Paolo is studying at Macleans College in Auckland, New Zealand, and in a few weeks he will face the AS Chemistry and English Language examinations along with hundreds of other students currently preparing for CIE.

He came to the college primarily to study and improve his English and his teacher of English reports that Paolo has shown a sound grasp of the language.

Paolo has enjoyed “the New Zealand experience” making new friends and being involved in school life and in October he will begin playing tennis in the new summer.

In December he will return to Italy where he will prepare for the Cambridge Advanced Examination in English at Liceo “C.Ancina” Scientific High School in Fossana.

Macleans College has the largest group of international students of any high school in New Zealand with many choosing to study for the Cambridge International Examinations. The school has a reputation for success in external exams with many students now studying at Harvard, Princeton, Oxford, Cambridge, Melbourne and Auckland universities.