 97 (out of 100) in her English exams; Mihaela Balabanova (A*) in English; Nikol Todorova (A*) in English; Alexandra Karidi (A*) in English; Dimitar Paunov (ABB) in English, Mathematics and History; Andrey Kuzev (AB) in English and History; Celine Kamenova (ABC) in English, Mathematics and History; Preslav Lukanov (BBC) in English, Mathematics and History.

In 2025 in IGCSE English (extended) 92% of students were graded by Cambridge with results of A – C. The Cambridge IGCSE English exams include listening, reading, speaking and writing components. 40% of all students achieved an excellent A result in English while 6 students achieved maximum grades A* (result above 90%), these are: Denis Jelev A*, Ivan Ivanov A*, Divna Doganova A*, Mihaela Balabanova A*, Nikol Todorova A*, Alexandra Karidi A*. Denis Jelev achieved a perfect score of 100 (out of 100) in English, which is an outstanding success. Excellent A grades (results above 80%) in English were achieved by Andrey Kuzev, Valentina Parvanova, Wilhelmina-Elena Schouten, Celine Kamenova, Talia Gormez, Milena Vasileva, Dara Yoncheva, Victoria Koynova, Dimitar Ivanov. We commend the students who achieved results above 70% in English and these include Erik Abrashev, Iskra Nacheva, Kristian Spasov, Preslav Lukanov, Ivan Petrov, Sofiko Kakhiani, Aida Marinova, Raya Ivanova, Kamen Stefanov, Goergi Kirilov, Emali Pavlova, Todor Todorov, Kristiyan Minkov, Kaloyan Vladimirov, Zlatina Yordanova, Sofia Georgieva. These results prove the quality of teaching in English at Zlatarski International School of Sofia.

Mathematics: The best results in IGCSE Mathematics (extended) were achieved by Denis Jelev, Ivan Ivanov and Dimitar Paunov, followed by Preslav Lukanov, Aida Marinova, Celina Kamenova and Valentina Parvanova. IGCSE Mathematics exams include questions on algebra, geometry, trigonometry, vectors, probability theory and statistics.

History: In IGCSE History The top results in History in 2025 belong to Denis Jelev, Celine Kamenova, Dimitar Paunov, Andrey Kuzev and Preslav Lukanov, followed by Valentina Parvanova, Talia Gormez, Ivan Ivanov and Mihaela Balabanova. History exams cover components such as World War I, World War II, the creation of the League of Nations and the United Nations.

IGCSE Science: With the highest results in 2025 in IGCSE Physics (extended) and IGCSE Chemistry (extended) is our student Ivan Ivanov. IGCSE Physics exams cover topics such as Motion, Forces, Thermo-physics, Waves, Electricity and Magnetism, and Nuclear physics. IGCSE Chemistry exams cover topics such as Atoms, Elements and Compounds, Stoichiometry, Electrochemistry, Chemical Reactions, the Periodic Table, Metals and Organic Chemistry.

Among the best in the world: These are some of the students of Zlatarski International School of Sofia, who with their academic achievements are among the best students in the world.

School Record: Simon Atkinson (2024) An IGCSE record for the school was set in 2024 by Simon Atkinson who achieved 5 outstanding A* grades (A*A*A*A*A*) in English, History, Information Technology, Mathematics and Physics.

Arnav Atsev (Class of 2026) achieved IGCSE results (A*A*AA) in English, Physics, Mathematics and History.

Iva Spasova (Class of 2026) achieved IGCSE results (A*A*AA) in Mathematics, English language, History and Information Technology.

Kristian Mihailov (Class of 2026) achieved IGCSE results (A*A*ABC) in English, Biology, IT, History and Mathematics.

Doriana Karpacheva (Class of 2026) achieved IGCSE results (A*AAC) in English, Mathematics, History and IT.

Niya Karamfilova (Class of 2025) achieved top IGCSE results (AAAC) in Biology, English, History and Mathematics.

Silvi Koleva (Class of 2025) achieved top IGCSE results (AAC) in English, History and Mathematics.

Alina Drangajova (Class of 2025) achieved IGCSE results (A*A) in English, History.

Anna Walker (Class of 2024) achieved maximum IGCSE results (A*A*AA) in English, History, Maths and Information Technology.

Atanas Dimitrov (Class of 2024) achieved IGCSE results (A*AAA) in Mathematics, English, History and Physics.

Borislav Grebenarov (Class of 2024) achieved IGCSE results (A*AAA) in English, Maths, IT and History.

Nina Chakinska (Class of 2023) achieved IGCSE results (AAAA) in English, Maths, History and Biology.

Dimitar Kostov (Class of 2023) achieved maximum A*A*A*A* IGCSE results in Mathematics, English, Information Technology and History. He graduated from high school with an IB Diploma with 42 points with maximum marks of 7 (out of 7) in Mathematics, Physics, English and Economics and an excellent Bulgarian diploma with 6.00.

In 2024 the highest results in the IGCSE exams were achieved by Simon Atkinson who achieved 5 outstanding A* grades (A*A*A*A*A*) in English, History, Information Technology, Mathematics and Physics; Iva Spasova (A*A*AA) in Mathematics, English language, History and Information technology; Arnav Atsev (A*A*ABC) in English, Biology, IT, History and Mathematics; Deyan Grigorov (A*A*BB) in English, History, Mathematics and Biology; Doriana Karpacheva (A*AAC) in English, Mathematics, History and IT; Ilia Ivanov (A*AB) in English, Mathematics and History; Ivan Dimitrov (A*ACC) in English, History, Mathematics and Biology; Yoan Kopetsky (A*BBBC) in English, Maths, Biology, Physics and History; Momchil Nikolov (A*A) in English and History; Emil Svetoslavov (AAB) and Teodora Dimitrova (AAC) in English, History and Biology; Damiana Kostadinova (АBB) in English, Mathematics and Information technology; David Bedecs (A*BC) and Raya Paleva (ABC) in English, History and Mathematics.

In 2023 the highest results in the IGCSE exams were achieved by: Niya Karamfilova (AAAC) in Biology, English language, History and Mathematics; Deyan Ivanov (ААBB) in Physics, Mathematics, English and History; Sylvi Koleva (AAC) in English, History and Mathematics; Alina Drangazhova (A*A), Mira Kaneva (AA) and Victoria Grozdanova (AA) in English and History; Amalia Markova (A*BBC) in English, Maths, History and Biology; Alexander Sharpe (A*BBCC) in English, Mathematics, Information Technology, Physics and History; Stefan Oresharov (ABBC) in Information technology, Mathematics, English language and History; Nikol Dimitrova (A*BC) and Stefani Syarova (A*BC) in English, Mathematics and History.

IGCSE (International General Certificate for Secondary Education) is an academic program for secondary education, in which students aged 14-16 are taught in the UK, as well as in prestigious international schools around the world. The learning process ends with external exams which are assessed in Cambridge.

Integrated into the course of an English language secondary school, the IGCSE program at Zlatarski International School of Sofia prepares our students for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in the 11th and 12th grades and helps students consolidate their knowledge in their chosen profiles in the Sixth form.

We wish success to all students of Zlatarski International School who are about to take their IGCSE exams in May/June 2026.